20 Best Books To Read in January

by Xiaolu Guo

A rich addition to Melvilliana. Full review >

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by Ross Montgomery

A paragon of the locked-room historical mystery. Full review >

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by Sara Levine

A novel that seems destined to become a cult classic. Full review >

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by Daniyal Mueenuddin

A potent and nuanced tale about the abuse of an underclass in ways both subtle and overt. Full review >

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by Sydney Rende

Entertaining and readable stories offering a unique view into this moment of the Anthropocene. Full review >

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by Nina McConigley

Wittily observant and achingly tender. Full review >

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by Brenda Navarro ; translated by Megan McDowell

A sensitive portrayal of sibling love, grief, and the trauma of dislocation. Full review >

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by Liadan Ní Chuinn

Wholly original, quietly disquieting short fiction. Full review >

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by Gabriel Tallent

A sharp novel about youth in conflict with dreams, nature, and reality. Full review >

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by George Saunders

Saunders has crafted a novel that feels deeply resonant, especially in these fractious times. Full review >

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by Jung Chang

An essential, unexpectedly relevant account of a people divided and turned against themselves by politics. Full review >

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by Gayle Feldman

A well-crafted life of a publisher whose world spanned culture high and low, and whose influence endures. Full review >

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by Ian Frazier

Frazier is an exemplary prose writer, and aspiring practitioners couldn’t ask for a better textbook. Full review >

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by Mark Braude

Part biography, part true crime narrative, this book presents something rare: a novel story about interwar Paris. Full review >

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by Howard Bryant

A first-rate look at the very public ideological quarrel between Black superstars. Full review >

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