Lit Hub's 10 Best Debut Novels of the Decade

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9 participants (10 books)

Overview

Original list can be found here (originally published in 2019)

Honorable mentions are listed as bonus books. 

Challenge Books

1

The Tiger's Wife by Téa Obreht

The Tiger's Wife

Téa Obreht

2

We the Animals by Justin Torres

We the Animals

Justin Torres

3

We Need New Names by NoViolet Bulawayo

We Need New Names

NoViolet Bulawayo

4

The Sympathizer by Viet Thanh Nguyen

The Sympathizer

The Sympathizer #1

Viet Thanh Nguyen

5

What Belongs to You by Garth Greenwell

What Belongs to You

Garth Greenwell

6

Here Comes the Sun by Nicole Dennis-Benn

Here Comes the Sun

Nicole Dennis-Benn

7

Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders

Lincoln in the Bardo

George Saunders

8

Conversations with Friends by Sally Rooney

Conversations with Friends

Sally Rooney

9

There There by Tommy Orange

There There

Tommy Orange

10

Severance by Ling Ma

Severance

Ling Ma

11

(bonus)

The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms by N.K. Jemisin

The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms

Inheritance Trilogy #1

N.K. Jemisin

12

(bonus)

Swamplandia! by Karen Russell

Swamplandia!

Karen Russell