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An Author's Guide to Excellent Second Novels

Here is a guide to second novels that nail the 'Sophomore Surge'.
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Pride and Prejudice (Jane Austen)
Pride and Prejudice
Jane Austen
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When She Was Good (Philip Roth)
When She Was Good
Philip Roth
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Pinball, 1973 (Haruki Murakami)
Pinball, 1973
Haruki Murakami
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One Hundred Years of Solitude (Gabriel García Márquez)
One Hundred Years of Solitude
Gabriel García Márquez
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No Longer at Ease (Chinua Achebe)
No Longer at Ease
Chinua Achebe
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The Beautiful and Damned (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
The Beautiful and Damned
F. Scott Fitzgerald
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Shirley (Charlotte Bronte)
Shirley
Charlotte Bronte
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Oliver Twist (Charles Dickens)
Oliver Twist
Charles Dickens
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The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (Mark Twain)
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
Mark Twain
10
The Fellowship of the Ring (J.R.R. Tolkien)
The Fellowship of the Ring
J.R.R. Tolkien
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Fernhurst (Gertrude Stein)
Fernhurst
Gertrude Stein
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Sula (Toni Morrison)
Sula
Toni Morrison
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Their Eyes Were Watching God (Zora Neale Hurston)
Their Eyes Were Watching God
Zora Neale Hurston
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Mrs. Dalloway (Virginia Woolf)
Mrs. Dalloway
Virginia Woolf
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Little Men (Louisa May Alcott)
Little Men
Louisa May Alcott
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Meridian (Alice Walker)
Meridian
Alice Walker
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Mind of My Mind (Octavia E. Butler)
Mind of My Mind
Octavia E. Butler
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Life Is Elsewhere (Milan Kundera)
Life Is Elsewhere
Milan Kundera
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The Wonder of All Things (Jason Mott)
The Wonder of All Things
Jason Mott
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Surfacing (Margaret Atwood)
Surfacing
Margaret Atwood
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Half of a Yellow Sun (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)
Half of a Yellow Sun
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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The Autograph Man (Zadie Smith)
The Autograph Man
Zadie Smith
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The Lowland (Jhumpa Lahiri)
The Lowland
Jhumpa Lahiri
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The Vanishing Half (Brit Bennett)
The Vanishing Half
Brit Bennett
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Walk Me to the Distance (Percival Everett)
Walk Me to the Distance
Percival Everett
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Tuff (Paul Beatty)
Tuff
Paul Beatty
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Transcendent Kingdom (Yaa Gyasi)
Transcendent Kingdom
Yaa Gyasi
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Land of Milk and Honey (C. Pam Zhang)
Land of Milk and Honey
C. Pam Zhang
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People Person (Candice Carty-Williams)
People Person
Candice Carty-Williams
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Small Worlds (Caleb Azumah Nelson)
Small Worlds
Caleb Azumah Nelson
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Little Fires Everywhere (Celeste Ng)
Little Fires Everywhere
Celeste Ng
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The Singer's Gun (Emily St. John Mandel)
The Singer's Gun
Emily St. John Mandel
33
Family Meal (Bryan Washington)
Family Meal
Bryan Washington
34
What's Mine and Yours (Naima Coster)
What's Mine and Yours
Naima Coster
35
The New Naturals (Gabriel Bump)
The New Naturals
Gabriel Bump
36
My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry (Fredrik Backman)
My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry
Fredrik Backman
37
The Broken Kingdoms (N.K. Jemisin)
The Broken Kingdoms
N.K. Jemisin
38
Normal People (Sally Rooney)
Normal People
Sally Rooney
39
John Henry Days (Colson Whitehead)
John Henry Days
Colson Whitehead
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American Woman (Susan Choi)
American Woman
Susan Choi
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