Riveting Reads: The Best Fiction of 2011
Our favorite novels of the year—and why we loved them. Plus, be sure to see the best nonfiction books of 2011 and seven more books we loved this year. Plus: Be sure to see the best nonfiction books of 2011 and seven more books we loved this year.
O, The Oprah Magazine | November 16, 2011
Tea Obreht
352 pages
A 25-year-old debut novelist ponders the wisdom of the ages.
Tom Perrotta
368 pages
The suburban American dream run amok.
Eleanor Henderson
400 pages
Kids, weed, and punk rock in the big, bad city.
Amor Towles
352 pages
In Amor Towles's debut novel, Rules of Civility (Viking), post-Depression Manhattan—the glittering metropolis of cocktails, jazz clubs, and glamorous apartment towers guarded by knowing doormen—is also the city of profound reinvention.
Elissa Schappell
304 pages
These smart and provocative linked stories are as recognizable as a friend but constantly surprising.
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