Edith Wharton Romance Satire Summer – Edith Wharton (1917) Summer by Edith Wharton portrays a young woman’s sexual awakening and societal constraints in rural New England, exploring identity and passion.
Nathaniel Hawthorne Fantasy Psychological Supernatural Young Goodman Brown – Nathaniel Hawthorne (1835) Young Goodman Brown by Nathaniel Hawthorne is a tale of Puritan New England, unraveling themes of faith, sin, and humanity's dark complexities.
William Shakespeare Romance Satire Love’s Labour’s Lost – William Shakespeare (1598) Love's Labour's Lost by William Shakespeare humorously explores love and language as vows of study are tested by a visiting French princess.
John Steinbeck Classics Historical Psychological In Dubious Battle – John Steinbeck (1936) In Dubious Battle by John Steinbeck is a gripping tale of labor struggles, exploring resistance, sacrifice, and social change dilemmas.
Margaret Atwood Classics Mystery Psychological Lady Oracle – Margaret Atwood (1976) Lady Oracle by Margaret Atwood is a darkly comic tale of identity, reinvention, and escape, as a novelist fakes her death to flee chaos.
John Steinbeck Classics Historical Supernatural To a God Unknown – John Steinbeck (1933) To a God Unknown by John Steinbeck is a lyrical tale exploring faith, sacrifice, and man's connection to nature in early 20th-century California.
Ray Bradbury Fantasy Science Fiction Young Adult The Veldt – Ray Bradbury (1950) The Veldt by Ray Bradbury explores a futuristic nursery where imagination turns dangerous, exposing the perils of technology and neglect.
HP Lovecraft Science Fiction Supernatural The Dunwich Horror – HP Lovecraft (1929) The Dunwich Horror by H.P. Lovecraft blends cosmic horror and witchcraft in a tale of monstrous secrets and forbidden knowledge in rural Massachusetts.
Jack London Science Fiction The Scarlet Plague – Jack London (1912) The Scarlet Plague by Jack London explores a future ravaged by a pandemic, contrasting past civilization with a primitive post-apocalyptic world.
Virginia Woolf Classics Jacob’s Room – Virginia Woolf (1922) Jacob's Room by Virginia Woolf portrays Jacob Flanders’ life and identity through a stream-of-consciousness narrative and vivid detail.