Debuts

Tembe Denton-Hurst’s compelling debut chronicles a young Black journalist fighting back against a world that refuses to make space for her.

Marisa Crane shares the inspirations behind their acclaimed debut, about a queer mother raising her child in a surveillance state.

A round of applause for this year’s emerging novelists.

A snow leopard, a young girl who stutters, and an ancient forest collide in this big-hearted and stunningly atmospheric debut.

For the up-and-coming romance author—and her characters!—2022 has been all about chasing dreams.

The multi-hyphenate creator explores the tumult of postcolonial Africa and civil rights America in "The Scent of Burnt Flowers."

Leila Mottley’s captivating first novel, which she started writing at just 17, turns its ripped-from-the-headlines premise into a wholly compelling work of fiction.