Novel Encounters

Gripping stories from returning heavy hitters and a mesmerizing Canadian debut are just some of the best books of August

This month’s best fiction offers up a new Colson Whitehead, a luxe take on the Greek gods and a promising debut

June is jam-packed with fiction

8 notable new novels by blossoming talent and returning favourites

This month’s novels run the gamut – from ’90s nostalgia to a #Tradwife satire – plus a creative portrayal of the life of Katharine Hepburn 

This month’s fiction picks have it all: romance, thrills, fantasy, history and the many foibles of contemporary life

This may be the shortest month, but it’s packed with literary debuts, gripping thrillers, historical hijinks and provocative probes of contemporary life

Make a fresh start and turn a new page with the first crop of 2026’s notable reads

Nostalgic, naughty and nice — our picks for December’s notable fiction should be on your list.

Besides this month’s scintillating literary debuts, the November lineup of new books can best be described as prodigal, with big, buzzy returns to fiction for eminent writers like Salman Rushdie, Olivia Laing and George Packer – as well as John Irving, who, after 40 years, revisits the Maine orphanage setting of his The Cider House […]