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Reader's Digest 52 Best Fiction Books to Read This Year

Whether you're in the mood for a gritty suspense novel, a lighthearted rom-com, or a thoughtful examination of the human condition, there's a book for you in 2021. Check out our list of the best fiction books to read this year.
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The Stranger in the Lifeboat (Mitch Albom)
The Stranger in the Lifeboat
1
Mitch Albom
The Hare (Melanie Finn)
The Hare
2
Melanie Finn
The Four Winds (Kristin Hannah)
The Four Winds
3
Kristin Hannah
Every Last Fear (Alex Finlay)
Every Last Fear
4
Alex Finlay
Fake Accounts (Lauren Oyler)
Fake Accounts
5
Lauren Oyler
Seven Days in June (Tia Williams)
Seven Days in June
6
Tia Williams
Klara and the Sun (Kazuo Ishiguro)
Klara and the Sun
7
Kazuo Ishiguro
Good Company (Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney)
Good Company
8
Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney
Runner (Tracy Clark)
Runner
9
Tracy Clark
The Funny Thing About Norman Foreman (Julietta Henderson)
The Funny Thing About Norman Foreman
10
Julietta Henderson
The Last Thing He Told Me (Laura Dave)
The Last Thing He Told Me
11
Laura Dave
Cold Wind (Paige Shelton)
Cold Wind
12
Paige Shelton
Black Buck (Mateo Askaripour)
Black Buck
13
Mateo Askaripour
We Were Never Here (Andrea Bartz)
We Were Never Here
14
Andrea Bartz
Harlem Shuffle (Colson Whitehead)
Harlem Shuffle
15
Colson Whitehead
Girl a (Abigail Dean)
Girl A
16
Abigail Dean
Foregone (Russell Banks)
Foregone
17
Russell Banks
The Plot (Jean Hanff Korelitz)
The Plot
18
Jean Hanff Korelitz
The President's Daughter (Bill Clinton)
The President's Daughter
19
Bill Clinton
The Wife Upstairs (Rachel Hawkins)
The Wife Upstairs
20
Rachel Hawkins
People Like Her (Ellery Lloyd)
People Like Her
21
Ellery Lloyd
Blood Grove (Walter Mosley)
Blood Grove
22
Walter Mosley
Act Your Age, Eve Brown (Talia Hibbert)
Act Your Age, Eve Brown
23
Talia Hibbert
A Crooked Tree (Una Mannion)
A Crooked Tree
24
Una Mannion
Annie and the Wolves (Andromeda Romano-Lax)
Annie and the Wolves
25
Andromeda Romano-Lax
Maggie Finds Her Muse (Dee Ernst)
Maggie Finds Her Muse
26
Dee Ernst
Twice Shy (Sarah Hogle)
Twice Shy
27
Sarah Hogle
The Removed (Brandon Hobson)
The Removed
28
Brandon Hobson
Of Women and Salt (Gabriela Garcia)
Of Women and Salt
29
Gabriela Garcia
Later (Stephen King)
Later
30
Stephen King
Second Place (Rachel Cusk)
Second Place
31
Rachel Cusk
The Upstairs House (Julia Fine)
The Upstairs House
32
Julia Fine
The Charmed Wife (Olga Grushin)
The Charmed Wife
33
Olga Grushin
The Final Revival of Opal & Nev (Dawnie Walton)
The Final Revival of Opal & Nev
34
Dawnie Walton
Hummingbird Salamander (Jeff Vandermeer)
Hummingbird Salamander
35
Jeff Vandermeer
With Teeth (Kristen Arnett)
With Teeth
36
Kristen Arnett
Dead Souls (Sam Riviere)
Dead Souls
37
Sam Riviere
A Bright Ray of Darkness (Ethan Hawke)
A Bright Ray of Darkness
38
Ethan Hawke
The Other Black Girl (Zakiya Dalila Harris)
The Other Black Girl
39
Zakiya Dalila Harris
The Turnout (Megan Abbott)
The Turnout
40
Megan Abbott
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