Barbara Love

Belonging and acceptance, ecological disaster, Shakespeare's child. The best literary fiction published in 2020.

Radiant. Soaring. Extraordinarily original. The best literary fiction published in 2019.

It is difficult to single out a few stories in a collection as good as Hadley's; Hall deserves a closer look for her beguiling collection; Hunt admirers will find much to love; Lively's gifts have only ripened with age; if readers are meeting Simpson for the first time, these engaging selections are an excellent place to begin