EPL Picks: Recent and Unmissable Debut NovelsLike this list

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• How to End a Love Story

  a Novel

  Kuang, Yulin

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  Another anticipated book club favorite, How to End a Love Story is a witty, character-driven, enemies-to-lovers contemporary romance.

• And Then She Fell

  a Novel

  Elliott, Alicia

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  This debut novel by Alicia Elliott is a work of Indigenous, Canadian fiction described as thought-provoking, creepy and disturbing. You might recognize Alicia Elliot's name from the 2019 nonfiction memoir A Mind Spread Out on the Ground.

• Martyr!

  Akbar, Kaveh

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  This complex, character-driven work of fiction is a recommended book club read.

• Daughters of Shandong

  Chung, Eve J.

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  This richly detailed and moving work of historical fiction is highly recommended for the book club crowd.

• Greta & Valdin

  Reilly, Rebecca K

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  This new edition of a 2021 debut is a witty work of LGFBTQIA+ fiction from Indigenous New Zealand author Rebecca Reilly will appeal to fans of great dialogue between characters.

• The Ministry of Time

  Bradley, Kaliane

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  A richly detailed and intricately plotted work of time-travel sci-fi, romance.

• We Used to Live Here

  Kliewer, Marcus

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  Atmospheric, menacing, and darkly funny. This Canadian work of horror fiction features a young queer couple and some inexplicable and ghostly events in the house they are flipping.

• Listen for the Lie

  Tintera, Amy

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  In Amy Tintera's first novel for an adult audience missing memories, small town life, and a murder feature in this atmospheric and suspenseful debut mystery.

• The Eyes Are the Best Part

  Kim, Monika

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  A gruesome and disturbing work of debut horror fiction that you won't be able to put down!

• The Truth According to Ember

  Nava, Danica

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  Things really escalate quickly for Ember Lee Cardinal when a little fudging of a job application goes awry. You'll hope she can catch a break and the guy!

• The Storm We Made

  A Novel

  Chan, Vanessa

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  This work of sweeping historical fiction is another good bet for book clubs.

• Masquerade

  Sangoyomi, O. O.

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  Set in 15th century West Africa, this work of mythological fiction is atmospheric, fast-paced, and intricately plotted.

• The Things We Didn't Know

  Pérez, Elba Iris

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  A coming-of-age work of historical fiction described as lyrical, character-driven and moving.