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Mendell Station by J.B. Hwang

Discover our in-depth review of Mendell Station by J.B. Hwang, a debut novel exploring grief, faith, and the quiet dignity of essential work during the pandemic. Perfect for fans of emotional, character-driven literary fiction.

Girl, 1983 by Linn Ullmann

Discover Linn Ullmann’s Girl, 1983, a haunting novel that explores memory, trauma, and identity through a fragmented, poetic narrative set in 1980s Paris. Read our in-depth review.

Greenwich by Kate Broad

Discover why Greenwich by Kate Broad is being hailed as one of the most compelling debut novels of 2025. This review explores its sharp critique of privilege, systemic inequality, and the haunting moral dilemmas of adolescence.

The Homemade God by Rachel Joyce

Discover The Homemade God by Rachel Joyce – a gripping exploration of family dysfunction, narcissistic parenting, and the myths surrounding artistic genius. Read our detailed review and analysis.

Spectacular Things by Beck Dorey-Stein

Explore Spectacular Things by Beck Dorey-Stein—a moving novel that examines sisterhood, sacrifice, and ambition through the lens of women’s soccer. This literary gem blends emotional depth, authentic sports culture, and powerful family dynamics for a story that lingers long after the last page.

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Crook Manifesto by Colson Whitehead

A furniture dealer four years out of the crooked life needs Jackson 5 tickets for his daughter, and the only man who can get them is a corrupt detective with a subpoena and nothing left to lose. Whitehead's 1970s Harlem novel is angrier and funnier than the first.

Harlem Shuffle by Colson Whitehead

A furniture salesman with a business degree, a signed photo of Lena Horne, and a cousin who cannot stop volunteering him for robberies. Whitehead's Harlem novel is a heist story, a social history and a very funny book about the price of respectability.

Scion by James Islington

James Islington takes a holiday from epic fantasy and comes back with a lean, funny, genuinely nasty cyberpunk thriller about a contract killer who has been engineered not to care. Fast, inventive, and over far too quickly.

The French Illusion by John Grisham

Two American newlyweds are lifted off a Normandy road on the fifth day of their honeymoon. Both families pay two million dollars. Only the bride comes home. Grisham's fortieth novel has no courtroom, no lawyer-hero and no verdict, and it is angrier than anything he has written in a decade.

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