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21st Century Fiction Past Readings

2025

    • Paul Murray, Bee Sting
    • Elizabeth Strout, Olive Kittredge
    • Sarah Waters, Fingersmith
    • Andrew Kurkov, The Silver Bone
    • Niall Williams, This is Happiness
    • Richard Osman, The Thursday Murder Club

2024

    • Amor Towles, The Lincoln Highway
    • Viet Thanh Nguyen, The Sympathizer
    • Kazuo Ishiguro, Never Let Me Go
    • Colm Toibin, Long Island
    • Abraham Verhese, The Covenant of Water