The NYT highlights five novels from “lesser known and first time writers” that “found unexpectedly broad readerships this year.” Virginia Evans’ THE CORRESPONDENT may be the biggest true sleeper of the year, building readership slowly and progressively over the summer. Circana Bookscan analyst Brenna Connor observers, “This sales trajectory is unusual for any book and almost unheard-of for a debut fiction title.” SenLinYu’s ALCHEMISED, adapted from her hit fan fiction, and Allen Levi’s originally self-published THEO OF GOLDEN both came to traditional publishing with built-in audiences, but both have fulfilled that promise and more. In a different, more modest league […]
