Sunday, September 22, 2024

This month’s best new literary fiction

 
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This Month's Best New Literary Fiction
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Book cover for Tell Me Everything by Elizabeth Strout
The Pulitzer Prize–winning, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Olive Kitteridge is back!
WHY IT'S READWORTHY:
  • As autumn arrives in small-town Maine, disparate residents find their lives enmeshed…
  • An Oprah's Book Club pick hailed as "an absolute must-have" (Booklist starred review)
  • Featuring characters from Strout's past releases, including Lucy Barton and Olive Kitteridge herself
FEATURED IN:
Oprah's Book Club, CBS Mornings, The New York Times/The New York Times Book Review, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, Associated Press, Financial Times, Elle, Chicago Tribune, The Guardian, The Boston Globe, Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews, Booklist, BookPage
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Book cover for Entitlement by Rumaan Alam
If you miss Succession, look no further than this tale of money and morality
WHY IT'S READWORTHY:
  • Former schoolteacher Brooke's new job is to help an octogenarian billionaire give away his fortune. Will it change her?
  • From the New York Times bestselling author of Leave the World Behind
  • "Should come with an undertow warning" (Louise Erdrich)
FEATURED IN:
The New Yorker, Time Magazine, NPR, The New York Times/The New York Times Book Review, The Atlantic, People, The Washington Post, Vanity Fair, The Guardian, The Boston Globe, Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews, Library Journal, Booklist, BookPage, Literary Hub
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Book cover for Creation Lake by Rachel Kushner
A secret agent finds herself drawn into the anarchist collective she's been tasked with derailing…
WHY IT'S READWORTHY:
  • One of the year's most anticipated releases
  • Already a New York Times bestseller nominated for the Booker Prize and the National Book Award
  • "Consolidates Kushner's status as one of the most gifted authors of her generation" (The New York Times Book Review)
FEATURED IN:
Time Magazine, NPR, The New York Times/The New York Times Book Review, New Scientist, The Atlantic, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, Financial Times, Slate, Vogue, Town & Country, Harper's Bazaar, Bustle, Elle, Vulture, Los Angeles Times, The Guardian, The Boston Globe, Indie Next List, Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews, BookPage, The Millions, Literary Hub
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Book cover for Two-Step Devil by Jamie Quatro
On Alabama's Lookout Mountain, two outsiders forge a strange, life-altering friendship
WHY IT'S READWORTHY:
  • When a 70-year-old man with prophetic visions rescues a kidnapped teenager, they must reckon with their pasts and futures
  • "A starkly gorgeous story of God and loss and art and love" (Lauren Groff)
  • "It's hard to turn away from Quatro's electrifying vision" (Publishers Weekly)
FEATURED IN:
The New York Times/The New York Times Book Review, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews, Booklist, BookPage, Literary Hub
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Book cover for The Life Impossible by Matt Haig
A widow inherits a house on an island — and what she finds can't possibly be real
WHY IT'S READWORTHY:
  • When 72-year-old Grace arrives at her run-down new home in Spain, she unravels the mystery of her old friend's death
  • "Magic comes to breathtaking life" in this "magnificent" novel (Publishers Weekly) from the author of The Midnight Library
  • This instant New York Times bestseller is one of fall's must-reads, according to Time and People
FEATURED IN:
Book of the Month, Time Magazine, The New York Times/The New York Times Book Review, Locus, People, The Washington Post, Associated Press, Slate, Town & Country, Real Simple, Good Housekeeping, Parade, The Guardian, Indie Next List, Library Reads, Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews, Library Journal, BookPage
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Book cover for Colored Television by Danzy Senna
The Good Morning America Book Club pick being called 'the New Great American Novel' (Los Angeles Times)
WHY IT'S READWORTHY:
  • A struggling writer sets her sights on the cutthroat world of Hollywood
  • Rave reviews from critics at The New York Times, The Washington Post, Vanity Fair, and more
  • Sharp literary satire for fans of Yellowface
FEATURED IN:
Good Morning America Book Club, The New Yorker, NPR, The New York Times/The New York Times Book Review, Oprah Daily, The Atlantic, The Washington Post, Vanity Fair, Elle, Vulture, Los Angeles Times, The Boston Globe, Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews
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Book cover for The Borrowed Life of Frederick Fife by Anna Johnston
A case of mistaken identity shows an elderly widower it's never too late for a new beginning
WHY IT'S READWORTHY:
  • Perfect for fans of A Man Called Ove and Remarkably Bright Creatures
  • When kindhearted Frederick takes a grumpy man's place at a nursing home, his lonely world is transformed
  • "A funny, heartfelt story about found family and seeing the silver lining in life" (Library Journal)
FEATURED IN:
Parade, Publishers Weekly, Library Journal, Booklist, Literary Hub
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Book cover for Blue Sisters by Coco Mellors
After tragedy tore them apart, three estranged siblings — each at a crossroad — reunite
WHY IT'S READWORTHY:
  • This September Read with Jenna pick is perfect for fans of Ann Napolitano's Hello Beautiful
  • One year after their sister Nicky's death, Avery, Bonnie, and Lucky return to their childhood home — and reckon with loss and family secrets
  • "A beautiful portrait of grief and the world-shaping bond sisters share" (Real Simple)
FEATURED IN:
TODAY Book Club/Read with Jenna, Book of the Month, The New York Times/The New York Times Book Review, Financial Times, Vogue, Bustle, Real Simple, Cosmopolitan, The Guardian, Publishers Weekly, Library Journal
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Book cover for Small Rain by Garth Greenwell
A sudden, inexplicable pain brings a poet to the brink of death in an Iowa hospital bed
WHY IT'S READWORTHY:
  • From the critically acclaimed author of Cleanness
  • "Greenwell — such a finely tuned, generous writer — transforms a savage illness into a meditation on a vital life" (Kirkus Reviews)
  • Rave reviews from Colm Tรณibรญn, Miranda July, Katie Kitamura, and more
FEATURED IN:
The New Yorker, Time Magazine, Oprah Daily, The Atlantic, People, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, New York Magazine, Vanity Fair, The Boston Globe, The Times Literary Supplement, Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews, BookPage, Literary Hub
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Book cover for The Women Behind the Door by Roddy Doyle
At 66, Paula is finally ready to live on her own terms — until her daughter arrives on her doorstep
WHY IT'S READWORTHY:
  • When Nicola abandons her own life and family, simmering tensions force her and her mother to confront the past
  • Set in Ireland during the COVID-19 pandemic
  • Stars two women characters who are "such wonderful company: so funny, so direct, so emotional, so surprising" (The Washington Post)
FEATURED IN:
The New York Times/The New York Times Book Review, People, The Washington Post, Associated Press, The Guardian, The Times, Literary Hub
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