Whether you’re on the hunt for a book to move you, calm you, or change you, consider a recommendation from the writers in our series. Karin Slaughter was at work on her 2025 book when she came up with the idea for , her latest novel. “The Secrets We Hide is dark, twisty, emotional, and full of secrets you won’t see coming,” she says of the new book. …is my favorite book of the year (so far):. …got me out of a reading slump:I loved reading , a fascinating look at Winston Churchill and London during the Blitz.