Best 2016 Books About Artists of All Kinds

by Joan London

Every character, however minor, comes to life in these pages. Like her fictional pianist, London is a virtuoso. Full review >

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by Rose Tremain

Spanning the decades from 1937 to 2002, Tremain’s novel is less sprawling than it is deeply intimate, a soul-stirring song... Full review >

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by Molly Prentiss

As affecting as it is absorbing. A thrilling debut. Full review >

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by Dominic Smith

This is a beautiful, patient, and timeless book, one that builds upon centuries and shows how the smallest choices—like the... Full review >

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by Alexander Chee

Richly researched, ornately plotted, this story demands, and repays, close attention. Full review >

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by Dana Spiotta

A superb, spiky exploration of artistic motivation. Full review >

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by Belinda McKeon

McKeon regards the characters in her keenly wrought love story—for all their flaws and fragility—with insight, sensitivity,... Full review >

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by Emma Straub

Straub’s characters are a quirky and interesting bunch, well aware of their own good fortune, and it’s a pleasure spending... Full review >

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by Juan Gabriel Vásquez ; translated by Anne McLean

A brisk and sophisticated study of a conscience in crisis. Full review >

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by Zadie Smith

Moving, funny, and grave, this novel parses race and global politics with Fred Astaire’s or Michael Jackson's grace. Full review >

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