Fascinating New Fiction Books

January 2022

Dive into debuts from WOC getting rave reviews, from 'Brown Girls' to 'Olga Dies Dreaming,' and more.

Dive into debuts from WOC getting rave reviews, from 'Brown Girls' to 'Olga Dies Dreami... more

Curated byMatthew Horovitz, Hark Contributor

6 CLIPS22 MINS

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'The School For Good Mothers' by Jessamine Chan

Jessamine Chan discusses her first novel 'The School For Good Mothers,' which has been compared to Margaret Atwood’s 'A Handmaid’s Tale' and Kazuo Ishiguro’s 'Klara and the Sun.'

'The School For Good Mothers' by Jessamine Chan

Poured Over

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'Burntcoat' by Sarah Hall

Sarah Hall discusses her new novel 'Burncoat,' which has been called a dark and brilliant examination of our pandemic times.

Shakespeare and Company: Writers, Books and Paris

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'Brown Girls' by Daphne Palasi Andreades

Daphne Palasi Andreades discusses her debut novel 'Brown Girls,' a fictional look at Filipino-American immigrant culture.

'Brown Girls' by Daphne Palasi Andreades

The Story of U.S.

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'Olga Dies Dreaming' by Xochitl Gonzalez

Xochitl Gonzalez discusses her debut novel 'Olga Dies Dreaming,' which is about middle-aged siblings reckoning with their Puerto Rican-immigrant parents’ radical past.

'Olga Dies Dreaming' by Xochitl Gonzalez

Professional Book Nerds

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'Anthem' by Noah Hawley

'Fargo' showrunner Noah Hawley discusses his new novel 'Anthem,' which tries to reckon with America in its Trump era.

Poured Over

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'The Vixen' by Francine Prose

Francine Prose discusses her new novel 'The Vixen,' about a confused young man trying to figure out his life in the 1950s.

Moms Don’t Have Time to Read Books

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Curated byMatthew Horovitz

6 CLIPS22 MINS

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Fascinating New Fiction Books

January 2022

'The School For Good Mothers' by Jessamine Chan

Poured Over

'Burntcoat' by Sarah Hall

Shakespeare and Company: Writers, Books and Paris

'Brown Girls' by Daphne Palasi Andreades

The Story of U.S.

'Olga Dies Dreaming' by Xochitl Gonzalez

Professional Book Nerds

'Anthem' by Noah Hawley

Poured Over

'The Vixen' by Francine Prose

Moms Don’t Have Time to Read Books

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