Freshwater by Akwaeke Emezi
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It’s refreshing how Emezi approaches a story of fractured national and racial identity quite differently from recent books that deal with similar themes.
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Foe by Iain Reid
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This little “what-if” story develops into a complex tale bristling with unease and tension.
Read MoreThe Silence of the Girls by Pat Barker
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Based on The Iliad, a behind-the-scenes look at the lives of captured women in the final weeks of the Trojan War.
Read MorePutney by Sofka Zinovieff
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A young woman falls for a powerful older man in 1970’s Bohemian London.
Read MoreCherry by Nico Walker
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A debut novel about love, war, bank robberies, and heroin by a veteran, drug addict, and criminal.
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The Incendiaries by R. O. Kwon
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This novel explores potent themes — the nature of Christian faith and its potential for misuse and even harm.
Read MoreOK, 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.
Read MoreProblems 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.
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