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Best 2019 Fiction to Get Your Book Club Talking

THRILLER & SUSPENSE

THE OTHER AMERICANS

by Laila Lalami

A crime slowly unmasks a small town’s worth of resentment and yearning. Full review >

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THE WALL

by John Lanchester

Dystopian fiction done just right, with a scenario that’s all too real. Full review >

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GINGERBREAD

by Helen Oyeyemi

A strange, shape-shifting novel about the power of making your own family. Full review >

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ON EARTH WE'RE BRIEFLY GORGEOUS

by Ocean Vuong

A raw and incandescently written foray into fiction by one of our most gifted poets. Full review >

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SUPPER CLUB

by Lara Williams

Williams’ debut novel will satisfy your craving for terrific writing and leave you hungry for more from this talented writer. Full review >

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