The Best Books Of November 2019, Fiction Romance Memoir

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This November, get enchanted by a good book. That’s the unifying effect of the books on this list: They’re absolutely spell-binding. We’re talking a labyrinthine puzzles of a novel, cursed woods where witches roam, and “dream houses” where a person can become trapped.

Even the Carrie Fisher biography — which has not a hint of magical realism – is so absorbing that I quite nearly missed my subway stop while reading about one of her star-studded parties.

Here are our favorite books of November 2019, best enjoyed with a cup of coffee, a comfy blanket, and hours of free time (though a train ride will work, too).

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