The Art of Fielding by Chad Harbach
Try this baseball saga, set at a small liberal arts school in the Midwest, about a phenomenal shortstop. First time novelist Harbach’s writing is thoughtful and clear.
Tigers Wife by Tea Obreht
In this spare novel by first timer Obreht, the author reaches into her Yugoslavian past to tell the story of a young doctor’s grandfather’s death and the mystery surrounding it.
Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern
Morgenstern's debut novel is a captivating story set in the late 1800s at a magical circus, one without clowns or horses, where only the performers delight the senses.
Language of Flowers by Vanessa Diffenbaugh
Meet Victoria, an abused ward of the California foster-care system, as she finds her way after working with a florist and learning about the hidden meaning of flowers, in this first novel by Diffenbaugh.
Wandering Falcon by Jamil Ahmad
First time novelist and former Pakistani civil servant Ahmad began writing his book in the 1970s. The novel follows the path of an orphaned boy as he moves from west to east along a forbidding and harsh land.
