OK, Mr. Field by Katharine Kilalea
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A deeply meditative novel whose curious tone teases out tantalizing questions about how we position ourselves in the world.
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Problems by Jade Sharma
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It feels like Maya, the narrator of Jade Sharma's debut novel, could be the outsider voice of this generation.
Read MoreJane Seymour: The Haunted Queen by Alison Weir
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Full of atmospheric historical details, this novel about King Henry VIII’s third wife portrays the dramas of the most notorious court in English history.
Read MoreThat Kind of Mother by Rumaan Alam
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A sparkling and confident novel that asks big questions about motherhood, adoption, and race.
Read MoreAdjustment Day by Chuck Palahniuk
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A unique and satirical take on the creation of a dystopian society.
Read MoreSo Lucky by Nicola Griffith
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A successful professional, Mara is suddenly confronted by a new reality filled with unexpected mental, emotional, and physical challenges.
Read MoreThe Overstory by Richard Powers
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A sweeping novel that uses the natural world to promote activism.
Read MoreWaiting for Tomorrow by Nathacha Appanah
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A smart and sure standout in the lists of English-translated literary fiction.
Read MoreBack Talk: Stories by Danielle Lazarin
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A collection of short stories about women who do and say what’s expected of them, only to turn around and question where those expectations came from.
Read MoreThe Invention of Ana by Mikkel Rosengaard
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This debut coming-of-age novel is a story composed of stories about stories.
Read MoreMadness is Better Than Defeat by Ned Beauman
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Beauman follows his quirkily brilliant debut Boxer, Beetle with a complex and occasionally delirious new novel.
Read MoreWinter by Ali Smith
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The second in Smith's Seasonal Quartet, Winter echoes with many voices co-existing within one story.
Read MoreGood Neighbors by Joanne Serling
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A first-rate suburbs-fiction that serves as an elegant but savage indictment.
Read MoreLullaby by Leïla Slimani
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Winner of the Prix Goncourt last year, this character study alternates between the perspectives of its two central female characters.
Read MorePhone by Will Self
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A book that is, in addition to all its stylistic pyrotechnics, a magnificent portrait of fragility.
Read MoreA Bygone Present
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At the heart of Elmet is the idea that societal systems aren’t designed to protect the vulnerable – women, the poor, the landless, the uneducated.
Read MoreWorlds Undone
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A pseudonym, though it obscures, is not always successful as a bid for obscurity. Witness Elena Ferrante: while her work stands on its own, the added mystery of authorial absence has no doubt contributed to the years-long international firestorm of publicity and speculation.
Nevertheless, a pen name may still give personal shelter to the author who chooses it.
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