20 Fiction Breakthroughs That Live Up to the Hype

by Ghassan Zeineddine

A fantastic collection heralding the voice of a major new writer. Full review >

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by Francis Spufford

A richly entertaining take on the crime story, and a country that might’ve been. Full review >

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by Ariel Lawhon

A vivid, exciting page-turner from one of our most interesting authors of historical fiction. Full review >

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by Kaveh Akbar

Imperfect, yes, but intense, original, and smart. Full review >

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by Bryan Washington

Washington brilliantly commits to his style and preoccupations in a novel about the often winding journey to family. Full review >

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by C Pam Zhang

Mournful and luscious, a gothic novel for the twilight of the Anthropocene Era. Full review >

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by Bora Chung ; translated by Anton Hur

The imagined worlds here may not be utopian—but the reading experience is. Full review >

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by Maurice Carlos Ruffin

Black women as agents—literally—of their own liberation. Who wouldn’t be inspired? Full review >

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by Roxana Robinson

Elegantly structured and written, shimmering with feeling and truth. A triumph. Full review >

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by Jessica Knoll

A stunning, engaging subversion of the Bundy myth—and the true-crime genre. Full review >

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by Diane Oliver

With a crystalline clarity and finely attuned ear, Oliver depicts her subjects with elegance and profound understanding. Full review >

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by Shubnum Khan

A ghost story, a love story, a mystery—this seductive novel has it all. Full review >

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by Ragnar Jónasson & Katrín Jakobsdóttir ; translated by Victoria Cribb

A slow-burning, spellbinding whodunit. Agatha Christie, to whom it’s dedicated, would be proud. Full review >

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by Angie Kim

The claim that a book will change your life often seems like exaggeration. Here the potential is real. Full review >

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by Paul Murray

A grim and demanding and irresistible anatomy of misfortune. Full review >

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by Emma R. Alban

A stunning Sapphic Victorian romance from an author to watch. Full review >

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by Lilith Saintcrow

A thoroughly satisfying tale for fantasy fans to sink their teeth into. Full review >

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by Halle Hill

A stunning slow burn brimming with observation, emotion, and incident. Full review >

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by Percival Everett

One of the noblest characters in American literature gets a novel worthy of him. Full review >

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by Daniel Mason

Like the house at its center, a book that is multitudinous and magical. Full review >

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