20 Best Books To Read in March

by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Adichie weaves stories of heartbreak and travail that are timely, touching, and trenchant. Full review >

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by Laila Lalami

An engrossing and troubling dystopian tale. Full review >

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by Emily St. James

Pristinely characterized, this debut novel is by turns funny and heartrending. Full review >

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by Karen Russell

A storytelling tour de force that lives up to the promise of its name. Full review >

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by Abdulrazak Gurnah

A tightly constructed family drama with surprising complications. Full review >

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by Saou Ichikawa ; translated by Polly Barton

Audacious, insightful, bold, and—with its critique of ableism—necessary. Full review >

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by Stephen Graham Jones

A weirdly satisfying and bloody reckoning with some of America’s most shameful history. Full review >

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by Colum McCann

Another astounding novel from a fiction master. Full review >

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by Paul Rudnick

Packed with fun in every sentence, this book is the cure for your bad mood. Full review >

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by Lynne Tillman

A rich selection of stories spanning Tillman’s singular career. Full review >

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by Chloe Dalton

A soulful and gracefully written book about an animal’s power to rekindle curiosity. Full review >

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by Russell Shorto

A bracing narrative of the international standoff that birthed America’s biggest city. Full review >

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by Cassidy Randall

An entrancing tale of a harrowing adventure. Full review >

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by Joyce E. Chaplin

A fresh, authoritative history. Full review >

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by Felipe Torres Medina

A funny, empathetic, and formally inventive guide to the U.S. immigration system. Full review >

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