12 Classics That Never Get Old

by Kazuo Ishiguro

A masterpiece of craftsmanship that offers an unparalleled emotional experience. Send a copy to the Swedish Academy. Full review >

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by Marilynne Robinson

Robinson has composed, with its cascading perfections of symbols, a novel as big as a nation, as quiet as thought, and... Full review >

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by Jennifer Egan

Another ambitious change of pace from talented and visionary Egan, who reinvents the novel for the 21st century while... Full review >

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by Louise Erdrich

Electric, nimble, and perceptive, this novel is about “the phosphorous of grief” but also, more essentially, about the... Full review >

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by Philip Roth

An almost unbelievably rich book, and another likely major prizewinner. Full review >

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by Colson Whitehead

Whitehead continues the African-American artists' inquiry into race mythology and history with rousing audacity and... Full review >

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by Jesmyn Ward

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by Donna Tartt

A standout—and well worth the wait. Full review >

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by Paul Beatty

Another daring, razor-sharp novel from a writer with talent to burn. Full review >

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by Viet Thanh Nguyen

Both chilling and funny, and a worthy addition to the library of first-rate novels about the Vietnam War. Full review >

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by Richard Powers

A magnificent achievement: a novel that is, by turns, both optimistic and fatalistic, idealistic without being naïve. Full review >

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by Emma Donoghue

Wrenching, as befits the grim subject matter, but also tender, touching and at times unexpectedly funny. Full review >

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