Thursday, September 5, 2024

The latest must-read debut fiction

 
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This Month's Best New Debut Fiction
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Book cover for The Volcano Daughters by Gina María Balibrera
In an Indigenous community on a volcano, a girl is taken by a rising dictator to be his oracle
WHY IT'S READWORTHY:
  • Hallucinatory magical realism in 1920s El Salvador
  • Brit Bennett, author of The Vanishing Half, calls it "spellbinding" and "unforgettable"
  • Two sisters meet, are torn apart, and find each other again
FEATURED IN:
The New York Times/The New York Times Book Review, People, Vulture, Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews, Library Journal, BookPage, Electric Literature, Literary Hub
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Book cover for The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley
Escapism that reads like The Time Traveler's Wife meets A Gentleman in Moscow
WHY IT'S READWORTHY:
  • A near-future civil servant and a 19th-century explorer become roommates, throwing the future into question
  • A New York Times bestseller on every major summer reading list, including Barack Obama's
  • For fans of spy novels, time travel, satire, and romance alike
FEATURED IN:
Good Morning America Book Club, Book of the Month, Locus, Recommended by Barack Obama, The Washington Post, Financial Times, Town & Country, Elle, Good Housekeeping, Los Angeles Times, The Guardian, The Boston Globe, Reactor, Indie Next List, Library Reads
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Book cover for Daughters of Shandong by Eve J. Chung
In rural 1948 China, the wealthy Ang family is cursed with daughters
WHY IT'S READWORTHY:
  • A Good Morning America Buzz Pick recommended by Jamie Ford and Kate Quinn
  • Impeccably drawn relationships between mothers, daughters, and sisters
  • "Throw open the doors of your heart for the lionhearted girls of Chung's gripping debut" (People)
FEATURED IN:
Good Morning America, The New York Times/The New York Times Book Review, Oprah Daily, People, The Washington Post, Publishers Weekly, Library Journal
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Book cover for How to Leave the House by Nathan Newman
'It's impossible not to be charmed by this bighearted story' (Bustle) that's already been optioned for TV
WHY IT'S READWORTHY:
  • One man's search for a humiliating package brings together an eccentric cast of small-town characters
  • "Profound — and profoundly sidesplitting" (The New York Times)
  • One of 2024's best-reviewed debut novels
FEATURED IN:
NPR, The New York Times/The New York Times Book Review, The Washington Post, Associated Press, Financial Times, Town & Country, Esquire, Bustle, Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews, BookPage, Literary Hub
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Book cover for The Days I Loved You Most by Amy Neff
After 60 years together, Evelyn and Joseph share life-shattering news with their adult children
WHY IT'S READWORTHY:
  • Jodi Picoult has "never read a story quite like this deeply moving, complex novel"
  • A stunning love story and family saga spanning decades in a New England beach town
  • Perfect for fans of The Notebook
FEATURED IN:
Book of the Month, Parade, Publishers Weekly, Library Journal, Booklist
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Book cover for Middletide by Sarah Crouch
A failed writer is framed for a murder ripped right from the pages of his novel
WHY IT'S READWORTHY:
  • "An amazing, twisted mystery with a stunning conclusion [that] deserves a place on every reader's bookshelf" (William Kent Krueger)
  • A lush and atmospheric page-turner for fans of Where the Crawdads Sing
FEATURED IN:
Book of the Month, Indie Next List, Publishers Weekly
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Book cover for Swift River by Essie Chambers
Her father disappeared seven years ago. Now, her family's secrets are coming to light
WHY IT'S READWORTHY:
  • Ann Napolitano says this Read with Jenna pick "broke my heart, and then offered me hope"
  • A mesmerizing portrait of a Black teen coming of age in a 1980s sundown town
  • Longlisted for The Center for Fiction's 2024 First Novel Prize
FEATURED IN:
TODAY Book Club/Read with Jenna, Time Magazine, The Washington Post, Real Simple, Los Angeles Times, The Boston Globe, Indie Next List, Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews, Booklist, BookPage
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Book cover for Toward Eternity by Anton Hur
What does it mean to be human when technology grants us immortality?
WHY IT'S READWORTHY:
  • Perfect for fans of Emily St. John Mandel
  • A haunting examination of biology, artificial intelligence, and love
  • The first novel from a #1 New York Times bestselling translator
FEATURED IN:
The New York Times/The New York Times Book Review, Locus, New Scientist, Scientific American, Parade, The Guardian, Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews, Literary Hub
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Book cover for Fire Exit by Morgan Talty
From his porch, a man watches his secret daughter's life unfold
WHY IT'S READWORTHY:
  • One of Time's New Books You Need to Read This Summer
  • An examination of family and inheritance on Maine's Penobscot Reservation
  • Tommy Orange calls the first novel by an acclaimed short story writer "utterly consuming"
FEATURED IN:
Time Magazine, NPR, The New York Times/The New York Times Book Review, The Washington Post, Associated Press, Harper's Bazaar, Chicago Tribune, Indie Next List, Booklist, BookPage, Literary Hub
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Book cover for Five-Star Stranger by Kat Tang
What if you could hire a stranger to be your friend, your fiancé, or even the father to your child?
WHY IT'S READWORTHY:
  • A gig worker navigates odd jobs on the Rental Stranger app — and his growing bond with his pretend daughter
  • Oprah Daily calls it "sharply observed, slyly witty"
  • "A smart look at people-pleasing taken to its illogical extreme" (Kirkus Reviews starred review)
FEATURED IN:
Book of the Month, NPR, People, Associated Press, Indie Next List, Publishers Weekly, Library Journal, Booklist, Electric Literature, Literary Hub
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