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Best Historical Fiction of 2024

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THE VOYAGE HOME

by Pat Barker

More brilliant work from one of world literature’s greatest writers. Full review >

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THE GARDEN

by Clare Beams

Like an overgrown garden—untamable, lush, and wild in ways lovely and terrifying. Full review >

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CLEAR

by Carys Davies

A deft and graceful yarn about language, love, and rebellion against the inhumane forces of history. Full review >

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JAMES

by Percival Everett

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

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THE AMERICAN DAUGHTERS

by Maurice Carlos Ruffin

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

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GRETEL AND THE GREAT WAR

by Adam Ehrlich Sachs

Playful, charming, and brilliant—a profundity made of toylike whimsies. Full review >

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FAMILIARIS

by David Wroblewski

For all the eons it may take to read it, this colossus of a book will own you. Full review >

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