shuggie bain — douglas stuart

pachinko — min jin lee

half of a yellow sun — chimamanda ngozi adichie

just kids — patti smith

the vanishing half — brit bennett

lincoln in the bardo — george saunders

on earth we’re briefly gorgeous — ocean vuong

bad habit — alana s. portero

say nothing — patrick radden keefe

this house of grief — helen garner

the handmaid’s tale — margaret atwood

flesh — david szalay

grief is the thing with feathers — max porter