The Center for Fiction announced the long list for it's First Novel prize. Previous years' winners include "The Castle Cross the Magnet Carter" by Kia Corthron, "The Sympathizer" by Viet Thanh Nguyen, and "Land of Love and Drowning" by Tiphanie Yanique. This year's winner will be in great company!
Kirkus: "The haunting tale of a severed bond between father and daughter."
Kirkus: "The haunting tale of a severed bond between father and daughter."
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Kirkus: "The haunting tale of a severed bond between father and daughter."
Kirkus: "The haunting tale of a severed bond between father and daughter."
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Kirkus: "The life story of a notorious ancient Roman gourmand, recounted by his slave, a master chef."
Kirkus: "The life story of a notorious ancient Roman gourmand, recounted by his slave, a master chef."
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Kirkus: "The life story of a notorious ancient Roman gourmand, recounted by his slave, a master chef."
Kirkus: "The life story of a notorious ancient Roman gourmand, recounted by his slave, a master chef."
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"Traces a night of solitary mourning and reflection as experienced by the sixteenth president after the death of his eleven-year-old son at the dawn of the Civil War."
"Traces a night of solitary mourning and reflection as experienced by the sixteenth president after the death of his eleven-year-old son at the dawn of the Civil War."
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"Traces a night of solitary mourning and reflection as experienced by the sixteenth president after the death of his eleven-year-old son at the dawn of the Civil War."
"Traces a night of solitary mourning and reflection as experienced by the sixteenth president after the death of his eleven-year-old son at the dawn of the Civil War."
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Publisher's Weekly: "Pachico’s history-bound debut novel is a carefully yet fiercely composed collage of voices that bears witness to the executions...Show more
Publisher's Weekly: "Pachico’s history-bound debut novel is a carefully yet fiercely composed collage of voices that bears witness to the executions, forced disappearances, and other atrocities that took place in Colombia from 1993 to 2013 during the country’s violent civil war. "
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Publisher's Weekly: "Pachico’s history-bound debut novel is a carefully yet fiercely composed collage of voices that bears witness to the executions...Show more
Publisher's Weekly: "Pachico’s history-bound debut novel is a carefully yet fiercely composed collage of voices that bears witness to the executions, forced disappearances, and other atrocities that took place in Colombia from 1993 to 2013 during the country’s violent civil war. "
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Booklist: "In Buntin’s vivid debut, Cat, now a New York City public librarian in her thirties, tells the story of the friendship that changed her forever."
Booklist: "In Buntin’s vivid debut, Cat, now a New York City public librarian in her thirties, tells the story of the friendship that changed her forever."
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Booklist: "In Buntin’s vivid debut, Cat, now a New York City public librarian in her thirties, tells the story of the friendship that changed her forever."
Booklist: "In Buntin’s vivid debut, Cat, now a New York City public librarian in her thirties, tells the story of the friendship that changed her forever."
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Kirkus: "An imagined relationship between a great Russian writer and the inspiration for one of his characters."
Kirkus: "An imagined relationship between a great Russian writer and the inspiration for one of his characters."
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Kirkus: "An imagined relationship between a great Russian writer and the inspiration for one of his characters."
Kirkus: "An imagined relationship between a great Russian writer and the inspiration for one of his characters."
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Booklist: "Agnes’ voice, in her heartrending letters and her funny, sad, dead-true perceptions, propels Iskandrian’s brilliant debut about life’s continuously shifting, perplexing intimacies."
Booklist: "Agnes’ voice, in her heartrending letters and her funny, sad, dead-true perceptions, propels Iskandrian’s brilliant debut about life’s continuously shifting, perplexing intimacies."
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Booklist: "Agnes’ voice, in her heartrending letters and her funny, sad, dead-true perceptions, propels Iskandrian’s brilliant debut about life’s continuously shifting, perplexing intimacies."
Booklist: "Agnes’ voice, in her heartrending letters and her funny, sad, dead-true perceptions, propels Iskandrian’s brilliant debut about life’s continuously shifting, perplexing intimacies."
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Kirkus: "A powerful, well-turned story about abuse, its consequences, and what it takes to survive it."
Kirkus: "A powerful, well-turned story about abuse, its consequences, and what it takes to survive it."
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Kirkus: "A powerful, well-turned story about abuse, its consequences, and what it takes to survive it."
Kirkus: "A powerful, well-turned story about abuse, its consequences, and what it takes to survive it."
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Kirkus: "A brilliant book about a child grieving the loss of a mother."
Kirkus: "A brilliant book about a child grieving the loss of a mother."
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Kirkus: "A brilliant book about a child grieving the loss of a mother."
Kirkus: "A brilliant book about a child grieving the loss of a mother."
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Publisher's Weekly: "Based on true events, Rivers’s epistolary historical novel is a stirring Civil War–era version of The Scarlet Letter."
Publisher's Weekly: "Based on true events, Rivers’s epistolary historical novel is a stirring Civil War–era version of The Scarlet Letter."
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Publisher's Weekly: "Based on true events, Rivers’s epistolary historical novel is a stirring Civil War–era version of The Scarlet Letter."
Publisher's Weekly: "Based on true events, Rivers’s epistolary historical novel is a stirring Civil War–era version of The Scarlet Letter."
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Publisher's Weekly: "A Czech astronaut travels to an interstellar dust cloud in an attempt to redeem his family name in this wonderfully jubilant and touching debut novel. "
Publisher's Weekly: "A Czech astronaut travels to an interstellar dust cloud in an attempt to redeem his family name in this wonderfully jubilant and touching debut novel. "
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Publisher's Weekly: "A Czech astronaut travels to an interstellar dust cloud in an attempt to redeem his family name in this wonderfully jubilant and touching debut novel. "
Publisher's Weekly: "A Czech astronaut travels to an interstellar dust cloud in an attempt to redeem his family name in this wonderfully jubilant and touching debut novel. "
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Publisher's Weekly: "The horrors of modern war in Iraq in 2003 are vividly described in this debut novel by Iraq War veteran Van Reet, focusing on th...Show more
Publisher's Weekly: "The horrors of modern war in Iraq in 2003 are vividly described in this debut novel by Iraq War veteran Van Reet, focusing on the deadly connections between a female American soldier, an American tank crewman, and a fervent jihadist insurgent. "
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Publisher's Weekly: "The horrors of modern war in Iraq in 2003 are vividly described in this debut novel by Iraq War veteran Van Reet, focusing on th...Show more
Publisher's Weekly: "The horrors of modern war in Iraq in 2003 are vividly described in this debut novel by Iraq War veteran Van Reet, focusing on the deadly connections between a female American soldier, an American tank crewman, and a fervent jihadist insurgent. "
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Library Journal: "[T]his debut novel employs its own brand of magical realism to propel readers into an understanding and appreciation of the experience of foreign workers in the Arab Gulf States (and beyond)."
Library Journal: "[T]his debut novel employs its own brand of magical realism to propel readers into an understanding and appreciation of the experience of foreign workers in the Arab Gulf States (and beyond)."
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Library Journal: "[T]his debut novel employs its own brand of magical realism to propel readers into an understanding and appreciation of the experience of foreign workers in the Arab Gulf States (and beyond)."
Library Journal: "[T]his debut novel employs its own brand of magical realism to propel readers into an understanding and appreciation of the experience of foreign workers in the Arab Gulf States (and beyond)."
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Library Journal: "Firmani's debut novel is a nostalgic paean to 1980s New York and a compelling story of youthful infatuation, love, and disillusionment."
Library Journal: "Firmani's debut novel is a nostalgic paean to 1980s New York and a compelling story of youthful infatuation, love, and disillusionment."
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Library Journal: "Firmani's debut novel is a nostalgic paean to 1980s New York and a compelling story of youthful infatuation, love, and disillusionment."
Library Journal: "Firmani's debut novel is a nostalgic paean to 1980s New York and a compelling story of youthful infatuation, love, and disillusionment."
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"A humorous multigenerational family saga set in Israel, New York, and Los Angeles explores the secrets and gossip-filled lives of a kibbutz community near Jerusalem."
"A humorous multigenerational family saga set in Israel, New York, and Los Angeles explores the secrets and gossip-filled lives of a kibbutz community near Jerusalem."
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"A humorous multigenerational family saga set in Israel, New York, and Los Angeles explores the secrets and gossip-filled lives of a kibbutz community near Jerusalem."
"A humorous multigenerational family saga set in Israel, New York, and Los Angeles explores the secrets and gossip-filled lives of a kibbutz community near Jerusalem."
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Library Journal: "Sixteen years ago, New Yorker 20 Under 40 author Klam had a big hit with his first book , Sam the Cat. Finally, he's back, bringing us the story of two people who launch an adulterous affair at an artists conference. "
Library Journal: "Sixteen years ago, New Yorker 20 Under 40 author Klam had a big hit with his first book , Sam the Cat. Finally, he's back, bringing us the story of two people who launch an adulterous affair at an artists conference. "
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Library Journal: "Sixteen years ago, New Yorker 20 Under 40 author Klam had a big hit with his first book , Sam the Cat. Finally, he's back, bringing us the story of two people who launch an adulterous affair at an artists conference. "
Library Journal: "Sixteen years ago, New Yorker 20 Under 40 author Klam had a big hit with his first book , Sam the Cat. Finally, he's back, bringing us the story of two people who launch an adulterous affair at an artists conference. "
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