VCU Cabell First Novelist Award Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

VCU Cabell First Novelist Award

LONG LIST SPOTLIGHT: Four Treasures of the Sky by Jenny Tinghui Zhang . . "Zhang’s descriptive prose is an arresting combination of earthy and lyric." -New York Times . . Read here: https://t.co/jn8vCPyQ3q . . @VCUCHS @VCUEnglish @VCULibraries @Flatironbooks @pantaloonies https://t.co/0zQzbm6KiZ

VCU Cabell First Novelist Award

LONG LIST SPOTLIGHT: Nuclear Family by Joseph Han . . "Rhythmic and hypnotic; it captivates from the very first page... " -New York Times . . Read the full review here: https://t.co/NeogmOpc7g . . @VCUCHS @VCUEnglish @VCULibraries @CounterpointLLC @hanjoseph https://t.co/gv8H5fIlwo

VCU Cabell First Novelist Award

Now Reading: "The Prophets" by Robert Jones, Jr. (@SonofBaldwin), out now from @penguinrandom! We want your debuts! See https://t.co/UkIRj78826 for eligibility and details. https://t.co/H6qU0G5mHO

VCU Cabell First Novelist Award

SHORT LIST SPOTLIGHT: Eleutheria by Allegra Hyde . . A New Yorker Best Book of the Year A New Statesman Best Book of the Year . . Read an interview with the author here: https://t.co/7iVCw2bTXk . . @VCUCHS @VCULibraries @VCUEnglish @allegra_hyde @VintageAnchor https://t.co/JHfCU2iykB

VCU Cabell First Novelist Award

Now Reading: Calling for a Blanket Dance by Oscar Hokeah out now from @AlgonquinBooks . . This debut takes us into the life of Ever Geimausaddle whose family is determined to hold onto their community despite obstacles everywhere they turn. . . @VCUCHS @VCUEnglish @VCULibraries https://t.co/7pF6ITN2kw

VCU Cabell First Novelist Award

LONG LIST SPOTLIGHT: The Strange Inheritance of Leah Fern by Rita Zoey Chin . . "A book as magical as the characters it depicts" -The Washington Independent Review of Books . . Review: https://t.co/fMjGvOAMfI . . @VCUCHS @VCUEnglish @VCULibraries @RitaZoeyChin @melvillehouse https://t.co/TF1yR97Hd4

VCU Cabell First Novelist Award

LONG LIST SPOTLIGHT: The Verifiers by Jane Pek . . "Keen, sprightly, incidentally lesbian heroine and her complex Chinese immigrant family you can’t get enough of." -The Washington Post . . Read here: https://t.co/tnwwfyY3ks . . @VCUCHS @VCUEnglish @VCULibraries @VintageAnchor https://t.co/1phIseRLYB

VCU Cabell First Novelist Award

LONG LIST SPOTLIGHT: We Measure the Earth with Our Bodies by Tsering Yangzom Lama . . "Lama… brings a personal perspective to the plight of refugees and immigrants..." -Washington Post https://t.co/Jtd7z98QiT . . @VCUCHS @VCUEnglish @VCULibraries @tseringylama @BloomsburyPub https://t.co/jrqy8PD8Zo

VCU Cabell First Novelist Award

SHORT LIST SPOTLIGHT: The Wild Hunt by Emma Seckel . . BuzzFeed, LitHub, Tor, Library Journal Best Book of Summer NPR, CrimeReads, Shelf Awareness Best Book 2022 . . Interview with the author: https://t.co/Eog5ejjxgr . . @VCUCHS @VCUEnglish @VCULibraries @Tin_House @emmaseckel https://t.co/mb0gn9hPI4

VCU Cabell First Novelist Award

SHORT LIST SPOTLIGHT: The Doloriad by Missouri Williams . . One of Vulture's Best Books of 2022. Winner of the 2023 Republic of Consciousness Prize . . Read an interview with the author: https://t.co/Zo5neGIsUH . . @VCUCHS @VCUEnglish @VCULibraries @misery_williams @mcdbooks https://t.co/EhzgH8SpOm