A List for Percival Everett Newbies

Beyond the Book: A Percival Everett Starter List

Percival Everett's 2001 novel Erasure was adapted for film as American Fiction in 2023. The year after, Everett's new novel James scooped up major awards, including the National Book Award and the Pulitzer Prize. While these exposures and honors gained him some long-overdue stature in the world of mainstream literature, Everett had already built a decades-long career with his inventive, often satirical, and frequently acclaimed literary novels. Here are a few that may be enticing to those just discovering his fiction.

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BookBrowse Curated Reading Lists

We invite you and your patrons to make use of our curated “beyond the book” reading lists. Besides the Percival Everett list above, explore novels about reality television (relating to Aisling Rawle’s The Compound), books about magical portals (relating to Megan Giddings’ Meet Me at the Crossroads), romance novels with complex themes (relating to Emily Henry’s Great Big Beautiful Life), terminal illness memoirs (relating to Rod Nordland’s Waiting for the Monsoon), and much, much more. Subscribing libraries get access to all lists, while others can view a limited number.

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Our Most Anticipated Books for the Rest of 2025

We have you covered with our most anticipated reads for the remainder of 2025, including plenty of fresh contemporary fiction, an exciting haul of speculative and historical works, and some bookish nonfiction.

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BookBrowse in the Guardian and A Club of One’s Own

A recent Guardian article by Tom Gill discusses interpersonal and organizational issues that book clubs encounter. Gill mentions BookBrowse’s research on book clubs—this research and more form the foundation for our book club guide A Club of One’s Own, filled with practical and approachable advice for those leading private as well as library book clubs. Start benefiting from this essential resource today.

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Book Club Discussions

You and your patrons can find inspiration for your book clubs among our more than 200 past discussions. We're currently talking about The Tapestry of Time by Kate Heartfield, among many other books. Starting this week, we feature Death at the Sign of the Rook by Kate Atkinson.

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Ask the Author Interviews

BookBrowse is now hosting Ask the Author sessions in our community forum. You and your patrons are welcome to post questions and follow along. Join us for our conversation this week with Mischa Berlinksi, author of Mona Acts Out. We would love to see you there!

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New & Notable Books in August

We've carefully selected 100+ of the most noteworthy books publishing in August—check them out! Individual members and subscribing libraries can see, sort, and download the full list for all months. Non-subscribers can view books up to the current month and a limited selection of future books.

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