What to Read Now

From the National Book Foundation’s 2024 Fiction Longlist.

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Percival Everett Can’t Be Pinned Down

His masterful new novel, James, cements his status as one of our most idiosyncratic writers. By James Yeh

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The Mr. Rogers of Columbus, Ohio

The poet Hanif Abdurraqib is as idiosyncratic as his unclassifiable new book. By Giri Nathan

books

Percival Everett Can’t Be Pinned Down

His masterful new novel, James, cements his status as one of our most idiosyncratic writers. By James Yeh

book review

Miranda July’s New Novel Will Ignite Your Group Chats

All Fours is a hot, weird, and utterly captivating book about a middle-aged woman’s sexual reawakening. By Christine Smallwood

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Salman Rushdie Did Not Want to Write This Book

In Knife: Meditations After an Attempted Murder, the many incarnations of Rushdie are at war with one another. By Sanjena Sathian