20 Books You Never Want To End

by Haruki Murakami ; translated by Philip Gabriel

Astonishing, puzzling, and hallucinatory as only Murakami can be, and one of his most satisfying tales. Full review >

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by Pedro Almodóvar ; translated by Frank Wynne

Sometimes surreal, sometimes prurient, sometimes discomfiting—and every page worth reading. Full review >

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by Tammy Armstrong

A campfire story about a girl whose brother is a bear becomes a warmly enchanting novel. Full review >

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by Yvonne Battle-Felton

Sharp speculative fiction, casting a skeptical eye on insular communities of all sorts. Full review >

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by Charles Baxter

Hilarious and humane. Full review >

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by Karissa Chen

Romantic lyricism and hard-edged realism merge in this compelling novel. Full review >

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by Maiga Doocy

Adults yearning for the enchantment of their childhood favorites will be spellbound by this modern magical adventure. 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 Rodrigo Fresán ; translated by Will Vanderhyden

An elegant, meditative story about storytelling—for lives are, Fresán writes, “really, books of stories.” Full review >

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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 Dorian Lynskey

Exploring a host of apocalypse fantasies with dry wit. Full review >

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by Edmund White

An irreverent and unapologetically provocative scrapbook of an aging author’s sex life. Full review >

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by Brad Meltzer & Josh Mensch

This brisk and vivid history of a 1960 assassination plot has the instincts of a thriller. Full review >

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by Eric Dezenhall

Entertaining history in which mobsters often come off better than presidents. Full review >

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by Nicola Clark

An authoritative and entertaining history. Full review >

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