20 Best Books To Read in October

by Alan Hollinghurst

Hollinghurst continues to amaze and delight, hitting both the most delicate grace notes and portentous chords perfectly. Full review >

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by Louise Erdrich

In this tender and capacious story, love and tragedy mingle along the river and into the world. Full review >

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by Luis Jaramillo

Gripping and cinematic, the novel’s worlds of El Paso past and present will bewitch and enrapture. Full review >

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by Rivers Solomon

With this exhilarating and unforgettable work, Solomon proves to be a formidable writer. Full review >

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by Betsy Lerner

A seamlessly constructed and absorbing fictional world, full of insight about how families work. Full review >

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by Daniel M. Lavery

For those unafraid to meander, a stay at the Biedermeier is pure pleasure. Full review >

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by Yoko Tawada ; translated by Margaret Mitsutani

Trippy, poignant, and thoroughly inventive. Full review >

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by Jean Hanff Korelitz

Wicked entertainment. Full review >

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by Poupeh Missaghi

A taut, searing tour of modern atrocities. Full review >

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by Paula Hawkins

This propulsive thriller twists into the dark and bloody underbelly of the world of fine art. Full review >

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by André Aciman

An absorbing exploration of the challenges and slivers of beauty that formed life for a refugee in Rome. Full review >

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by Sara C. Bronin

An ardent and articulate argument for expansive regulation of urban development. Full review >

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edited by Zinga A. Fraser

Potent and relevant pieces by a groundbreaking Black politician. Full review >

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by Iris Jamahl Dunkle

A well-researched, empathetic biography. Full review >

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by Ezra Glinter

Insightful, balanced, and accessible introduction to Chabad and to its modern leader. Full review >

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