--- description: Find out why "Pineapple Street" by Jenny Jackson is on TIME's list of the must-read books of the year. title: 'Pineapple Street' Is One of the 100 Must-Read Books of 2023 image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt0dd53cd79706dbeb/698a41f8b21a9c4bd2507c0e/PineappleStreet.jpg?branch=production&width=1920&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 --- Nov 14, 2023 # Pineapple Street by Jenny Jackson by [TIME Staff](/author/time-staff/) ## TIME Staff Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close  In life, we have pop stars and mega-influencers. On TV, the Roys of [_Succession_](https://time.com/5304233/succession-hbo/ "undefined") and vacationers on [_The_ _White Lotus_](https://time.com/6105941/succession-wealth-gap-tv/ "undefined"). And in book editor Jenny Jackson’s fizzy debut novel, there are the Stocktons. These are the uber-wealthy elites whose lavish homes, extravagant dinners, and enviable wardrobes we masses love to ogle. In [_Pineapple Street_](https://time.com/6270750/jenny-jackson-pineapple-street-interview-parenting/ "undefined"), Jackson conjures a family with deep roots in Brooklyn real estate and the kind of money that’s supposed to be able to buy happiness. Cord, Darley, and Georgiana are the privileged Stockton siblings who, though well-mannered, are often lacking in the self-awareness department, particularly when it comes to their treatment (or in Georgiana’s case, choice) of their romantic partners. Chip and Tilda are the parents struggling through the transition to the back seat. And on the fringes of it all is Sasha, Cord’s wife and, as a middle-class Rhode Islander who Darley and Georgiana refer to as “the gold digger,” the black sheep. It’s the three women who create the core narrative of Jackson’s novel as they navigate their relationships with men and each other, and learn what it truly means to be a family. —_Lucy Feldman_ **Buy Now:** _Pineapple Street_ on [Bookshop](https://bookshop.org/a/4973/9780593490693 "undefined") | [Amazon](https://amzn.to/45YxqUR "undefined") --- **Looking for more book recommendations? Sign up for** [**_Worth Your Time_**](https://cloud.newsletters.time.com/signup?nln=worth-your-time "undefined") Pineapple Street: 100 Must-Read Books of 2023 ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Article","@id":"https://time.com/collections/must-read-books-2023/6332666/pineapple-street/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/collections/must-read-books-2023/6332666/pineapple-street/"},"headline":"Pineapple Street","datePublished":"2023-11-14T12:30:40.000Z","dateModified":"2026-03-03T00:25:50.090Z","description":"","url":"https://time.com/collections/must-read-books-2023/6332666/pineapple-street/","keywords":["Books","list","best books"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt0dd53cd79706dbeb/698a41f8b21a9c4bd2507c0e/PineappleStreet.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"TIME Staff","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/time-staff/"}],"creator":"TIME Staff","articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt0dd53cd79706dbeb/698a41f8b21a9c4bd2507c0e/PineappleStreet.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/collections/must-read-books-2023/6332666/pineapple-street/","name":"Pineapple Street"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"TIME's 100 Must-Read Books of 2023","description":"","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/WppeqCEz/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2023-11-13T19:20:52.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/WppeqCEz.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/collections/must-read-books-2023/6332666/pineapple-street/","duration":"PT1M28S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/collections/must-read-books-2023/6332666/pineapple-street/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```