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The best fiction books of 2019 end the year on a high note

The Nickel Boys  by Colson Whitehead

Two boys sentenced to a reform school in Jim Crow-era Florida reveal a study in contrasts: one is cynical, the other idealistic and inspired by the words of Martin Luther King Jr. As they navigate abuse and corruption, they influence each other in ways that will alter the course of their lives.

Chances Are ...  by Richard Russo

During a weekend on Martha’s Vineyard, three men meet to renew their

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