FICTION

SING, UNBURIED, SING

by Jesmyn Ward

As with the best and most meaningful American fiction these days, old truths are recast here in new realities rife with both... Full review >

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THE RELIVE BOX AND OTHER STORIES

by T.C. Boyle

Fans and new readers alike will appreciate Boyle's droll humor, eye for detail, and seemingly inexhaustible imagination. Full review >

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FICTION

MANHATTAN BEACH

by Jennifer Egan

Realistically detailed, poetically charged, and utterly satisfying: apparently there’s nothing Egan can’t do. Full review >

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FICTION

FUTURE HOME OF THE LIVING GOD

by Louise Erdrich

There is much to rue in this novel about our world but also hope for salvation: “I think we have survived because we love... Full review >

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FICTION

FRESH COMPLAINT

by Jeffrey Eugenides

Sprightly or serious, Eugenides consistently writes about complex lives with depth and compassion. Full review >

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HERE IN BERLIN

by Cristina García

A stunning collection of memories, snippets, and specters. Full review >

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THRILLER & SUSPENSE

STRANGE WEATHER

by Joe Hill

Worth waiting in line for, if you’re a Hill fan. If you’re not, this is the book to turn you into one. Full review >

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THRILLER & SUSPENSE

SLEEPING BEAUTIES

by Stephen King & Owen King

A blood-splattered pleasure. It’s hard to say what the deeper message of the book is save that life goes on despite the... Full review >

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FICTION

FIVE-CARAT SOUL

by James McBride

McBride emerges here as a master of what some might call “wisdom fiction,” common to both The Twilight Zone and Bernard... Full review >

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FICTION

THE NINTH HOUR

by Alice McDermott

Everything that her readers, the National Book Award committee, and the Pulitzer Prize judges love about McDermott’s stories... Full review >

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FICTION

LITTLE FIRES EVERYWHERE

by Celeste Ng

With her second novel, Ng further proves she’s a sensitive, insightful writer with a striking ability to illuminate life in... Full review >

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FICTION

GLASS HOUSES

by Louise Penny

A meticulously built mystery that follows a careful ascent toward a breaking point that will leave you breathless. It’s... Full review >

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