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Gawker claims the best novels of 2015 are all by women. (I didn't know about most of these either, but the Toni Morrison one was a surprise!)
Marc wrote: "Thanks for compiling these, Linda!Gawker claims the best novels of 2015 are all by women. (I didn't know about most of these either, but the Toni Morrison one was a surprise!)"
Interesting list, Marc. I have the Ann Beattie book on my 2015 list of short story books, along with the one by Rachel Kushner - The Strange Case of Rachel K.
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The synopsis for Mislaid: A Novel almost sounds like a scenario I witnessed in college! (Not quite, but close.)
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Books mentioned in this topic
Mislaid (other topics)The Strange Case of Rachel K (other topics)
The First Bad Man (other topics)
The Sellout (other topics)
Academy Street (other topics)
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Authors mentioned in this topic
Rachel Kushner (other topics)Jonathan Franzen (other topics)
Miranda July (other topics)
Paul Beatty (other topics)
Mary Costello (other topics)
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1. The First Bad Man by Miranda July
2. The Sellout by Paul Beatty
3. Academy Street by Mary Costello (published in Ireland in 2014 and a prize winner)
4. Mislaid: A Novel by Mislaid: A Novel
5. The Making of Zombie Wars: A Novel by Aleksandar Hemon
6. Purity by Jonathan Franzen
7. City on Fire by Garth Risk Hallberg
8. Early Warning: A novel by Jane Smiley
9. A God in Ruins by Kate Atkinson
10. (not sure if this is fiction but it showed up on 3 lists) Almost Famous Women: Stories by Megan Mayhew Bergman