Best Debut Fiction of 2013

by NoViolet Bulawayo

Bulawayo crafts a moving and open-eyed coming-of-age story. Full review >

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by Sarah Butler

Whimsy and pathos, artfully melded. Full review >

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by Anne-Marie Casey

Clever and witty: the best kind of summer book. Full review >

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by Jack Handey

The best comedic novel in years. Handey is a master. Fans will be quoting lines from this book for a long time. If you like... Full review >

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by Anthony Marra

A somber, sensitive portrait of how lives fray and bind again in chaotic circumstances. Full review >

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by Fiona McFarlane

A pleasurable novel, with turns of plot and phrase both startling and elegant. Full review >

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by Jason Mott

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by Ivy Pochoda

A terrific story in the vein of Dennis Lehane's fiction. Full review >

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by Suzanne Rindell

A deliciously addictive, cinematically influenced page-turner, both comic and provocative, about the nature of guilt and... Full review >

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by Graeme Simsion

A sparkling, laugh-out-loud novel. Full review >

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by Thomas Van Essen

Van Essen writes gracefully and makes accessible the issue of art as transcendence. Full review >

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by Helene Wecker

Two lessons: Don’t discount a woman just because she’s made of clay, and consider your wishes carefully should you find that... Full review >

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by Raoul Wientzen

Boasting a fearlessly self-possessed child narrator, this is one of those books you stop what you're doing to finish, take a... Full review >

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