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Notable New Novels of Summer 2025
Cal Flyn, Five Books Editor
Our most recommended books
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The City and Its Uncertain Walls: A Novel
by Haruki Murakami -

My Heavenly Favorite: A Novel
by Lucas Rijneveld, translated by Michele Hutchison -

Creation Lake: A Novel
by Rachel Kushner -

Until August: A Novel
by Gabriel García Márquez -

Intermezzo
by Sally Rooney -

The Extinction of Irena Rey
by Jennifer Croft






