1 The Novel: The Mars Room

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It’s been almost five years since Rachel Kushner’s sophomore novel, The Flamethrowers, which was nominated for a National Book Award and made her one of literary fiction’s most-watched writers, was released. In her stunning new book—which follows a woman serving two life sentences in a California prison— Kushner deploys the same masterful storytelling she’s known for while also weaving in a knack for dealing with memory and regret in an unmistakable voice. If you only read one novel this month, The Mars Room should be it.