Fiction
GIRLS BURN BRIGHTER
Written by Rao, Shobha
Best Book of the Year: The Washington Post, NPR, Shelf Awareness, Paste, LitHub, Real Simple2018 Goodreads Choice Awards Finalist: Best FictionLonglisted for the 2018 Center for Fiction First Novel Prize
OLIVER LOVING
Written by Block, Stefan Merrill
A dazzling novel about love, loss, and the mysteries of the mind. -- David Ebershoff, Bestselling author of The Danish Girl and The 19th WifeA breathtaking tale of tragedy and redemption... A triumph -- People
SOMETIMES I LIE
Written by Feeney, Alice
ALICE FEENEY'S NEW YORK TIMES AND INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER "Boldly plotted, tightly knotted--a provocative true-or-false thriller that deepens and darkens to its ink-black finale. Marvelous." --AJ Finn, author of The Woman in the Window My name is Amber Reynolds. There are three things you should know about me: 1. I'm in a coma.
THEY KNOW NOT WHAT THEY DO
Written by London, Kristian
"This hugely ambitious work of contemporary realism offers a dramatic warning about the influence of digital culture."
NOTHING
Written by Hanif Kureishi
One night, when I am old, sick, right out of semen, and don't need things to get any worse, I hear the noises growing louder. I am sure they are making love in Zenab's bedroom which is next to mine. The Nothing is Hanif Kureishi's powerful new work: a tense and captivating exploration of lust, helplessness and deception.
GIRL IN EXILE: REQUIEM FOR LINDA B.
Written by Kadare, Ismail
A New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice "Erotic, paranoiac and lightly fantastical." --The Wall Street Journal
FRESHWATER
Written by Emezi, Akwaeke
A National Book Foundation "5 Under 35" HonoreeFinalist for the PEN/Hemingway Award for a Debut NovelShortlisted for the Center for Fiction First Novel PrizeA New York Times Notable Book
PURE HOLLYWOOD: AND OTHER STORIES
Written by Schutt, Christine
"Pure Hollywood is pure gold."--Ottessa Moshfegh
PHONE
Written by Self, Will
Published to rave reviews in the United Kingdom, Phone tells the story of two men: Zack Busner and Jonathan De'Ath. Busner is a psychiatrist who has made his name through his unorthodox treatment of psychological damage, such as giving the controversial drug L-DOPA to patients ravaged by encephalitis, or administering LSD to World War II PTSD-sufferers.