Best Debut Fiction of 2024

by Rufaro Faith Mazarura

A debut deserving of a gold medal. Full review >

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by Kaliane Bradley

This rip-roaring romp pivots between past and present and posits the future-altering power of love, hope, and forgiveness. Full review >

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by Kaveh Akbar

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

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by Vinson Cunningham

A top-shelf intellectual bildungsroman. Full review >

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by Emma Copley Eisenberg

Emotionally rich and quietly thought-provoking, this is simply a stunning fiction debut. Full review >

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by Fine Gråbøl ; translated by Martin Aitken

A welcome corrective to romanticized notions of mental illness, written with compassion and authenticity. Full review >

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by Adèle Rosenfeld ; translated by Jeffrey Zuckerman

An utterly original take on self-perception and perception. Full review >

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by Santiago Jose Sanchez

Heart-wrenching in its realism, this novel captures the recklessness of young lust and the enduring pain of familial love. Full review >

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by Sam Sax

A poetic depiction of pain, queerness, Jewishness, and what it is to live. Full review >

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by Ben Shattuck

Intricately structured, powerfully emotional, beautifully written: This is as good as short fiction gets. Full review >

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by Joseph Earl Thomas

Just stunning. Full review >

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by Yael van der Wouden

A brilliant debut, as multifaceted as a gem. Full review >

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by Phillip B. Williams

A multilayered, enrapturing chronicle of freedom that interrogates the nature of freedom itself. Full review >

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