cover image

LATEST ISSUE OF

Kirkus Reviews

Gregor Hens' memoir Nicotine is a book about addiction merely on the surface. "I knew it was a topic that would take me to the most important moments of my life," he says.

Best Fiction of 2016 by Category

BEST MYSTERIES AND THRILLERS OF 2016

YOU WILL KNOW ME by Megan Abbott

YOU WILL KNOW ME

by Megan Abbott

FALL FROM GRACE by Tim Weaver

FALL FROM GRACE

by Tim Weaver

FIELDS WHERE THEY LAY by Timothy Hallinan

FIELDS WHERE THEY LAY

by Timothy Hallinan

FOOL ME ONCE by Harlan Coben

by Harlan Coben

See full list >

BEST SCIENCE FICTION AND FANTASY OF 2016

SUPER EXTRA GRANDE by Yoss

SUPER EXTRA GRANDE

by Yoss

THE OBELISK GATE by N.K. Jemisin

THE OBELISK GATE

by N.K. Jemisin

ALL THE BIRDS IN THE SKY by Charlie Jane Anders

ALL THE BIRDS IN THE SKY

by Charlie Jane Anders

KINGFISHER by Patricia A. McKillip

by Patricia A. McKillip

See full list >

BEST LITERARY FICTION OF 2016

THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD by Colson Whitehead

THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD

by Colson Whitehead

A GENTLEMAN IN MOSCOW by Amor Towles

A GENTLEMAN IN MOSCOW

by Amor Towles

THE SPORT OF KINGS by C.E. Morgan

THE SPORT OF KINGS

by C.E. Morgan

BARKSKINS by Annie Proulx

by Annie Proulx

See full list >

BEST ROMANCE NOVELS OF 2016

MARRYING WINTERBORNE by Lisa Kleypas

MARRYING WINTERBORNE

by Lisa Kleypas

A SCOT IN THE DARK by Sarah MacLean

A SCOT IN THE DARK

by Sarah MacLean

FORBIDDEN by Beverly Jenkins

by Beverly Jenkins

FIRST STAR I SEE TONIGHT by Susan Elizabeth Phillips

FIRST STAR I SEE TONIGHT

by Susan Elizabeth Phillips

See full list >

BEST 2016 FICTION TO GET YOUR BOOK CLUB TALKING

COMMONWEALTH by Ann Patchett

by Ann Patchett

THE LOVED ONES by Sonya Chung

by Sonya Chung

THE INSEPARABLES by Stuart Nadler

THE INSEPARABLES

by Stuart Nadler

HIGH DIVE by Jonathan Lee

by Jonathan Lee

See full list >

BEST HISTORICAL FICTION OF 2016

THE QUEEN OF THE NIGHT by Alexander Chee

THE QUEEN OF THE NIGHT

by Alexander Chee

GRACE by Natashia Deón

by Natashia Deón

A GENTLEMAN IN MOSCOW by Amor Towles

A GENTLEMAN IN MOSCOW

by Amor Towles

EXPOSURE by Helen Dunmore

by Helen Dunmore

See full list >

BEST DEBUT FICTION OF 2016

BEHOLD THE DREAMERS by Imbolo Mbue

BEHOLD THE DREAMERS

by Imbolo Mbue

HOMEGOING by Yaa Gyasi

by Yaa Gyasi

TUESDAY NIGHTS IN 1980 by Molly Prentiss

TUESDAY NIGHTS IN 1980

by Molly Prentiss

HERE COMES THE SUN by Nicole Dennis-Benn

HERE COMES THE SUN

by Nicole Dennis-Benn

See full list >

BEST MEMORABLE CHARACTERS OF 2016

MY NAME IS LUCY BARTON by Elizabeth Strout

MY NAME IS LUCY BARTON

by Elizabeth Strout

FORTY ROOMS by Olga Grushin

by Olga Grushin

WALKING THE DOG by Elizabeth Swados

WALKING THE DOG

by Elizabeth Swados

TODAY WILL BE DIFFERENT by Maria Semple

TODAY WILL BE DIFFERENT

by Maria Semple

See full list >

BEST POPULAR FICTION OF 2016

THE HOUSE AT THE EDGE OF NIGHT by Catherine Banner

THE HOUSE AT THE EDGE OF NIGHT

by Catherine Banner

MODERN LOVERS by Emma Straub

by Emma Straub

TODAY WILL BE DIFFERENT by Maria Semple

TODAY WILL BE DIFFERENT

by Maria Semple

See full list >

YOU WILL KNOW ME by Megan Abbott

YOU WILL KNOW ME

by Megan Abbott

BEST 2016 BOOKS ABOUT ARTISTS OF ALL KINDS

THE GOLDEN AGE by Joan London

by Joan London

THE GUSTAV SONATA by Rose Tremain

THE GUSTAV SONATA

by Rose Tremain

TUESDAY NIGHTS IN 1980 by Molly Prentiss

TUESDAY NIGHTS IN 1980

by Molly Prentiss

THE LAST PAINTING OF SARA DE VOS by Dominic Smith

THE LAST PAINTING OF SARA DE VOS

by Dominic Smith

See full list >

BEST 2016 FICTION FOR ARMCHAIR TRAVEL

JERUSALEM by Alan Moore

by Alan Moore

WAYWARD HEROES by Halldór Laxness

by Halldór Laxness

THESE ARE THE NAMES by Tommy Wieringa

THESE ARE THE NAMES

by Tommy Wieringa

STILL THE SAME MAN by Jon Bilbao

STILL THE SAME MAN

by Jon Bilbao

See full list >