First Fiction 2017
This year’s debut fiction roundup features emerging writers Zinzi Clemmons, Hala Alyan, Jess Arndt, Lisa Ko, and Diksha Basu.
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From the Magazine
Obamas Unveil Presidential Library Plans, Best Translated Book Awards, and More
Three new story collections by immigrant writers; new anthology of West Virginia writers; Kevin Kwan’s Crazy Rich Asians television series; and other news.
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Difficult Women by Roxane Gay
Roxane Gay reads an excerpt from her story collection, Difficult Women, published in January by Grove Press.
International Ghost Stories, Man Booker Winner Paul Beatty on History, and More
On the experiments that inspired T. C. Boyle’s new novel; the oldest continuously running bookstore in America; U.K. study finds school-age boys read “less thoroughly” than girls; and other news.
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New J. R. R. Tolkien Book to be Published Next Year, #TrumpBookReport, and More
French poet Paul Verlaine’s gun goes to auction; Nine Dots Prize offers $100,000 for a yet-to-be-written book; Ben Fountain on the film adaptation of his award-winning novel; and other news.
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Page One: Where New and Noteworthy Books Begin
With so many good books being published every month, some literary titles worth exploring can get lost in the stacks. Page One highlights the first lines of a dozen recently released books, including Zadie Smith’s Swing Time and Fanny Howe’s The Needle’s Eye, offering a glimpse into the worlds of these new and noteworthy titles.
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Free Books for Life, Singapore’s Multilingual Literature, and More
A reader’s guide to the fall’s big literary awards; The Women of Brewster Place novelist Gloria Naylor has died; London theater will present the first stage adaptation of Elena Ferrante’s Neapolitan novels; and other news.
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Lost Fitzgerald Stories to be Published, International Literacy Day, and More
On misattributing phrases to Shakespeare; poets Wendy Xu and Anaïs Duplan on constructing narratives; a professional book critic’s love of Amazon reviews; and other news.
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Saving James Baldwin’s Home, Langston Hughes and Zora Neale Hurston’s Road Trip, and More
Twentieth anniversary of Junot Díaz’s Drown; Turkish government shuts down twenty-nine publishers following coup attempt; Anne Frank in contemporary fiction; and other news.
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Teju Cole on Black Lives Matter Photos, Fifty Reasons to Read Joy Williams, and More
The 2016 Man Booker Prize long list has been announced; a man named Hemingway wins Hemingway lookalike contest; a consideration of workplace fiction by women; and other news.
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