Why yes, I am starting with one of this year’s best new novels. Everything about this psychological thriller is *chef kiss.* Megan Abbott, known for her fantastic explorations of girls and women and their secrets, desires, and rage, is back with her best work yet—and that’s saying something given her already impressive, excellent catalog. In Give Me Your Hand, we go from two girls sharing a secret to two women competing for a spot on a new study in a research lab, and that’s all I’m going to tell you because who am I to take away the joy of discovering every turn in this novel?

I am always here for anything “inventive” and “darkly twisted.” Watch the Girls sounds bananas—and I’m gonna eat up all them bananas. As a teen star, Liv’s sister disappeared at a party and Liv barely survived the night. Now 15 years later, desperate for money, Liv crowdfunds a web series where she plays a detective. But is someone leaving her clues to follow so they can finish the job from 15 years ago?... I’m already scared and fully invested!