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1.  Matrix by  Lauren Groff

Equally alive to the sacred and the profane, Matrix gathers currents of violence, sensuality, and religious ecstasy in a mesmerizing portrait of consuming passion.

2.  How the Word Is Passed by  Clint Smith

A deeply researched and transporting exploration of the legacy of slavery and its imprint on centuries of American history.

3.  The Final Revival of Opal & Nev by Dawnie Walton

Provocative and chilling, The Final Revival of Opal & Nev features a backup chorus of unforgettable voices, a heroine the likes of which we’ve not seen in storytelling, and a daring structure, and introduces a bold new voice in contemporary fiction.

4.  The Lincoln Highway by  Amor Towles

The bestselling author of A Gentleman in Moscow and Rules of Civility and master of absorbing, sophisticated fiction returns with a stylish and propulsive novel set in 1950s America.

5.  Invisible Child Andrea Elliott

A work of luminous and riveting prose, Elliott’s Invisible Child reads like a page-turning novel. It is an astonishing story about the power of resilience, the importance of family and the cost of inequality—told through the crucible of one remarkable girl.

6.  Harlem Shuffle by Colson Whitehead

Harlem Shuffle's ingenious story plays out in a beautifully recreated New York City of the early 1960s. It's a family saga masquerading as a crime novel, a hilarious morality play, a social novel about race and power, and ultimately a love letter to Harlem.

7.  Cloud Cuckoo Land by  Anthony Doerr

"wildly inventive, a humane and uplifting book for adults that’s infused with the magic of childhood reading experiences” (TheNew York Times Book Review)

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