The Wild Beneath

Raised on a sailboat alongside her best friend Evan, Annie MacLeod navigates by the stars, swims with sea creatures and has always known she is different. In Kelly Anderson's debut novel, a tsunami strands her on land and tears apart her world and her unusual sense of who she is. In the wreckage she rescues Walker, a man without words who gives off a hum only Annie can hear. When he touches her, she sees visions of the ocean's hidden world. Annie is torn between Walker's secrets and Evan, who remains on land and offers stability. The story places her between the pull of the land and the call of the sea.

Reese Witherspoon chose it for Reese's Book Club in August 2026.