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DOMINICANAby Angie Cruz
A moving, sad, and sometimes disarmingly funny take on migration and the forces that propel us into the world. Full review >
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QUICHOTTEHumane and humorous. Rushdie is in top form, serving up a fine piece of literary satire. Full review >
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BLOOMLANDHugely important, hauntingly brutal—Englehardt has just announced himself as one of America’s most talented emerging writers. Full review >
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THE INSTITUTEby Stephen King
King fans won’t be disappointed, though most will likely prefer the scarier likes of The Shining and It. Full review >
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HEAVEN, MY HOMEby Attica Locke
Locke’s advancement here is so bracing that you can’t wait to discover what happens next along her East Texas highway. Full review >
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THE SECRETS WE KEPTAn intriguing and little-known chapter of literary history is brought to life with brio. Full review >
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RED AT THE BONEIn Woodson, at the height of her powers, readers hear the blues: “beneath that joy, such a sadness.” Full review >
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THE WATER DANCERAn almost-but-not-quite-great slavery novel. Full review >
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THE SHADOW KINGA memorable portrait of a people at war—a war that has long demanded recounting from an Ethiopian point of view. Full review >
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THE FUTURE OF ANOTHER TIMELINEAn ambitious adventure that keeps the surprises coming. Full review >
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THE DUTCH HOUSEby Ann Patchett
Like the many-windowed mansion at its center, this richly furnished novel gives brilliantly clear views into the lives it... Full review >
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RUSTY BROWNby Chris Ware ; illustrated by Chris Ware
An overstuffed, beguiling masterwork of visual storytelling from the George Herriman of his time. Full review >
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RIGHT AFTER THE WEATHERby Carol Anshaw
Another treat from the great Anshaw: sharply observed, unsentimentally compassionate, always cognizant of life’s... Full review >
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NINTH HOUSEWith an aura of both enchantment and authenticity, Bardugo’s compulsively readable novel leaves a portal ajar for equally... Full review >
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IMAGINARY FRIENDA pleasing book for those who like to scare themselves silly, one to read with the lights on and the door bolted. Full review >
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A TALL HISTORY OF SUGARA powerful journey into the souls of two lovers, two countries, and the people caught in the wakes of empires. Full review >
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FULL THROTTLEby Joe Hill
Miniature masterworks of modern horror proving that life is hard, weird, and always fatal. Full review >
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THE TOPEKA SCHOOLby Ben Lerner
Autofiction at its smartest and most effective: self-interested, self-interrogating, but never self-involved. Full review >
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A PECULIAR KIND OF IMMIGRANT'S SONTroncoso’s sharp-edged stories speak to the difficult lives of those who, as he writes, are born behind in a race they must... Full review >
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HERE UNTIL AUGUSTPitch-perfect examinations of place and psyche from a writer to watch closely. Full review >
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GRAND UNIONby Zadie Smith
Several of Smith's stories are on their ways to becoming classics. Full review >
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YOUR HOUSE WILL PAYby Steph Cha
Cha’s storytelling shows how fiction can delicately extract deeper revelations from daily headlines. Full review >
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SUICIDE WOODSLike modern Grimm fairy tales, the stories in this volume are cautionary and haunting. Full review >
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OLIVE, AGAINBeautifully written and alive with compassion, at times almost unbearably poignant. A thrilling book in every way. Full review >
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ALL THIS COULD BE YOURSNot a gentle novel but a deeply tender one. Full review >
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GET A LIFE, CHLOE BROWNA revelation. Hilarious, heartfelt, and hot. Hibbert is a major talent. Full review >
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THE STARLESS SEAAn ambitious and bewitching gem of a book with mystery and passion inscribed on every page. Full review >
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THE DREAMED PARTby Rodrigo Fresán ; translated by Will Vanderhyden
A splendid though demanding entertainment, playful and pensive at once and beautifully written throughout. Full review >
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