10 best books of November 2013, according to Amazon's editors

What did Amazon staff choose as the best releases of November? Check out their full list.

5. 'The Isle of Youth,' by Laura van den Berg

Van den Berg, author of "What the World Will Look Like When All the Water Leaves Us," has penned a collection of short stories which focus on subjects ranging from detectives stymied by a case to a teenage girl who works as assistant to a magician. The overlying theme is "young women who are really trying to figure out their world," says Nelson. "It's not a difficult read, but it's deep."

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