Rookie Prospects: So You Want To Read A First Novel?

Discover the best first novels for rookie readers! Explore our curated list of must-read debut books to start your literary journey with captivating stories.

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The Corrections

by Jonathan Franzen

A cloth bag containing ten copies of the title, that may also include a folder with miscellaneous notes, discussion questions, biographical information, and reading lists …
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The Mysteries of Pittsburgh

by Michael Chabon

Chabon's "New York Times"-bestselling first novel is a funny, tender coming-of-age story that introduces Art Bechstein, a Holden Caulfield for the post-Boomer/pre-Gen X-er generation.
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The virgin suicides

 

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How Proust Can Change Your Life

by Alain De Botton

A bestselling author draws on the work of one of history’s most important writers to show us how to best live life in a book …
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Sam the Cat

by Matthew Klam

The New Yorker magazine named Matt Klam one of the twenty best young writers in America, and the seven stories that comprise Sam the Cat …
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Money

by Martin Amis

John Self, one of London's top directors of commercials, is in New York making his first feature film. He is also spending money on drink, …
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High Fidelity

by Nick Hornby

From the bestselling author of About a Boy, A Long Way Down and Dickens and Prince, a wise and hilarious novel about love, heartbreak, and …
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Spartina

by John Casey

Winner of the 1989 National Book Award A classic tale of a man, a boat, and a storm, Spartina is the lyrical and compassionate story …
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Flaubert's parrot

 

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