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Four and Five Star Books Published in 2019-2023

I try to balance my reading between classics/ literature published prior to 2000 and new(er) releases so that I can speak knowledgeably about current books and trends and make recommendations at the bookstore where I work, and beyond.
These are books published between 2019 and 2023 that I rated four or five stars at the time of reading. While I am not certain the ratings would remain the same for all of them today, there are several I consider must-reads, and few that are among my all-time favourites (Shuggie Bain, Young Mungo, Fight Night). All are worth checking out!
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The Postcard (Anne Berest)
The Postcard
1
Anne Berest
The Lover (Rebecca Sacks)
The Lover
2
Rebecca Sacks
Hello Beautiful (Ann Napolitano)
Hello Beautiful
3
Ann Napolitano
My Last Innocent Year (Daisy Alpert Florin)
My Last Innocent Year
4
Daisy Alpert Florin
Small Mercies (Dennis Lehane)
Small Mercies
5
Dennis Lehane
Our Wives Under the Sea (Julia Armfield)
Our Wives Under the Sea
6
Julia Armfield
Big Swiss (Jen Beagin)
Big Swiss
7
Jen Beagin
All Your Children Scattered (Beata Umubyeyi Mairesse)
All Your Children Scattered
8
Beata Umubyeyi Mairesse
Walking the Bowl (Chris Lockhart & Daniel Mulilo Chama)
Walking the Bowl
9
Chris Lockhart & Daniel Mulilo Chama
In the Belly of the Congo (Blaise Ndala)
In the Belly of the Congo
10
Blaise Ndala
Poverty, by America (Matthew Desmond)
Poverty, by America
11
Matthew Desmond
Shrines of Gaiety (Kate Atkinson)
Shrines of Gaiety
12
Kate Atkinson
Under the Whispering Door (T J Klune)
Under the Whispering Door
13
T J Klune
Milk Fed (Melissa Broder)
Milk Fed
14
Melissa Broder
The Promise (Damon Galgut)
The Promise
15
Damon Galgut
Young Mungo (Douglas Stuart)
Young Mungo
16
Douglas Stuart
Strangers to Ourselves: Unsettled Minds and the Stories That Make Us (Rachel Aviv)
Strangers to Ourselves: Unsettled Minds and the Stories That Make Us
17
Rachel Aviv
Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty (Patrick Radden Keefe)
Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty
18
Patrick Radden Keefe
Glory (Noviolet Bulawayo)
Glory
19
Noviolet Bulawayo
Out of the Sun: On Race and Storytelling (Esi Edugyan)
Out of the Sun: On Race and Storytelling
20
Esi Edugyan
Notes on an Execution (Danya Kukafka)
Notes on an Execution
21
Danya Kukafka
In the Margins: On the Pleasures of Reading and Writing (Elena Ferrante)
In the Margins: On the Pleasures of Reading and Writing
22
Elena Ferrante
Magma (Thora Hjörleifsdóttir)
Magma
23
Thora Hjörleifsdóttir
Tree Thieves (Lyndsie Bourgon)
Tree Thieves
24
Lyndsie Bourgon
Free Love (Tessa Hadley)
Free Love
25
Tessa Hadley
The Latecomer (Jean Hanff Korelitz)
The Latecomer
26
Jean Hanff Korelitz
The Plot (Jean Hanff Korelitz)
The Plot
27
Jean Hanff Korelitz
Trust (Domenico Starnone)
Trust
28
Domenico Starnone
Three (Valerie Perrin)
Three
29
Valerie Perrin
Everybody (Olivia Laing)
Everybody
30
Olivia Laing
Body Work: The Radical Power of Personal Narrative (Melissa Febos)
Body Work: The Radical Power of Personal Narrative
31
Melissa Febos
Fayne (Ann-Marie MacDonald)
Fayne
32
Ann-Marie MacDonald
If an Egyptian Cannot Speak English (Noor Naga)
If an Egyptian Cannot Speak English
33
Noor Naga
Summerwater (Sarah Moss)
Summerwater
34
Sarah Moss
How to Pronounce Knife (Souvankham Thammavongsa)
How to Pronounce Knife
35
Souvankham Thammavongsa
Weather (Jenny Offill)
Weather
36
Jenny Offill
The Prettiest Star (Carter Sickels)
The Prettiest Star
37
Carter Sickels
Nightbitch (Rachel Yoder)
Nightbitch
38
Rachel Yoder
Fight Night (Miriam Toews)
Fight Night
39
Miriam Toews
A Children's Bible (Lydia Millet)
A Children's Bible
40
Lydia Millet
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