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Support First-Time Authors With 51 Debut Novels to Read Now

"Let's face it, this year's class of first-time authors is seeing its debut novels launch into a world much different from what anyone in the publishing industry could have anticipated. And even as lapsed readers eagerly return to the refuge of books, writers without a built-in fan base from years of bestsellers might not get the attention they deserve.
So, we rounded up 51 sparkling debut novels across fiction genres that have been published since the beginning of 2020. Bonus: They are all available to start reading today."
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Real Life (Brandon Taylor)
Real Life
1
Brandon Taylor
If I Had Your Face (Frances Cha)
If I Had Your Face
2
Frances Cha
Catherine House (Elisabeth Thomas)
Catherine House
3
Elisabeth Thomas
The Jane Austen Society (Natalie Jenner)
The Jane Austen Society
4
Natalie Jenner
These Ghosts Are Family (Maisy Card)
These Ghosts Are Family
5
Maisy Card
The Return (Rachel Harrison)
The Return
6
Rachel Harrison
The Girl With the Louding Voice (Abi Daré)
The Girl With the Louding Voice
7
Abi Daré
How Much of These Hills Is Gold (C Pam Zhang)
How Much of These Hills Is Gold
8
C Pam Zhang
Followers (Megan Angelo)
Followers
9
Megan Angelo
Sharks in the Time of Saviors (Kawai Strong Washburn)
Sharks in the Time of Saviors
10
Kawai Strong Washburn
Valentine (Elizabeth Wetmore)
Valentine
11
Elizabeth Wetmore
Godshot (Chelsea Bieker)
Godshot
12
Chelsea Bieker
Days of Distraction (Alexandra Chang)
Days of Distraction
13
Alexandra Chang
Temporary (Hilary Leichter)
Temporary
14
Hilary Leichter
Lakewood (Megan Giddings)
Lakewood
15
Megan Giddings
How to Pronounce Knife (Souvankham Thammavongsa)
How to Pronounce Knife
16
Souvankham Thammavongsa
Boys of Alabama (Genevieve Hudson)
Boys of Alabama
17
Genevieve Hudson
Conjure Women (AFIa Atakora)
Conjure Women
18
AFIa Atakora
Swimming in the Dark (Tomasz Jedrowski)
Swimming in the Dark
19
Tomasz Jedrowski
Black Sunday (Tola Rotimi Abraham)
Black Sunday
20
Tola Rotimi Abraham
Take Me Apart (Sara Sligar)
Take Me Apart
21
Sara Sligar
Shuggie Bain (Douglas Stuart)
Shuggie Bain
22
Douglas Stuart
Darling Rose Gold (Stephanie Wrobel)
Darling Rose Gold
23
Stephanie Wrobel
Saint X (Alexis Schaitkin)
Saint X
24
Alexis Schaitkin
When We Were Vikings (Andrew David MacDonald)
When We Were Vikings
25
Andrew David MacDonald
Under the Rainbow (Celia Laskey)
Under the Rainbow
26
Celia Laskey
Kept Animals (Kate Milliken)
Kept Animals
27
Kate Milliken
Shiner (Amy Jo Burns)
Shiner
28
Amy Jo Burns
The House of Deep Water (Jeni McFarland)
The House of Deep Water
29
Jeni McFarland
You Will Never Be Forgotten (Mary South)
You Will Never Be Forgotten
30
Mary South
The Last Book of Adana Moreau (Michael Zapata)
The Last Book of Adana Moreau
31
Michael Zapata
The Down Days (Ilze Hugo)
The Down Days
32
Ilze Hugo
The Last Summer of Ada Bloom (Martine Murray)
The Last Summer of Ada Bloom
33
Martine Murray
My Dark Vanessa (Kate Elizabeth Russell)
My Dark Vanessa
34
Kate Elizabeth Russell
All My Mother's Lovers (Ilana Masad)
All My Mother's Lovers
35
Ilana Masad
The Beauty of Your Face (Sahar Mustafah)
The Beauty of Your Face
36
Sahar Mustafah
The Unsuitable (Molly Pohlig)
The Unsuitable
37
Molly Pohlig
A Burning (Megha Majumdar)
A Burning
38
Megha Majumdar
The New Girl (Harriet Walker)
The New Girl
39
Harriet Walker
August (Callan Wink)
August
40
Callan Wink
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