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Fiction A to Z September 2026 |
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| Crocodilopolis by John Manuel AriasSeth has been in exile in Washington, D.C. since his brother Osario, Costa Rica's minister of the environment, prosecuted him when he headed an oil refinery. But now Seth plots his homecoming as well as revenge on Osario. Moving across time and place and focused on the two brothers and their politically connected family, this evocative novel explores power, privilege, and machismo. Try this next: The Complex by Karan Mahajan.
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At the edge of the world, biologist Laurel Salter is hiding from everything she's ever known, working as a dishwasher at a research base in Antarctica. She tells no one that before she arrived, she was a renowned scientist. But when a strange light appears across the ice, her former husband, Eli, arrives. A modern epic of science and soul, it offers a vision of the future that demands we reckon with what we owe to one another, and to the earth itself.
You may also enjoy Migrations by Charlotte McConagy. |
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| The Devoted by Catherine ChoThe children of a Dragon Head (a Chinese organized crime boss), Eunha and her brother are raised by their Korean grandmother in a quiet Hong Kong village. Their only authorized friend is a boy named Kai, whom Eunha falls in love with. Later, she marries into a respectable family, but when her young son is kidnapped, she's pulled back into the criminal world, where her brother and Kai are now Dragon Heads.
For fans of The Coldest Winter Ever by Sister Soulijah. |
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The Witches of Cambridge by Alice Hoffman1950s, Cambridge feels far removed from the legendary witch trials that marked its early days. At Radcliffe College. Ava and Lauren, opposites in every way, are both recruited by the Lilith Society, a secret organization of witches dating back to colonial times. While Radcliffe seems like a safe haven, the shadow of McCarthyism looms large, and as girls from the Lilith Society begin to go missing, Ava and Lauren realize the witch trials of the past may not be as deeply buried as they once believed. Try this next: The Furies by Kathryn Lowe. |
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Taipei Story by R. F. KuangLily Chen is off to spend the summer in Taipei at an intensive language program, hoping to connect with the culture she inherited but never fully understood. But she feels adrift, a foreigner in a country she thought would feel like home. Then, Lily's grandfather has passed away. As Lily grieves, she's drawn into a journey of self-discovery. As Lily struggles for answers, her summer becomes a poignant search for understanding. You may also enjoy Optional Practical Training by Shubha Sunder. |
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| A Tender Age by Chang-Rae LeeGrowing up in 1970s New York State, Korean American Jeon-Gi and the other kids around his apartment complex are left to their own devices. His working-class immigrant parents dote on him, but an encounter with bullies finds him in trouble when he's ten. Sent to a Christian summer camp, he must adapt once again. As an adult looking back, Jeon-Gi ponders identity, choices, and childhood in this pensive, thought-provoking novel.
Try this next: Edward Burns' A Kid from Marlboro Road. |
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| It Will Come Back to You: Collected Stories by Sigrid NunezThis collection of 13 short stories by a National Book Award winner serves up a variety of tales. Peopled with complex and memorable characters, the stories star a woman stuck at an airport, a brother and sister whose mom has dementia, and a man contemplating murder.
For more lyrical short stories, try Rachel Khong's My Dear You or Lauren Groff's Brawler. |
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| Should the Waters Take Us by Stephanie SoileauThis evocative debut novel traces a family across generations, but centers on a contemporary Louisiana bayou group. Struggling Boy Broussard raises the 12-year-old daughter he never knew after her mom takes an offshore oil job. His dying aunt wants to leave him land, but her retired oilman husband may thwart her. Meanwhile, a new priest from the Niger Delta adjusts to the insular community even as an offshore oil explosion and a hurricane threaten them all.
For fans of: Sometimes an Island by Ellen Meeropol. |
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| The New People by Andrea UptmorAmid the Great Recession, newlyweds Emma and Rachel leave Chicago for a charming foreclosed-upon house in an Indiana town. While successful Rachel has a new tenure-track job and a bestselling book, Emma works as an adjunct while struggling with jealousy, their relocation, and a recent miscarriage. Meanwhile, desperate ex-homeowners Charlotte and Dirk secretly live in the attic, and when no one is home, resentful Charlotte moves items around the house.
For fans of: How to Sleep at Night by Elizabeth Harris. |
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| Etna by Paul YoonAfter Etna is selected from his farm by Soojin, who can communicate with animals, he becomes a United States military dog, sniffing out bombs and more, amid an unnamed war in an unnamed country. The conflict ends after four years, and Etna quietly leaves one evening to try to find his way back home. Traveling a desolate land, he encounters others, human and animal, trying to restart their lives.
For fans of: The Bear by Andrew Krivak. |
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