12 Early 2018 Books We Love

by Tayari Jones

Subtle, well-crafted, and powerful. Full review >

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by Zadie Smith

Judiciously political, Smith wears her liberalism gracefully, though with qualifications. She is never less than a... Full review >

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by Lucy Hughes-Hallett

A first novel stunning for both its historical sweep and its elegant prose. Full review >

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by Christopher Paul Curtis

A characteristically lively and complex addition to the historical fiction of the era from Curtis. Full review >

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by Steve Coll

In this era of fake news, Coll remains above it all, this time delivering an impeccably researched history of “diplomacy at... Full review >

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by Naima Coster

Absorbing and alive, the kind of novel that swallows you whole. Full review >

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by Kim Purcell

A poignant interracial love story that grapples with hate and violence. Full review >

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by Max Boot

Controversial in some of its conclusions, perhaps, as Lansdale’s arguments were in their day, and essential reading for... Full review >

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by Paul Goldberg

Following up his acclaimed debut, The Yid (2016), Goldberg confirms his status as one of Jewish fiction's liveliest new... Full review >

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by Atia Abawi

A heartbreaking, haunting, and necessary story that offers hope while laying bare the bleakness of the world Tareq leaves... Full review >

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by Francisco Cantú

A devastating narrative of the very real human effects of depersonalized policy. Full review >

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by Nick Harkaway

Fans of Pynchon and William Gibson alike will devour this smart, expertly written bit of literary subversion. Full review >

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