Best Memorable Fictional Families of 2019

by Carol Anshaw

Another treat from the great Anshaw: sharply observed, unsentimentally compassionate, always cognizant of life’s... Full review >

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by Jami Attenberg

Not a gentle novel but a deeply tender one. Full review >

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by Nicole Dennis-Benn

Dennis-Benn has written a profound book about sexuality, gender, race, and immigration that speaks to the contemporary... Full review >

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by Myla Goldberg

A riveting portrait of an artist who happens to be a woman. Full review >

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by Ben Lerner

Autofiction at its smartest and most effective: self-interested, self-interrogating, but never self-involved. Full review >

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by Elizabeth McCracken

Parents and children, lovers, brothers and sisters, estranged spouses, work friends and teammates all slam themselves... Full review >

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by Stewart O'Nan

Astute and tender, rich in lovely images and revealing details—another wonderful piece of work from the immensely gifted... Full review >

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by Ann Patchett

Like the many-windowed mansion at its center, this richly furnished novel gives brilliantly clear views into the lives it... Full review >

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by Cathleen Schine

This impossibly endearing and clever novel sets off a depth charge of emotion and meaning. Full review >

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by Jacqueline Woodson

In Woodson, at the height of her powers, readers hear the blues: “beneath that joy, such a sadness.” Full review >

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