20 Best New Reads for Book Clubs

by Virginia Evans

An affecting portrait of a prickly woman. Full review >

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by Ian McEwan

A philosophically charged tour de force by one of the best living novelists in English. 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 Adam Johnson

A book stuffed with revelations while keeping many secrets. Full review >

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by Angela Flournoy

Elegant and unsettling, this novel evades the expected at every turn. Full review >

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by Megha Majumdar

This electrifying depiction of dignity and morality under siege reveals the horror hidden by the bland term “climate change.” Full review >

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by Catherine Chidgey

Eloquent prose, rich characterizations, and knotty concepts—an emotional and intellectual tour de force. 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 Patrick Ryan

An earnest and empathetic family drama. Full review >

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by Zoe Dubno

A minefield of a novel, whose cutting and often brilliant observations will delight and terrify those in the know. Full review >

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by Kiran Desai

A masterpiece. Full review >

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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 Stewart O'Nan

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

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by Souvankham Thammavongsa

This exceptional novel, honed sharp as cuticle nippers, contains great wit and quick turns, up to the last sentence. Full review >

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