Fiction

David Grossman is a sympathetic if unfailingly honest chronicler of the anguish of three generations of women.

David Grossman is a sympathetic if unfailingly honest chronicler of the anguish of three generations of women.

The Guide is a glorious getaway in every sense—a wild wilderness trip as well as a suspenseful journey to solve a chilling mystery.

The Guide is a glorious getaway in every sense—a wild wilderness trip as well as a suspenseful journey to solve a chilling mystery.

Joy Williams’ slim, wry Harrow is a wonderfully vexing novel whose symbols open up to the real world.

Joy Williams’ slim, wry Harrow is a wonderfully vexing novel whose symbols open up to the real world.

The Spectacular has all the trappings to become the season’s dishiest read. It’s also a gem of literary fiction.

The Spectacular has all the trappings to become the season’s dishiest read. It’s also a gem of literary fiction.

Ellen Feldman offers an illuminating historical drama with plenty of action and even some romance, evoking the rarely explored setting of postwar Europe.

Ellen Feldman offers an illuminating historical drama with plenty of action and even some romance, evoking the rarely explored setting of postwar Europe.

Lola Akinmade Akerstrom’s debut novel is as much a battle cry as it is a searing examination of the hearts of Black women navigating white-dominated spaces.

Lola Akinmade Akerstrom’s debut novel is as much a battle cry as it is a searing examination of the hearts of Black women navigating white-dominated spaces.

Sally Rooney writes with uncommon perceptiveness, and her ability to find deeper meaning in small details remains unparalleled.

Sally Rooney writes with uncommon perceptiveness, and her ability to find deeper meaning in small details remains unparalleled.

For her next trick, Silvia Moreno-Garcia moves into pulp adventure territory for a novel that evokes the best conspiracy thrillers of the 1970s.

For her next trick, Silvia Moreno-Garcia moves into pulp adventure territory for a novel that evokes the best conspiracy thrillers of the 1970s.

Jai Chakrabarti’s debut novel is breathtakingly poignant, with a payoff that’s more than worth the trip if you have the heart to withstand it.

Jai Chakrabarti’s debut novel is breathtakingly poignant, with a payoff that’s more than worth the trip if you have the heart to withstand it.

As a child, Vidya “wanted to be marked, altered, changed. Split open,” and by the end of Shruti Swamy’s novel, she is.

As a child, Vidya “wanted to be marked, altered, changed. Split open,” and by the end of Shruti Swamy’s novel, she is.

Colm Tóibín’s fictional portrait of German novelist Thomas Mann is a deeply researched, highly accomplished and elegant work that makes for compelling reading.

Colm Tóibín’s fictional portrait of German novelist Thomas Mann is a deeply researched, highly accomplished and elegant work that makes for compelling reading.

Featuring vibrant characters, all of whom have rich interior lives, Francis Spufford’s novel is perfect for audio.

Featuring vibrant characters, all of whom have rich interior lives, Francis Spufford’s novel is perfect for audio.

A legend of a majestic white alligator enhances Valerie Fraser Luesse’s charming tale of romance, culture and history.

A legend of a majestic white alligator enhances Valerie Fraser Luesse’s charming tale of romance, culture and history.

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