12 Criminally Overlooked Books from 2016

by Louise Erdrich

Electric, nimble, and perceptive, this novel is about “the phosphorous of grief” but also, more essentially, about the... Full review >

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by Jonathan Lee

Lee’s writing has a marked freshness, his pacing and dialogue are exceptional, and every scene is deftly handled. This is a... Full review >

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by Joe Jiménez

A moving, almost-suffocating, haunting exploration of what defines manhood. Full review >

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by Joshua Hammer

A chilling portrait of a country under siege and one man’s defiance. Full review >

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by Molly Prentiss

As affecting as it is absorbing. A thrilling debut. Full review >

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by J. Bradford Hipps

The arrival of a top-notch talent. Full review >

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by Sonja Livingston

Wise, fresh, captivating essays. Full review >

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by Anuk Arudpragasam

An incisive glimpse into the brutality of war and the tender, human urge to connect in the face of death and destruction. Full review >

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by Rose Tremain

Spanning the decades from 1937 to 2002, Tremain’s novel is less sprawling than it is deeply intimate, a soul-stirring song... Full review >

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by Jen George

A headlong charge through the process of becoming—an artist, an adult, a nobody, something, anything. Full review >

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by Mark Slouka

A moving and intense memoir from a gifted author. Full review >

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by Jace Clayton

An engrossing tour of the global cutting edge, balanced between memoir, musicology, and technology. Full review >

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