Fiction

Kristen Arnett shows her range with laugh-out-loud scenes and moments of honest sadness as she puts her protagonist through the wringer.

Kristen Arnett shows her range with laugh-out-loud scenes and moments of honest sadness as she puts her protagonist through the wringer.

Malibu Rising is packed with plenty of scintillating scandal, but Taylor Jenkins Reid’s irresistible characters are the novel’s greatest success.

Malibu Rising is packed with plenty of scintillating scandal, but Taylor Jenkins Reid’s irresistible characters are the novel’s greatest success.

For fans of The Catcher in the Rye, the hero of J. William Lewis’ novel will ring true.

For fans of The Catcher in the Rye, the hero of J. William Lewis’ novel will ring true.

Fans have waited eight years for this sequel, a minor eternity perfectly in keeping with the precarious immortality of Helene Wecker’s hopeful monsters.

Fans have waited eight years for this sequel, a minor eternity perfectly in keeping with the precarious immortality of Helene Wecker’s hopeful monsters.

Eleanor Ray’s debut novel about a hoarder pokes gentle fun at the absurdities and tragedies of life with quintessential British humor.

Eleanor Ray’s debut novel about a hoarder pokes gentle fun at the absurdities and tragedies of life with quintessential British humor.

It’s rare when a book is decidedly grim—dire, even—yet still manages to be as full of comfort, humor and hope as One Two Three.

It’s rare when a book is decidedly grim—dire, even—yet still manages to be as full of comfort, humor and hope as One Two Three.

Rivka Galchen brings a surprising sense of humor to the grim topic of 17th-century witchcraft accusations.

Rivka Galchen brings a surprising sense of humor to the grim topic of 17th-century witchcraft accusations.

The tremendous skill of the Indigenous cast makes The Removed feel more like a recorded play than a straightforward reading.

The tremendous skill of the Indigenous cast makes The Removed feel more like a recorded play than a straightforward reading.

Nikita Lalwani’s magical novel invites us to ponder generosity and human kindness.

Nikita Lalwani's magical novel invites us to ponder generosity and human kindness.

Like a good visit with family or dear friends, Eleanor Morse’s novel will leave you satisfied while yearning for more.

Like a good visit with family or dear friends, Eleanor Morse’s novel will leave you satisfied while yearning for more.

Hot Stew’s title is an apt one, as Fiona Mozley consistently stirs in tasty ingredients and keeps raising the temperature all the way to its startling climax.

Hot Stew’s title is an apt one, as Fiona Mozley consistently stirs in tasty ingredients and keeps raising the temperature all the way to its startling climax.

Jhumpa Lahiri’s novel is like a contemporary orarium, a collection of private devotions to read for insight and comfort before going to bed.

Jhumpa Lahiri’s novel is like a contemporary orarium, a collection of private devotions to read for insight and comfort before going to bed.

Laura Dave knows how to give readers what they crave—a thoroughly engrossing yet comforting distraction.

Laura Dave knows how to give readers what they crave—a thoroughly engrossing yet comforting distraction.

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