This month’s best new literary fiction

Don’t miss the best new literary fiction from the past month, hand-picked by our editors! Check out this month’s literary fiction picks — which include a poignant family drama set in Ireland, the intriguing latest from Pulitzer Prize–winning author Richard Russo, and more!

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	Tom Perrotta and Jon Meacham recommend this road trip across a near-future US WHY IT’S READWORTHY: As a polarized United States redraws its borders, estranged spouses Natalie and Asher reunite to take their son to tour colleges around the country A New York Times bestselling author hailed as “the most brilliant social novelist of our time” delivers a searing novel “in the tradition of Tom Wolfe and Don DeLillo, but even funnier and deeper” (Walter Isaacson) “Thank you, universe, for Kurt Andersen and this page-turner” (Gary Shteyngart) Learn more... MEDIA MENTIONS: GET EBOOK ON: Amazon Other formats and retailers ‘No dog lover should miss’ (People) this epic tale of an ex-military dog’s journey home WHY IT’S READWORTHY: A “deeply moving” and “gorgeous” work (The New York Times) recommended by Time, NPR, The Boston Globe, and many others On his journey, Etna will encounter fellow animals and humans on a similar search for a new beginning… “Destined to be a classic” (New York Times bestselling author Mona Awad) Learn more... MEDIA MENTIONS: GET EBOOK ON: Amazon Other formats and retailers A lush literary puzzle perfect for Donna Tartt devotees WHY IT’S READWORTHY: Take it from Real Americans author Rachel Khong: “Breathtaking, singular, and stunning — this is a book that you cannot read without emerging transformed” “Philosophical and disarmingly dishy… Smith is an observant and dexterous writer” (The New York Times) When her boyfriend disappears in Malta, Leonie seeks the help of travel writer Rhoda. Can Leonie uncover what happened to her partner — and whether poet Ana is connected? Learn more... MEDIA MENTIONS: GET EBOOK ON: Amazon Other formats and retailers Don’t let this ‘beautiful, maybe perfect, novel’ (Tommy Orange) pass you by WHY IT’S READWORTHY: When they arrive in Sicily for a book tour, a mother and daughter set out to rewrite a family legacy With praise from the likes of Colm Tóibín, Katie Kitamura, and Ali Smith, who calls it “mind-expanding and heart-expanding” “An affecting novel for anyone midway through their life or seeking their own new beginning” (Financial Times) Learn more... MEDIA MENTIONS: GET EBOOK ON: Amazon Other formats and retailers Mary has begun to recall events she knows aren’t real… WHY IT’S READWORTHY: To understand why, she’ll have to reconnect with her old friends from school, who have drifted apart… A Booker Prize–nominated author’s latest, this coming-of-age tale is recommended for fans of Ottessa Moshfegh “Ingenious” (Forbes), “engrossing” (Kirkus Reviews) and “unforgettable” (Publishers Weekly) Learn more... MEDIA MENTIONS: GET EBOOK ON: Amazon Other formats and retailers ‘I’ve loved every book Téa Obreht has written, but I might love this one the most’ (Liz Moore) WHY IT’S READWORTHY: The highly anticipated latest from the New York Times bestselling author of The Tiger’s Wife Across 100 years, three characters come into contact with the secrets of a mysterious ghost town called Sunrise “It careens to an explosive climax” (Publishers Weekly starred review) Learn more... MEDIA MENTIONS: GET EBOOK ON: Amazon Other formats and retailers It’s been 20 years since Dinah joined an underground vigilante group as a teenager… WHY IT’S READWORTHY: Fans of Celeste Ng’s Everything I Never Told You should pick up this literary mystery Publishers Weekly calls “engrossing” After a series of suspicious events, Dinah returns to her small Vermont hometown to investigate the connection to her past “Folklore, motherhood, and sins of the past collide in this multifaceted novel… A good choice for book groups” (Booklist) Learn more... MEDIA MENTIONS: GET EBOOK ON: Amazon Other formats and retailers A homecoming stirs up trouble in this ‘memorable’ read (Publishers Weekly) WHY IT’S READWORTHY: “A treasure, another winner from an author who seemingly cannot write a bad sentence” (Library Journal starred review) From the Pulitzer Prize–winning author of Empire Falls Back in his hometown for a benefit concert, rock star Tyler becomes ensnared in a web of painful childhood memories, simmering resentment, and long-kept secrets Learn more... MEDIA MENTIONS: GET EBOOK ON: Amazon Other formats and retailers In 1940s New Orleans, Odette and her cousin, Delphine, protect their secret lives WHY IT’S READWORTHY: Years later, their shared past will force Odette to make a difficult choice… This “sweeping and profound” family saga (People) is “a fantastic must-read that will resonate deeply” (Booklist starred review) Sure to please fans of Tayari Jones Learn more... MEDIA MENTIONS: GET EBOOK ON: Amazon Other formats and retailers A lost painting by a forgotten artist may hold the key to the Nguyễn family’s secrets WHY IT’S READWORTHY: After their father’s death, estranged sisters Vivi and Calla reunite to search across continents for the missing artwork From the author of Banyan Moon, whose prose is “poetic, often radiant” (The Washington Post) In a starred review, Booklist calls this page-turning family saga “deep and tender” Learn more... MEDIA MENTIONS: GET EBOOK ON: Amazon Other formats and retailers After one secret drives apart two Irish families, a wedding brings tensions to the surface… WHY IT’S READWORTHY: As the truth spills out, can the Ryans and Foleys find their way back to each other? Once you read the first chapter, you’ll immediately understand why Marian Keyes “absolutely loved it” “Brilliantly executed, this novel justifies its title” (Library Journal) Learn more... 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