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Best Popular Fiction of 2016

FICTION

MODERN LOVERS

by Emma Straub

Straub’s characters are a quirky and interesting bunch, well aware of their own good fortune, and it’s a pleasure spending... Full review >

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THRILLER & SUSPENSE

YOU WILL KNOW ME

by Megan Abbott

Abbott proves herself a master of fingernails-digging-into-your-palms suspense. Full review >

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MYSTERY & DETECTIVE

RAZOR GIRL

by Carl Hiaasen

Relax, enjoy, and marvel anew at the power of unbridled fictional invention. Full review >

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FICTION

FIRST STAR I SEE TONIGHT

by Susan Elizabeth Phillips

This thoroughly enjoyable novel delivers a swift kick to the heart—an essential summer read. Full review >

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FICTION

A CHANGE OF HEART

by Sonali Dev

Dev takes the characters and the reader on a death-defying ride. A novelist at the height of her powers. Full review >

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