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Standout Novels and Short Story Collections, 2000-2020 - Page 2

This list contains winners and nominees for various awards for fiction, plus a few of my favorites, that were published between 2000 and 2020. It is limited to adult fiction and first books of series and is by no means exhaustive. The goal was rather to present a variety and hopefully, inspiration for your reading!
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Empire Falls, by Richard Russo
Empire Falls, by Richard Russo
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Europe Central (William T. Vollmann)
Europe Central
42
William T. Vollmann
Everything I Never Told You (Celeste Ng)
Everything I Never Told You
43
Celeste Ng
Evidence of Things Unseen (Marianne Wiggins)
Evidence of Things Unseen
44
Marianne Wiggins
Fairytales for Lost Children (Diriye Osman)
Fairytales for Lost Children
45
Diriye Osman
The Fifth Season (N. K. Jemisin)
The Fifth Season
46
N. K. Jemisin
The Finkler Question (Howard Jacobson)
The Finkler Question
47
Howard Jacobson
The Fishermen (Chigozie Obioma)
The Fishermen
48
Chigozie Obioma
Flight Behavior (Barbara Kingsolver)
Flight Behavior
49
Barbara Kingsolver
Flights (Olga Tokarczuk)
Flights
50
Olga Tokarczuk
Fortune Smiles (Adam Johnson)
Fortune Smiles
51
Adam Johnson
The Four Books (Yan Lianke)
The Four Books
52
Yan Lianke
Freshwater (Akwaeke Emezi)
Freshwater
53
Akwaeke Emezi
The Friend (Sigrid Nunez)
The Friend
54
Sigrid Nunez
The Gathering (Anne Enright)
The Gathering
55
Anne Enright
Get in Trouble (Kelly Link)
Get in Trouble
56
Kelly Link
The Gift of Rain (Tan Twan Eng)
The Gift of Rain
57
Tan Twan Eng
Gilead (Marilynne Robinson)
Gilead
58
Marilynne Robinson
A Girl Is a Half-Formed Thing (Eimear McBride)
A Girl Is a Half-Formed Thing
59
Eimear McBride
Girl, Woman, Other (Bernardine Evaristo)
Girl, Woman, Other
60
Bernardine Evaristo
The Glorious Heresies (Lisa McInerney)
The Glorious Heresies
61
Lisa McInerney
A God in Every Stone (Kamila Shamsie)
A God in Every Stone
62
Kamila Shamsie
The Goldfinch (Donna Tartt)
The Goldfinch
63
Donna Tartt
The Good Lord Bird (James McBride)
The Good Lord Bird
64
James McBride
The Great Believers (Rebecca Makkai)
The Great Believers
65
Rebecca Makkai
The Great Fire
The Great Fire
66
Half of a Yellow Sun (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)
Half of a Yellow Sun
67
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Happiness, Like Water (Chinelo Okparanta)
Happiness, Like Water
68
Chinelo Okparanta
Her Body and Other Parties (Carmen Maria Machado)
Her Body and Other Parties
69
Carmen Maria Machado
Home (Marilynne Robinson)
Home
70
Marilynne Robinson
Home Fire (Kamila Shamsie)
Home Fire
71
Kamila Shamsie
Homegoing (Yaa Gyasi)
Homegoing
72
Yaa Gyasi
A Horse Walks Into a Bar (David Grossman)
A Horse Walks Into a Bar
73
David Grossman
House of Stone (Novuyo Rosa Tshuma)
House of Stone
74
Novuyo Rosa Tshuma
How to Be Both (Ali Smith)
How to Be Both
75
Ali Smith
Human Acts (Han Kang)
Human Acts
76
Han Kang
Ice Road (Gillian Slovo)
Ice Road
77
Gillian Slovo
The Idea of Perfection (Kate Grenville)
The Idea of Perfection
78
Kate Grenville
The Idiot (Elif Batuman)
The Idiot
79
Elif Batuman
Imagine Me Gone (Adam Haslett)
Imagine Me Gone
80
Adam Haslett
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