20 Best Books To Read in November

by Quiara Alegría Hudes

This staggering gut punch of a novel shows that sometimes love looks like leaving. Full review >

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by Olivia Laing

A mesmerizing, contemplative, and haunting work of historical fiction. Full review >

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by Stewart O'Nan

Unsentimental yet deeply moving: more wonderful work from the versatile, masterful O’Nan. Full review >

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by Salman Rushdie

A provocative set of tales that, though with grim moments, celebrate life, language, and love in the face of death. Full review >

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by Sarah Hall

A monumental literary tribute to the interconnection, as old as time, of weather and humanity. Full review >

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by Ann Packer

Harrowing, but brilliant. Full review >

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by Andrew Miller

A masterful, acute, and very British novel, revealing the tensions of a time beset by winds of change. Full review >

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by Kemi Ashing-Giwa

A bold and refreshing new SF adventure from one of this generation’s writers to watch. Full review >

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by Lolá Ákínmádé

Deliciously addictive—a family drama with compelling social commentary. Full review >

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by Brian Schaefer

A thoroughly engaging and intelligent debut, brimming with insight and a sense of place. Full review >

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by Margaret Atwood

Engaging, wise, and marvelously witty—illuminating both the craft of writing and the art of living. Full review >

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by Paul Gillingham

Essential, lively reading for anyone wishing to understand Mexico and contemporary geopolitics alike. Full review >

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by Max Hastings

Another Hastings page-turner. Full review >

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by Ellen Huet

A carefully written exposé of an “infinite game” built on lust for wealth and power—but on mere lust, too. Full review >

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by Elizabeth Kolbert

Thought-provoking speculations about a world on the edge of violent change. Full review >

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