Editor’s Picks
1,709 reviews our editors have picked as the best of The Bookish Elf. They lean towards Romance, Mystery Thriller and Fantasy. The authors who appear most are Aaron Ryan and Jeffrey Archer.
The 10 highest-rated editor’s picks
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Shifta by Miles Joyner opens with a Lunar New Year attack and never slows down. Bodyguard Yemi Uzunma faces a revived assassination market and a taunting hacker called Nightjar while protecting a polarizing senator.…
Sir by Martin James Miriam follows John Klee, a skeptical New York accountant haunted by the numbers 9-1-1, into a world of lucid dreams, diaries from 1944 and a chilling online prophet. Blending simulation…
happily (n)ever after by Jinesh Bhagdev is a debut that earns its tears honestly. Through Viyaan, Meera and their rescue dog Goldie, it turns dawn runs, campfire chai and impossible days into a love…
Sofie Finds a Best Friend by Carrie & Corey Webber follows a hopeful squirrel inviting her forest neighbors to a treehouse tea party. Each polite refusal shows children that hearing no is normal and…
Shadows of Leningrad by Kay Williams returns to Kate Hennessey in 1991 New York, where a brutal attack on her mentor forces her to run his film production and his investigation at once. Grounded…
The Confessor by Noah Christopher opens the Logan Hollister series with a killer who forces liars to write their own confessions and a wealthy LAPD detective who cannot stay away from the work. Alternating…
Igor Fostenko's debut memoir traces his path from a Kyiv basement to co-founding Enjoy The Wood, pairing plain-spoken storytelling with practical advice on business, money, marriage, and faith. Structured in three parts and ending…
Debbie Berlin's Devil's Tango, book two of The Third Estate series, delivers cinematic espionage with heart. A whispered secret drags Sophie Allard into a shadow war beside assassin Kai Lovac, where evidence vanishes and…
The final book of Devsingh Balan's Trilogy of Contemplation turns contemplative attention toward the made world. Through unnamed makers, natural systems, and honest accounts of waste, Aesthetic and Efficient teaches readers to see form…
The Matryoshka Murders by Kay Williams drops an American documentary filmmaker into 1991 Leningrad, where a missing girl and an accidental piece of footage make her a target. Written with firsthand knowledge of that…
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What is an editor’s pick?
A review our editors have marked as one of the best on The Bookish Elf: a book we especially recommend, or a review we think readers should not miss.
Which editor’s picks are rated highest?
Shifta, Sir, happily (n)ever after: A Love Story of One More Day, Sofie Finds a Best Friend, Shadows of Leningrad are our highest-rated picks.
How many editor’s picks are there?
1,709 so far, with new picks added as we publish.