If you are familiar with my posts, you know of my love for debut novels. There is just something about discovering a new author who not only has a terrific writing style but is also willing to try something different. The amount of solid debuts over the past few years has been nothing short of astounding. It looks like others are thinking the same thing. I just ran across this post from BookPage. The publication is looking at the 25 Best Debuts of the 2000s and, I have to say, it is quite the list.
There are many here that don't surprise me at all. The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini, The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Diaz, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson and The Help by Kathryn Stockett are all-star examples. But there are a few titles in this list you may have missed. American Rust by Philipp Meyer and The Monsters of Templeton by Lauren Groff are two examples that may have flown under your radar.
But what about the 2010s? Granted, it's only 2013, but the past couple years have produced a ton of debut novels. Beautiful debuts like ML Stedman's The Light Between Oceans, The Dangers of Proximal Alphabets by Kathleen Alcott and The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern. Some have been downright uncomfortable like Still Missing by Chevy Stevens and Room by Emma Donoghue. And, of course, some have been downright bizzare like The Family Fang by Kevin Wilson and Bed by David Whitehouse.
What are some of your favorite debut novels?
Chris May- Manager of Adult Services
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