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57 Brand-New and About-To-Drop Debut Novels

"Fearless readers, gather 'round…

For those with the courage and bandwidth to launch a bold new reading adventure, we've put together this list of new and upcoming debut novels. These are titles aimed at adults—no YA this time around—and we've sorted out short story collections or nonfiction variants. These are novels. By new authors. The hard stuff.

Some quick highlights: NSFW, from Isabel Kaplan, follows a Harvard graduate as she navigates the treacherous waters of the television industry in the #MeToo era. Debut author Oscar Hokeah profiles a young Native American man through the voices of multiple generations in Calling for a Blanket Dance. For a weirder kind of journey, Sunyi Dean introduces a Yorkshire clan with curious nutritional requirements in The Book Eaters."
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Greenland (David Santos Donaldson)
Greenland
1
David Santos Donaldson
Nightcrawling (Leila Mottley)
Nightcrawling
2
Leila Mottley
Mother Ocean Father Nation (Nishant Batsha)
Mother Ocean Father Nation
3
Nishant Batsha
NSFW (Isabel Kaplan)
NSFW
4
Isabel Kaplan
Big Girl (Mecca Jamilah Sullivan)
Big Girl
5
Mecca Jamilah Sullivan
More Than You'll Ever Know (Katie Gutierrez)
More Than You'll Ever Know
6
Katie Gutierrez
The Measure (Nikki Erlick)
The Measure
7
Nikki Erlick
Last Summer on State Street (Toya Wolfe)
Last Summer on State Street
8
Toya Wolfe
Ballad of Perilous Graves (Alex Jennings)
Ballad of Perilous Graves
9
Alex Jennings
Nuclear Family (Joseph Han)
Nuclear Family
10
Joseph Han
Calling for a Blanket Dance (Oscar Hokeah)
Calling for a Blanket Dance
11
Oscar Hokeah
The Bartender's Cure (Wesley Straton)
The Bartender's Cure
12
Wesley Straton
The Scent of Burnt Flowers (Blitz Bazawule)
The Scent of Burnt Flowers
13
Blitz Bazawule
A Hundred Other Girls (Iman Hariri-Kia)
A Hundred Other Girls
14
Iman Hariri-Kia
Brother Alive (Zain Khalid)
Brother Alive
15
Zain Khalid
Florida Woman (Deb Rogers)
Florida Woman
16
Deb Rogers
Honey and Spice (Bolu Babalola)
Honey and Spice
17
Bolu Babalola
The Long Answer (Anna Hogeland)
The Long Answer
18
Anna Hogeland
Body Grammar (Jules Ohman)
Body Grammar
19
Jules Ohman
The Mutual Friend (Carter Bays)
The Mutual Friend
20
Carter Bays
The Novelist (Jordan Castro)
The Novelist
21
Jordan Castro
Our Wives Under the Sea (Julia Armfield)
Our Wives Under the Sea
22
Julia Armfield
Old Country (Matt Query & Harrison Query)
Old Country
23
Matt Query & Harrison Query
These Impossible Things (Salma El-Wardany)
These Impossible Things
24
Salma El-Wardany
Immediate Family (Ashley Nelson Levy)
Immediate Family
25
Ashley Nelson Levy
Groupies (Sarah Priscus)
Groupies
26
Sarah Priscus
An Honest Living (Dwyer Murphy)
An Honest Living
27
Dwyer Murphy
The Work Wife (Alison B.Hart)
The Work Wife
28
Alison B.Hart
Other Names for Love (Taymour Soomro)
Other Names for Love
29
Taymour Soomro
Sirens & Muses (Antonia Angress)
Sirens & Muses
30
Antonia Angress
1, 000 Coils of Fear (Olivia Wenzel)
1, 000 Coils of Fear
31
Olivia Wenzel
Patricia Wants to Cuddle (Samantha Allen)
Patricia Wants to Cuddle
32
Samantha Allen
X (Davey Davis)
X
33
Davey Davis
Mother in the Dark (Kayla Maiuri)
Mother in the Dark
34
Kayla Maiuri
The Book Eaters (Sunyi Dean)
The Book Eaters
35
Sunyi Dean
A Map for the Missing (Belinda Huijuan Tang)
A Map for the Missing
36
Belinda Huijuan Tang
The Last Karankawas (Kimberly Garza)
The Last Karankawas
37
Kimberly Garza
The Making of Her (Bernadette Jiwa)
The Making of Her
38
Bernadette Jiwa
All Good People Here (Ashley Flowers)
All Good People Here
39
Ashley Flowers
My Government Means to Kill Me (Rasheed Newson)
My Government Means to Kill Me
40
Rasheed Newson
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