Looking for your next great read? Whether you’re into thrilling adventures, heartfelt stories, or insightful memoirs, these books have something for everyone. Plus, we’ve paired some luscious wines to indulge in as you dive into the lives and adventures within these stories. 

Burn by Peter Heller
Bodega de Forlong Amigo Imaginario 2021

After weeks of being off the grid in rural Maine, Jess and Storey – friends since childhood – stumble upon a small town racked by bewildering violence: a bridge blown apart, buildings burned to the ground, and bombed-out cars abandoned on the road. Trying to make sense of the sudden destruction all around them, they set their sights on finding their way home. Drenched in the beauty of the natural world and attuned to the specific cadences of male friendship, even at the edge of doom, Burn is both a blistering warning about a divided country’s political strife and an ode to the salvation found in our chosen families. Bodega de Forlong is the classic utopian story of love at first sight: love of the land, traditions, natural elements, and an overall profound respect for the environment. Succulent and poised, this wine offers delightful notes of dried apricots, tropical fruits, and hazelnut.

By Any Other Name by Jodi Picoult
Eno-Trio Nerello Mascalese Rosato 2022

Young playwright Melina Green has just written a new work inspired by the life of her Elizabethan ancestor Emilia Bassano. Fearing that it will never be performed due to the uneven playing field for women in the theater world, her friend submits the play to a festival under a male pseudonym. Meanwhile in 1581, Emilia Bassano is forced to become a mistress to the Lord Chamberlain, who oversees all theater productions in England. Emilia sees firsthand how the words of playwrights can move an audience. She begins to form a plan to secretly bring a play of her own to the stage — by paying an actor named William Shakespeare to front her work. Told in intertwining timelines, By Any Other Name explores whether a writer should do whatever it takes to see her story live on. Eno-Trio is run by Nunzio Puglisi with the help of his two daughters, who in 2012, encouraged Nunzio to start making wine under his own label, resulting in wines like this tantalizing rosato with notes of ripe red berries and forest herbs. 

The Clancys of Queens by Tara Clancy
Paumanok Vineyards Chenin Blanc 2023

Fifth-generation New Yorker, third-generation bartender, and first-generation author Tara Clancy was raised in three wildly divergent homes: a converted boat shed in working class Queens, a geriatric commune of feisty, Brooklyn-born Italians, and a sprawling Hamptons estate she visited every other weekend. Tara leapfrogs across these varied spheres, bringing to life stories from each world with originality, grit, and outrageous humor. This Chenin Blanc from the North Fork is fresh, crisp, racy, and bracing—not what many folks think of when it comes to the average wine from Long Island. Medium-bodied and generous on the palate, this wine is full of mouthwatering notes of apple, guava, grapefruit, pineapple, melon, and hints of sea salt.

The Rich People Have Gone Away by Regina Porter
Annesanti Raspato Rosato 2022

Brooklyn, 2020. Theo Harper and his pregnant wife, Darla, head upstate to their summer cottage to wait out the lockdown. Not everyone in their upscale Park Slope building has this privilege: not Xavier, the teenager in the Cardi B T-shirt, nor Darla’s best friend, Ruby, and her partner, Katsumi, who stay behind to save their Michelin-starred restaurant. During an upstate hike on the aptly named Devil’s Path, Theo divulges a long-held secret — and when Darla disappears after the ensuing argument, he finds himself the prime suspect. As Darla’s and Theo’s families and friends come together to search for her, with Ruby and Katsumi stepping in to broker peace, past and present collide with startling consequences. A pet-nat rose that oozes charm and fruity notes of cherry, cranberries, and savory herbs. The colorful bottles feature on of three adorable drawings of neighbors hanging around, sharing the raspato, or local gossip.