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  1. 1TrustHernan Diaz · 2022 · 2 honors
  2. 2A Lady for a DukeAlexis Hall · 2022 · 1 honor
  3. 3A Map for the Missing: A NovelBelinda Huijuan Tang · 2022 · 1 honor
  4. 4A Merry Little Meet CuteJulie Murphy and Sierra Simone · 2022 · 1 honor
  5. 5A Tiny Upward Shove: A NovelMelissa Chadburn · 2022 · 1 honor
  6. 6A Woman's Battles and TransformationsÉdouard Louis, translated by Tash Aw · 2022 · 1 honor
  7. 7Aesthetica: A NovelAllie Rowbottom · 2022 · 1 honor
  8. 8All This Could Be Different: A NovelSarah Thankam Mathews · 2022 · 1 honor
  9. 9Anon Pls.: A NovelDeuxMoi · 2022 · 1 honor
  10. 10Before All the World: A NovelMoriel Rothman-Zecher · 2022 · 1 honor
  11. 11Before I Let GoKennedy Ryan · 2022 · 1 honor
  12. 12Best of FriendsKamila Shamsie · 2022 · 1 honor
  13. 13Better Than FictionAlexa Martin · 2022 · 1 honor
  14. 14Book LoversEmily Henry · 2022 · 1 honor
  15. 15Booth: A NovelKaren Joy Fowler · 2022 · 1 honor
  16. 16Bronze Drum: A Novel of Sisters and WarPhong Nguyen · 2022 · 1 honor
  17. 17Carrie Soto Is Back: A NovelTaylor Jenkins Reid · 2022 · 1 honor
  18. 18Chilean Poet: A NovelAlejandro Zambra, translated by Megan McDowell · 2022 · 1 honor
  19. 19Companion Piece: A NovelAli Smith · 2022 · 1 honor
  20. 20Demon Copperhead: A NovelBarbara Kingsolver · 2022 · 1 honor
  21. 21Diary of a Void: A NovelEmi Yagi, translated by David Boyd and Lucy North · 2022 · 1 honor
  22. 22Didn't Nobody Give a Shit What Happened to CarlottaJames Hannaham · 2022 · 1 honor
  23. 23Dinosaurs: A NovelLydia Millet · 2022 · 1 honor
  24. 24Disorientation: A NovelElaine Hsieh Chou · 2022 · 1 honor
  25. 25Either/OrElif Batuman · 2022 · 1 honor
  26. 26Fellowship Point: A NovelAlice Elliott Dark · 2022 · 1 honor
  27. 27Fiona and JaneJean Chen Ho · 2022 · 1 honor
  28. 28Flying SoloLinda Holmes · 2022 · 1 honor
  29. 29FosterClaire Keegan · 2022 · 1 honor
  30. 30French Braid: A NovelAnne Tyler · 2022 · 1 honor
  31. 31Funny You Should Ask: A NovelElissa Sussman · 2022 · 1 honor
  32. 32Honey & SpiceBolu Babalola · 2022 · 1 honor
  33. 33Joan Is Okay: A NovelWeike Wang · 2022 · 1 honor
  34. 34Lapvona: A NovelOttessa Moshfegh · 2022 · 1 honor
  35. 35Less Is LostAndrew Sean Greer · 2022 · 1 honor
  36. 36Lessons: A NovelIan McEwan · 2022 · 1 honor
  37. 37Love Marriage: A NovelMonica Ali · 2022 · 1 honor
  38. 38Lucy by the Sea: A NovelElizabeth Strout · 2022 · 1 honor
  39. 39Mademoiselle RevolutionZoe Sivak · 2022 · 1 honor
  40. 40Mecca: A NovelSusan Straight · 2022 · 1 honor
  41. 41Memphis: A NovelTara M. Stringfellow · 2022 · 1 honor
  42. 42Mercury Pictures Presents: A NovelAnthony Marra · 2022 · 1 honor
  43. 43Mother of Strangers: A NovelSuad Amiry · 2022 · 1 honor
  44. 44Nightcrawling: A NovelLeila Mottley · 2022 · 1 honor
  45. 45Notes on Your Sudden Disappearance: A NovelAlison Espach · 2022 · 1 honor
  46. 46Nuclear Family: A NovelJoseph Han · 2022 · 1 honor
  47. 47Olga Dies Dreaming: A NovelXochitl Gonzalez · 2022 · 1 honor
  48. 48On the Rooftop: A NovelMargaret Wilkerson Sexton · 2022 · 1 honor
  49. 49One True LovesElise Bryant · 2022 · 1 honor
  50. 50Our Last Days in BarcelonaChanel Cleeton · 2022 · 1 honor
  51. 51Our Missing Hearts: A NovelCeleste Ng · 2022 · 1 honor
  52. 52ParadaisFernanda Melchor, translated by Sophie Hughes · 2022 · 1 honor
  53. 53Partners in Crime: A NovelAlisha Rai · 2022 · 1 honor
  54. 54Ramón and JulietaAlana Quintana Albertson · 2022 · 1 honor
  55. 55Recitatif: A StoryToni Morrison · 2022 · 1 honor
  56. 56Roses, in the Mouth of a Lion: A NovelBushra Rehman · 2022 · 1 honor
  57. 57Sweet, Soft, Plenty RhythmLaura Warrell · 2022 · 1 honor
  58. 58Take My HandDolen Perkins-Valdez · 2022 · 1 honor
  59. 59Teenager: A NovelBud Smith, illustrated by Rae Buleri · 2022 · 1 honor
  60. 60Tell Me I'm an Artist: A NovelChelsea Martin · 2022 · 1 honor
  61. 61Thank You for ListeningJulia Whelan · 2022 · 1 honor
  62. 62The Book of Everlasting Things: A NovelAanchal Malhotra · 2022 · 1 honor
  63. 63The Book of Goose: A NovelYiyun Li · 2022 · 1 honor
  64. 64The Books of Jacob: A NovelOlga Tokarczuk, translated by Jennifer Croft · 2022 · 1 honor
  65. 65The Family Chao: A NovelLan Samantha Chang · 2022 · 1 honor
  66. 66The Fortunes of Jaded Women: A NovelCarolyn Huynh · 2022 · 1 honor
  67. 67The Hero of This Book: A NovelElizabeth McCracken · 2022 · 1 honor
  68. 68The LatecomerJean Hanff Korelitz · 2022 · 1 honor
  69. 69The Marriage Portrait: A NovelMaggie O'Farrell · 2022 · 1 honor
  70. 70The Mutual Friend: A NovelCarter Bays · 2022 · 1 honor
  71. 71The No-Show: A NovelBeth O'Leary · 2022 · 1 honor
  72. 72The Novelist: A NovelJordan Castro · 2022 · 1 honor
  73. 73The Stars Are Not Yet Bells: A NovelHannah Lillith Assadi · 2022 · 1 honor
  74. 74The Swimmers: A NovelJulie Otsuka · 2022 · 1 honor
  75. 75Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow: A NovelGabrielle Zevin · 2022 · 1 honor
  76. 76True Biz: A NovelSara Nović · 2022 · 1 honor
  77. 77Very Cold People: A NovelSarah Manguso · 2022 · 1 honor
  78. 78VioletsKyung-Sook Shin, translated by Anton Hur · 2022 · 1 honor
  79. 79When in Rome: A NovelSarah Adams · 2022 · 1 honor
  80. 80When We Were Sisters: A NovelFatimah Asghar · 2022 · 1 honor
  81. 81Which Side Are You On: A NovelRyan Lee Wong · 2022 · 1 honor
  82. 82Yinka, Where Is Your Huzband?: A NovelLizzie Damilola Blackburn · 2022 · 1 honor
  83. 83You Made a Fool of Death with Your Beauty: A NovelAkwaeke Emezi · 2022 · 1 honor
  84. 84Young MungoDouglas Stuart · 2022 · 1 honor