10 books for fans of Rules of Civility
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The Best Short Stories 2024: The O. Henry Prize Winners
by Amor Towles, Jenny Minton Quigley, Emma Binder, Michele Mari, Brad Felver, Morris Collins, Jai Chakrabarti, Amber Caron, Francisco González, Caroline Kim, Katherine D. Stutzman, Juliana Leite, Kate DiCamillo, Colin Barrett, Robin Romm, Allegra Goodman, Dave Eggers, E.K. Ota, Tom Crewe, Madeline Ffitch, Jess Walter, Allegra Hyde, Brian Robert Moore, Zoë Perry
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This year's O. Henry Prize winners showcase the finest contemporary short fiction, featuring established masters like Amor Towles alongside emerging voices pushing the form forward.
★ 4.13 Goodreads (1.2K ratings) - 2
The Divorce Papers
by Susan Rieger
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Criminal law associate Sophie Diehl avoids human contact until a weekend assignment forces her into the messiest of divorce proceedings.
★ 3.26 Goodreads (7.4K ratings) - 3
Theo of Golden
by Allen Levi
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When Theo starts purchasing ninety-two portraits from a coffeehouse wall, he quietly begins changing an entire town through simple acts of recognition.
★ 4.57 Goodreads (168.5K ratings) - 4
Sunrise on the Reaping
The Hunger Games
by Suzanne Collins
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Follow teenage Haymitch Abernathy into the arena during the second Quarter Quell, where the Capitol's twisted anniversary celebration doubles the death toll.
★ 4.50 Goodreads (1.1M ratings) - 5
A Thousand Splendid Suns
by Khaled Hosseini
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Hosseini traces Afghanistan's tumultuous history through Mariam and Laila, whose friendship becomes their lifeline through Taliban rule and personal tragedy.
★ 4.46 Goodreads (1.8M ratings) - 6
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The Extraordinary Life of Sam Hell
by Robert Dugoni
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Sam Hill's rare condition that gives him red pupils makes him an outcast, but with support from his devout mother, practical father, and two misfit friends, he learns to see differently.
★ 4.45 Goodreads (230.8K ratings) - 8
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Remarkably Bright Creatures
by Shelby Van Pelt
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What starts as a widow's late-night cleaning job at an aquarium becomes something unexpectedly profound when she connects with a giant Pacific octopus who might hold clues to her son's disappearance.
★ 4.36 Goodreads (1.3M ratings)