The Next (Already) Big Thing
 
Stay ahead of the curve with these selections.  These authors and their books have received both popular and critical acclaim.  They are all fiction and would make terrific picks for book clubs.  You’ll thoroughly enjoy these reads and your friends will be impressed with your inside track to some of today’s most gifted storytellers.
 
Michael Chabon
Gentlemen of the Road
His newest effort, published amid lots of buzz on October 30, 2007

The Yiddish Policeman’s Union
This year’s bestseller

The Amazing Adventures of Cavalier and Clay
His breakout hit
Wonderboys
Adapted for a film in 2000, starring Michael Douglas, Robert Downey Jr., Frances McDormand, Tobey Maguire and Katie Holmes.  
 
Nathan Englander
For The Relief of Unbearable Urges
An amazing collection of stories
The Ministry of Special Cases
His terrific sophomore effort
 
Dara Horn
In The Image
Winner of the 2006 National Jewish Book Award
The World to Come
Amazing second novel
 
Allegra Goodman
Kaaterskill Falls
Her break-out effort; National Book Award Finalist
Paradise Park
Her second novel
Intuition
New York Times 2006 Notable Book of the Year
 
Elizabeth Rosner
The Speed of Light
Selected for the Hadassah National Book Club 2003; Book Sense 76 Pick in 2001
Blue Nude
Book Sense 2006 Notable Pick
 

Previous Recommendations:

Parenting

Summer Reading

Mother-Daughter Books

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