Blockbusters & Bestsellers: Fiction Favorites of the Past DecadeLike this list

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• Broken Country

  a Novel

  Hall, Clare Leslie,

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  A love triangle unearths dangerous, deadly secrets from the past in this thrilling tale perfect for fans of The Paper Palace and Where the Crawdads Sing.

• Wild Dark Shore

  McConaghy, Charlotte,

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  A novel of breathtaking twists, dizzying beauty, and ferocious love, Wild Dark Shore is about the impossible choices we make to protect the people we love, even as the world around us disappears.

• Atmosphere

  a Love Story

  Reid, Taylor Jenkins,

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  From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo and Daisy Jones & The Six comes an epic new novel set against the backdrop of the 1980s Space Shuttle program about the extraordinary lengths we go to live and love…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• My Friends

  a Novel

  Backman, Fredrik, 1981-

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  #1 New York Times bestselling author Fredrik Backman returns with an unforgettably funny, deeply moving tale of four teenagers whose friendship creates a bond so powerful that it changes a complete stranger’s life twenty-five years later.

• Good Dirt

  a Novel

  Wilkerson, Charmaine,

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  The daughter of an affluent Black family pieces together the connection between a childhood tragedy and a beloved heirloom in this moving novel from the New York Times bestselling author of Black Cake, a Read with Jenna Book Club Pick.

• The Names

  Knapp, Florence,

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  With exceptional sensitivity and depth, Knapp draws us into the story of one family, told through a prism of what-ifs, causing us to consider the "one . . . precious life" we are given. The book’s brilliantly imaginative structure, propulsive…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Emperor of Gladness

  a Novel

  Vuong, Ocean, 1988-

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  Ocean Vuong returns with an achingly beautiful novel about chosen family, unexpected friendship, and the stories we tell ourselves in order to survive.

• Isola

  a Novel

  Goodman, Allegra,

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  A young woman and her lover are marooned on an island in this epic saga of love, faith, and defiance from the bestselling author of Sam.

• The Women

  Hannah, Kristin,

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  The Women is the story of one woman gone to war, but it shines a light on all women who put themselves in harm’s way and whose sacrifice and commitment to their country has too often been forgotten. A novel about deep friendships and bold…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Intermezzo

  a Novel

  Rooney, Sally,

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  An exquisitely moving story about grief, love, and family—but especially love—from the global phenomenon Sally Rooney.

• The Wedding People

  a Novel

  Espach, Alison, 1984-

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  A propulsive and uncommonly wise novel about one unexpected wedding guest and the surprising people who help her start anew.

• James

  a Novel

  Everett, Percival,

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  A brilliant reimagining of Adventures of Huckleberry Finn—both harrowing and satirical—told from the enslaved Jim's point of view.

• Here One Moment

  a Novel

  Moriarty, Liane,

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  Liane Moriarty’s Here One Moment is a brilliantly constructed tale that looks at free will and destiny, grief and love, and the endless struggle to maintain certainty and control in an uncertain world. A modern-day Jane Austen who humorously skewers…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Martyr!

  Akbar, Kaveh,

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  A newly sober, orphaned son of Iranian immigrants, guided by the voices of artists, poets, and kings, embarks on a remarkable search for a family secret that leads him to a terminally ill painter living out her final days in the Brooklyn Museum.…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Briar Club

  a Novel

  Quinn, Kate,

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  A haunting and powerful story of female friendships and secrets in a Washington, D.C. boardinghouse during the McCarthy era.

• Real Americans

  a Novel

  Khong, Rachel, 1985-

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  From the award-winning author of Goodbye, Vitamin: How far would you go to shape your own destiny? An exhilarating novel of American identity that spans three generations in one family, and asks: What makes us who we are? And how inevitable are our…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Tom Lake

  a Novel

  Patchett, Ann,

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  In this beautiful and moving novel about family, love, and growing up, Ann Patchett once again proves herself one of America’s finest writers.

• Hello Beautiful

  a Novel

  Napolitano, Ann,

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  A rich, compassionate tale of four sisters and the love affair that fractures their family.

• Yellowface

  a Novel

  Kuang, R. F. (Rebecca F.),

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  Authors Juniper Hayward and Athena Liu were supposed to be twin rising stars. But Athena is a literary darling while June is a nobody. Who wants stories about basic white girls?, June thinks. So when June witnesses Athena’s death in a freak…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Frozen River

  a Novel

  Lawhon, Ariel,

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  A gripping historical mystery inspired by the life and diary of Martha Ballard, a renowned 18th-century midwife who defied the legal system and wrote herself into American history.