Literary Fiction

The All-American

Joe Milan Jr.’s debut novel raises questions about who and what exactly determines your identity. Is it your birthplace, or where you’re raised? Is it your parents or your name or the papers you carry? Is it perception, either from yourself or others?

Small Joys

By Elvin James Mensah

The raw emotions in Small Joys will resonate with anyone who has ever felt as if they don’t belong. Harley may feel like an outsider, but as Elvin James Mensah astutely notes, he’s got a lot of company.

Biography of X

By Catherine Lacey

Biography of X is a dazzling literary chimera, at once an epic and chilling alternate history of the United States and an intimate portrait of a woman coming apart at the seams.

The Dog of the North

By Elizabeth McKenzie

Through Penny’s eyes, we see the beauty in the seemingly broken, in the flawed stories we tell ourselves—and what happens when those stories delightfully shatter.

Y/N

By Esther Yi

Esther Yi has set a new standard for internet-influenced literature with Y/N, one of the most daring novels of the year.

Weyward

By Emilia Hart

The Collected Regrets of Clover

By Mikki Brammer

Mikki Brammer’s gentle and uplifting debut novel takes readers into the fascinating world of a death doula and serves as a potent reminder that the secret to a beautiful death is to live a beautiful life.

Greek Lessons

By Han Kang, Translated by Deborah Smith, Translated by Emily Yae Won

Han Kang’s Greek Lessons conjures a mood that calls to mind the Korean word ho, which is that time just after the sun sets and just before it rises.

The Humble Lover

By Edmund White

Mischievous as it is thought-provoking, this novel is Edmund White at his very best.

The Three of Us

By Ore Agbaje-Williams

At fewer than 200 pages, The Three of Us makes for a quick and thought-provoking read that can elicit a cringe one minute and rueful laughter the next.

The Last Animal

By Ramona Ausubel

Ramona Ausubel crafts this moving story with wit and depth, allowing readers to witness a family drawn together by both loss and a sense of wonder at an ever-changing planet.