BROWSE BOOK REVIEWS

Best Fiction of 2012: Debuts (page 3)

FICTION

Released: April 12, 2012

HAND ME DOWN

by Melanie Thorne

"Failed by the adults in her life and forced to be the grown-up when she should be experiencing first dates and football games, Liz is a wise, wry, wonderful heroine."

First-time author Thorne wears her heart on her sleeve in this semiautobiographical tale about a 14-year-old who juggles equal amounts of hope and despair in her chaotic daily life. Read full book review >

FICTION

Released: March 29, 2012

THE PROFESSIONALS

by Owen Laukkanen

"Let's hope Laukkanen writes more thrillers like this one."

A fast-moving debut thriller with enough twists to fill a pretzel bag. Read full book review >

FICTION

Released: March 15, 2012

THE BOOK OF JONAS

by Stephen Dau

"A literary tour de force."

In Dau's debut fiction, Younis, a perceptive, observant boy in a nameless Central Asian land, is caught up in the war on terror. Read full book review >

FICTION

Released: Jan. 9, 2012

AMERICAN DERVISH

by Ayad Akhtar

"Engaging and accessible, thoughtful without being daunting: This may be the novel that brings Muslim-American fiction into the commercial mainstream."

Actor/playwright/filmmaker Akhtar makes a compelling debut with a family drama centered on questions of religious and ethnic identity. Read full book review >