Best General Fiction Books of 2013

by Donna Tartt

A standout—and well worth the wait. Full review >

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by Rachel Kushner

Kushner writes well and plunges us deeply into the disparate worlds of the New York City art scene, European political... Full review >

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by Tom Drury

The always fresh perspective of this one-of-a-kind writer will have you responding like his character, who “laughed with... Full review >

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by Jhumpa Lahiri

Though Lahiri has previously earned greater renown for her short stories, this masterful novel deserves to attract an even... Full review >

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by Philipp Meyer

An expertly written tale of ancient crimes, with every period detail—and every detail, period—just right. Full review >

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by Nicholson Baker

In sparkling and witty prose, Baker reminds readers why he’s one of the masters of the contemporary novel. Full review >

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by Wilton Barnhardt

Barnhardt masterfully reimagines the Southern gothic: There is every kind of sordid deed committed, but there is also an... Full review >

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by George Bishop

A fine story of everyday sadness and otherworldly joys. Full review >

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by Jim Crace

Crace continues to occupy a singular place in contemporary literature. Full review >

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by Jonathan Dee

With his sixth novel, Pulitzer finalist Dee has written a page turner without sacrificing a smidgen of psychological... Full review >

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by Jake Arnott

A novel that combines the pleasures of genre fiction and the thematic richness of literary fiction, while blurring the line... Full review >

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by Andre Dubus III

First-rate fiction by a dazzling talent. Full review >

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by Sebastian Faulks

Faulks has risen to the challenge splendidly with this "homage" to Wodehouse. Jeeves and Wooster live again! Full review >

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by Ronald Frame

An intelligently imagined Dickens prequel. Full review >

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by Amity Gaige

Smart, comic, unsettling, yet strangely of a piece—not unlike its disarming lead character. Full review >

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