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An Author's Guide to Excellent Second Novels

Here is a guide to second novels that nail the 'Sophomore Surge'.
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Pride and Prejudice (Jane Austen)
Pride and Prejudice
1
Jane Austen
When She Was Good (Philip Roth)
When She Was Good
2
Philip Roth
Pinball, 1973 (Haruki Murakami)
Pinball, 1973
3
Haruki Murakami
One Hundred Years of Solitude (Gabriel García Márquez)
One Hundred Years of Solitude
4
Gabriel García Márquez
No Longer at Ease (Chinua Achebe)
No Longer at Ease
5
Chinua Achebe
The Beautiful and Damned (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
The Beautiful and Damned
6
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Shirley (Charlotte Bronte)
Shirley
7
Charlotte Bronte
Oliver Twist (Charles Dickens)
Oliver Twist
8
Charles Dickens
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (Mark Twain)
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
9
Mark Twain
The Fellowship of the Ring (J.R.R. Tolkien)
The Fellowship of the Ring
10
J.R.R. Tolkien
Fernhurst (Gertrude Stein)
Fernhurst
11
Gertrude Stein
Sula (Toni Morrison)
Sula
12
Toni Morrison
Their Eyes Were Watching God (Zora Neale Hurston)
Their Eyes Were Watching God
13
Zora Neale Hurston
Mrs. Dalloway (Virginia Woolf)
Mrs. Dalloway
14
Virginia Woolf
Little Men (Louisa May Alcott)
Little Men
15
Louisa May Alcott
Meridian (Alice Walker)
Meridian
16
Alice Walker
Mind of My Mind (Octavia E. Butler)
Mind of My Mind
17
Octavia E. Butler
Life Is Elsewhere (Milan Kundera)
Life Is Elsewhere
18
Milan Kundera
The Wonder of All Things (Jason Mott)
The Wonder of All Things
19
Jason Mott
Surfacing (Margaret Atwood)
Surfacing
20
Margaret Atwood
Half of a Yellow Sun (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)
Half of a Yellow Sun
21
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
The Autograph Man (Zadie Smith)
The Autograph Man
22
Zadie Smith
The Lowland (Jhumpa Lahiri)
The Lowland
23
Jhumpa Lahiri
The Vanishing Half (Brit Bennett)
The Vanishing Half
24
Brit Bennett
Walk Me to the Distance (Percival Everett)
Walk Me to the Distance
25
Percival Everett
Tuff (Paul Beatty)
Tuff
26
Paul Beatty
Transcendent Kingdom (Yaa Gyasi)
Transcendent Kingdom
27
Yaa Gyasi
Land of Milk and Honey (C. Pam Zhang)
Land of Milk and Honey
28
C. Pam Zhang
People Person (Candice Carty-Williams)
People Person
29
Candice Carty-Williams
Small Worlds (Caleb Azumah Nelson)
Small Worlds
30
Caleb Azumah Nelson
Little Fires Everywhere (Celeste Ng)
Little Fires Everywhere
31
Celeste Ng
The Singer's Gun (Emily St. John Mandel)
The Singer's Gun
32
Emily St. John Mandel
Family Meal (Bryan Washington)
Family Meal
33
Bryan Washington
What's Mine and Yours (Naima Coster)
What's Mine and Yours
34
Naima Coster
The New Naturals (Gabriel Bump)
The New Naturals
35
Gabriel Bump
My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry (Fredrik Backman)
My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry
36
Fredrik Backman
The Broken Kingdoms (N.K. Jemisin)
The Broken Kingdoms
37
N.K. Jemisin
Normal People (Sally Rooney)
Normal People
38
Sally Rooney
John Henry Days (Colson Whitehead)
John Henry Days
39
Colson Whitehead
American Woman (Susan Choi)
American Woman
40
Susan Choi
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