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100 Must-Read Debut Novels - Page 2

There is a great amount of books to choose from when thinking must-read debut novels. Bookriot has made a list of what they think are the 100 best of them. Note: A few of the books listed are not the author's debut book, simply their debut in that format.
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The Nix (Nathan Hill)
The Nix
41
Nathan Hill
A High Wind in Jamaica (Richard Hughes)
A High Wind in Jamaica
42
Richard Hughes
Alligators of Abraham (Robert Kloss)
Alligators of Abraham
43
Robert Kloss
The Sleepwalker's Guide to Dancing (Mira Jacob)
The Sleepwalker's Guide to Dancing
44
Mira Jacob
John Crow's Devil (Marlon James)
John Crow's Devil
45
Marlon James
The Unchangeable Spots of Leopards
The Unchangeable Spots of Leopards
46
The Known World (Edward P. Jones)
The Known World
47
Edward P. Jones
Mudbound (Hillary Jordan)
Mudbound
48
Hillary Jordan
The Unquiet Dead (Ausma Zehanat Khan)
The Unquiet Dead
49
Ausma Zehanat Khan
The Namesake (Jhumpa Lahiri)
The Namesake
50
Jhumpa Lahiri
To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee)
To Kill a Mockingbird
51
Harper Lee
Leaving the Atocha Station
Leaving the Atocha Station
52
Einstein's Dreams (Alan Lightman)
Einstein's Dreams
53
Alan Lightman
A Constellation of Vital Phenomena (Anthony Marra)
A Constellation of Vital Phenomena
54
Anthony Marra
Behold the Dreamers (Imbolo Mbue)
Behold the Dreamers
55
Imbolo Mbue
The Giant's House (Elizabeth McCracken)
The Giant's House
56
Elizabeth McCracken
The Summer That Melted Everything (Tiffany Mcdaniel)
The Summer That Melted Everything
57
Tiffany Mcdaniel
The Son (Philipp Meyer)
The Son
58
Philipp Meyer
The Song of Achilles (Madeline Miller)
The Song of Achilles
59
Madeline Miller
Ghostwritten
Ghostwritten
60
Anne of Green Gables (L.M. Montgomery)
Anne of Green Gables
61
L.M. Montgomery
The Bluest Eye (Toni Morrison)
The Bluest Eye
62
Toni Morrison
Sweetgirl (Travis Mulhauser)
Sweetgirl
63
Travis Mulhauser
Christodora (Tim Murphy)
Christodora
64
Tim Murphy
Valiant Gentlemen (Sabina Murray)
Valiant Gentlemen
65
Sabina Murray
Lamb (Bonnie Nadzam)
Lamb
66
Bonnie Nadzam
The Women of Brewster Place (Gloria Naylor)
The Women of Brewster Place
67
Gloria Naylor
Arrows of Rain (Okey Ndibe)
Arrows of Rain
68
Okey Ndibe
Everything I Never Told You (Celeste Ng)
Everything I Never Told You
69
Celeste Ng
The Sympathizer (Viet Thanh Nguyen)
The Sympathizer
70
Viet Thanh Nguyen
The Time Traveler's Wife (Audrey Niffenegger)
The Time Traveler's Wife
71
Audrey Niffenegger
Girl at War (Sara Novic)
Girl at War
72
Sara Novic
The Fishermen (Chigozie Obioma)
The Fishermen
73
Chigozie Obioma
Under the Udala Trees (Chinelo Okparanta)
Under the Udala Trees
74
Chinelo Okparanta
After the Parade (Lori Ostlund)
After the Parade
75
Lori Ostlund
Bull Mountain (Brian Panowich)
Bull Mountain
76
Brian Panowich
Housekeeping (Marilynne Robinson)
Housekeeping
77
Marilynne Robinson
Oreo (Fran Ross)
Oreo
78
Fran Ross
Lincoln in the Bardo (George Saunders)
Lincoln in the Bardo
79
George Saunders
The Thirteenth Tale (Diane Setterfield)
The Thirteenth Tale
80
Diane Setterfield
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