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2011 Best of Fiction: Debut Titles

  • FICTION

    A CUPBOARD FULL OF COATS

    JUNE 1, 2011

  • FICTION

    THE ART OF FIELDING

    SEPT. 7, 2011

FICTION

THE ART OF FIELDING

by Chad Harbach

A promising debut—and one guaranteed to draw attention, for it commanded an unusually big advance and will likely be pushed... Full review >

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  • FICTION

    BUZZ ALDRIN, WHAT HAPPENED TO YOU IN ALL THE CONFUSION?

    JUNE 7, 2011

FICTION

BUZZ ALDRIN, WHAT HAPPENED TO YOU IN ALL THE CONFUSION?

by Johan Harstad & translated by Deborah Dawkin

A modern saga of rocketships, ice floes and dreams of the Caribbean, and great fun to read. Full review >

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  • FICTION

    PARTITIONS

    JUNE 21, 2011

FICTION

PARTITIONS

by Amit Majmudar

Written with piercing beauty, alive with moral passion and sorrowful insight—a rueful masterpiece. Full review >

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  • FICTION

    WE THE ANIMALS

    SEPT. 2, 2011

FICTION

WE THE ANIMALS

by Justin Torres

Upon finishing, readers might be tempted to start again, not wanting to let it go. Full review >

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  • FICTION

    ANNABEL

    JAN. 1, 2011

FICTION

ANNABEL

by Kathleen Winter

A compelling, gracefully written novel about mixed gender that sheds insight as surely as it rejects sensationalism. This... Full review >

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  • FICTION

    MOONDOGS

    MARCH 15, 2011

FICTION

MOONDOGS

by Alexander Yates

An unusual and unusually involving first novel with strong characters and nifty supernatural effects. Full review >

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