Book Recommendations
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Imagine That
Two of our upcoming events feature books in this week’s selection—one launches a magnificent Indian epic; the other a charming French story...
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Either/Or
Gay polyamory, heartache, and obsession; five Black women across twenty years of friendship; an alternative universe where four adolescents must...
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Class Divides
The four novels here explore versions of class: one about the hopes and dreams of formerly enslaved siblings; a rediscovered satire about artistic...
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Labor Pains
To celebrate the first books of the new season, this week you’ll meet a comically entertaining fictional mother; a complex mother whose death...
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Have Some Faith
This week, we have a dark fantasy about ancient magic that takes place in Hell; a Southern Gothic family story where the Devil’s handiwork is...
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Summer of Love
The lazy days of August bring books preoccupied with the many forms of love: desire, attraction, the bonds of friendship, a mother’s love...
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Put It Down
These five books are marked by a similar quality: it is hard to stop reading them once you’ve begun. Three are novels—a kidnapping plot gone...
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Freeing One's Voice
Two powerful memoirs lead this week’s selection—one recounting a Black man’s journey through trauma to literary success and its aftermath...
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Oh, Horrors!
There are many versions of a horror story, as three of the books this week confirm. We propose: a wild ride into the near future in Japan involving...
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Announcing The Center for Fiction 2025 First Novel Prize Longlist
We are pleased to announce the longlist for The Center for Fiction 2025 First Novel Prize. This year, we received 185 submitted titles with U