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Bloomsbury Publishing; Viking; One World; Hogarth; Simon + Schuster

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The Altruistsby Andrew Ridker

Viking

Now comes his first book, a blazing memoir in essays.

Helen Oyeyemi, GingerbreadCredit: Riverhead Books

Riverhead Books

Taylor Jenkins Reid, Daisy Jones and the SixCredit: Ballantine Books

Ballantine Books

Long Live the Tribe of Fatherless GirlsPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

Bloomsbury Publishing

Kathryn Davis, The Silk RoadPublisher: Graywolf Press

Graywolf Press

Survival-Math

Scribner

The Bird King by G. Willow WilsonPublisher: Grove Press

Grove Press

Shout by Laurie Halse AndersonPublisher: Viking Books for Young Readers

Viking Books for Young Readers

Funny Man: Mel Brooks by Patrick McGillanPublisher: Harper

Harper

Samira Ahmed, InternmentPublisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers

Little, Brown Books for Young Readers

Bryan Washington, LotPublisher: Riverhead Books

Riverhead Books

Queenie by Candice Carty-Williams

Simon & Schuster

Evan James, Cheer Up, Mr. Widdicombe Publisher: Atria Books

Atria Books

Good Talk by Mira JacobPublisher: One World

One World

Samantha Downing, My Lovely WifeCredit: Berkley

Berkley

other-americans

Pantheon

The Old Drift by Namwali SerpellPublisher: Hogarth

Hogarth

Perfect-Girlfriend-HB-cover

Graydon House

Sing to It by Amy HempelPublisher: Scribner

Scribner

What Doesn’t Kill You Makes You Blacker by Damon YoungPublisher: Ecco

Ecco