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A Marriage Unravels In This Thrilling Domestic Noir

In Katie Kitamura’s "A Separation," a woman goes on a reflective search for her missing husband.
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When Humans Are Homesick For A Nonexistent World, Nothing Good Happens

Ottessa Moshfegh's stories of selfish people doing foul things capture the dark side of human nature.
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You’ll Want To Read This Scorching Satire Of 'American Values'

The Midwest is a warped fairy tale in our Book of the Week.
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Dark New Book Shows The Grim Reality Of Resisting Oppression

Han Kang's second novel to be translated into English is a visceral, searing excavation of trauma rooted in the 1980 Gwangju Uprising.
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Chilling Book About Parental Love Is A Ghost Story For The Modern Age

Samanta Schweblin’s "Fever Dream" will give you nightmares.
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What Does A Literary Novel For The True Crime Era Look Like?

In "Idaho," we're seduced by vivid prose but kept tantalizingly far away from the answers we crave.
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The 18 Best Fiction Books Of 2016

Read 'em and weep. (And laugh, gasp, nod, shout "YASSS," and so on.)
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New Book Asks Questions About Race & Gender We're Still Trying To Answer

At every turn, Kathleen Collins burrows deep into the minds of her characters, mostly black women, and brings to life their daily joys and persistent anxieties.
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A Woman Stands Up To Her Bully In Gripping New Novel

Kelly Luce’s "Pull Me Under" wrestles with rage, forgiveness, and the lives we construct for ourselves.
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The Personal And Political Are At Odds In Zadie Smith's New Novel

Time and again, Smith’s narrator struggles to see how she can fit the two together.
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