Cover of This Is the Story of a Happy Marriage by Ann Patchett — This Is the Story of a Happy Marriage Ann Patchett

Ignoble Beginnings

From her essay, “Dog Without End,” Ann Patchett blesses a pandemic cat ~~abduction~~ adoption.

Mergers and Acquisitions

by S.E. Elkins

Cover of The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt — a torn paper opening revealing the small painting of a chained goldfinch.

The House on Bluestone Road

by Naomi Castille

Cover of Beloved by Toni Morrison.

What We Were Made For

by Daniel Okafor

Cover of Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro.

The Friends We Carry

by Priya Raman

Cover of A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara.

Survival Is Insufficient

by Cole Hartley

Cover of Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel.

Unstuck, Still Here

by B.E. Franklin

Red and yellow paperback cover of Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut.

What novel changed your life? What story saved it?

Publication Fall 2027

Save the Novel is the space where readers and writers meet in the pages of a book.