Stacked Up

Bustles columnist recommends a mix of old and new titles that pair well with introspection.

May is my favorite month, and I swear it isnt only because its my birthday month.

Does the answer really matter?

Covers of three books Bustle’s columnist recommends for May 2024.

Regardless, it offers quietly poignant insights into love, grief, and what makes us human.

But for anyone with a high threshold for wackiness, its a brilliant, wild ride.

What I got was a mind-bending journey through the artists brain, at once intimate and interactive.

Cover of Bluets by Maggie Nelson.

(Throughout the story, Ellsworth leaves space for the reader to give their name to the protagonist.)

Wide Sargasso Sea by Jean Rhys.

Cover of This Is Chance! by Jon Mooallem.

Cover of Kittentits by Holly Wilson.

Cover of Housemates by Emma Copley Eisenberg.

Cover of America del Norte by Nicolas Medina Mora.

Cover of Capacity by Theo Ellsworth.