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20 Books Getting Major Awards Buzz

NONFICTION

QUESTION 7

by Richard Flanagan

A haunting, jagged, sparkling narrative puzzle in which the pieces deliberately refuse to fit. Full review >

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FICTION

ALL FOURS

by Miranda July

This tender, strange treatise on getting out from the “prefab structures” of a conventional life is quintessentially July. Full review >

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FICTION

GHOSTROOTS

by 'Pemi Aguda

A satisfying slow build featuring haunted family relationships. Full review >

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BIOGRAPHY & MEMOIR

KNIFE

by Salman Rushdie

A graceful meditation on life and death that captures Rushdie at his most observant and lyrical. Full review >

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HISTORY

NATIVE NATIONS

by Kathleen DuVal

A revelatory account of the power and influence of Indigenous peoples in North America. Full review >

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FICTION

THE BOOK CENSOR'S LIBRARY

by Bothayna Al-Essa ; translated by Ranya Abdelrahman & Sawad Hussain

An urgent, sweeping call to arms for the protection of books and book lovers everywhere. Full review >

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NONFICTION

SOLDIERS AND KINGS

by Jason De León

An exemplary ethnography of central importance to any discussion of immigration policy or reform. Full review >

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FICTION

HELD

by Anne Michaels

A gorgeous meditation on whether the ghost in the machine is actually in our hearts. Full review >

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FICTION

ÆDNAN

by Linnea Axelsson ; translated by Saskia Vogel

A sharp-edged tale in verse of colonial suppression, resistance, and survival. Full review >

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