1. A Swim in a Pond in the Rain In Which Four Russians Give a Master Class on Writing, Reading, and LifeA Swim in a Pond in the Rain In Which Four Russians Give a Master Class on Writing, Reading, and Life



    From the New York Times bestselling, Booker Prize-winning author of Lincoln in the Bardo and Tenth of December, a literary masterclass on what makes great...
  2. Pigeon Mothers by Marty CorreiaPigeon Mothers by Marty Correia


    Pigeon Mothers is a story rich in dark humor and unexpected histories. When her father dies, Cole, a white inner-city girl, and her mother Helen are left to...
  3. Filthy Animals by Brandon TaylorFilthy Animals by Brandon Taylor


    A group portrait of young adults enmeshed in desire and violence, a hotly charged, deeply satisfying new work of fiction from the author of Booker Prize...
  4. Best Debut Short Stories 2021: The PEN America Dau Prize by Yuka Igarashi (Edited by), Sarah Lyn Rogers (Edited by)Best Debut Short Stories 2021: The PEN America Dau Prize by Yuka Igarashi (Edited by), Sarah Lyn Rogers (Edited by)


    The annual—and essential—collection of the newest voices in short fiction, selected this year by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah, Kali Fajardo-Anstine, and...
  5. These Precious Days by Ann PatchettThese Precious Days by Ann Patchett


    "Any story that starts will also end." As a writer, Ann Patchett knows what the outcome of her fiction will be. Life, however, often takes turns we do not see...
  6. Love by Maayan EitanLove by Maayan Eitan


    An incendiary tale of sex work from a young literary provocateur

    Love is a fever dream of a novel about a young sex worker whose life blurs the...
  7. Astonishing the Gods: A Novel by Ben OkriAstonishing the Gods: A Novel by Ben Okri


    One of the BBC’s “100 Novels That Shaped Our World,” a much-needed fable that could change how we see ourselves and our reality, from the renowned...
  8. Out There: Stories by Kate FolkOut There: Stories by Kate Folk


    With a focus on the weird and eerie forces that lurk beneath the surface of ordinary experience, Kate Folk’s debut collection is perfectly pitched to the...
  9. Trust: A Novel by Hernan DiazTrust: A Novel by Hernan Diaz


    An unparalleled novel about money, power, intimacy, and perception

    Even through the roar and effervescence of the 1920s, everyone in New York has...
  10. The Sweetness of Water: A Novel by Nathan HarrisThe Sweetness of Water: A Novel by Nathan Harris


    In the spirit of The Known World and The Underground Railroad, an award-winning about the unlikely bond between two freedmen who are brothers and the...