In her fierce debut novel, Mecca Jamilah Sullivan captures the exhausting trauma of being looked at but never seen, and the courage it takes to live loudly and take up space.
In Yerba Buena, her first novel for adult readers, Nina LaCour captures all the aches and hurts and betrayals and sensual delights of being in your 20s.
Kali Fajardo-Anstine’s debut novel, Woman of Light, retains a mythic quality while following a woman’s journey to claim her own life in the land occupied by her family for generations.
With a light touch, Tom Perrotta raises thoughtful questions about the true measure of success in Tracy Flick Can’t Win, his memorable return to the heroine of Election.
Katie Runde’s debut novel, The Shore, is a heartfelt family drama saturated with a sense of place and the passage of time, perfect for fans of Tracey Lange’s We Are the Brennans.
In Jean Hanff Korelitz’s rich family saga, The Latecomer, 18-year-old triplets receive a fourth sibling, forcing the family to reexamine their bonds.
In The Cherry Robbers, Sarai Walker maintains a high degree of intrigue that will keep readers frantically flipping pages in this story of a reclusive painter whose grisly family history is suddenly exposed.
Dan Chaon’s Sleepwalk is both a dystopian thriller chilled to perfection and an often-touching exploration of the enduring power of parental and filial love.
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