Gabrielle Zevin
Memoirist · United States
Exploring the intersections of classical form and modern dissent.
1 title in the Novirra archive
The voices of Novirra
Featured Authors
50 US and UK writers whose books shape the Novirra reading list. Some are old friends of the salon; some are arriving for the first time.
50 authors
Barbara Kingsolver
Novelist · United States
A correspondent of small towns, large silences, and the weather between them.
1 title in the Novirra archive
Hernan Diaz
Essayist · United States
Writing at the seam of personal memory and political reckoning.
1 title in the Novirra archive
Jonathan Franzen
Memoirist · United States
Documenting diaspora, kitchens, and the long arithmetic of belonging.
1 title in the Novirra archive
Jennifer Egan
Novelist · United States
Crafting interior worlds with the patience of a miniaturist.
1 title in the Novirra archive
Elif Batuman
Essayist · United States
Exploring the intersections of classical form and modern dissent.
1 title in the Novirra archive
R.F. Kuang
Short-story writer · United States
Documenting diaspora, kitchens, and the long arithmetic of belonging.
2 titles in the Novirra archive
Rachel Khong
Memoirist · United States
Weaving folklore into the fabric of daily life with lyrical brilliance.
1 title in the Novirra archive
Percival Everett
Essayist · United States
Crafting interior worlds with the patience of a miniaturist.
1 title in the Novirra archive
James McBride
Memoirist · United States
A master of modern suspense and the darker corridors of Victorian history.
1 title in the Novirra archive
Kaveh Akbar
Memoirist · United States
Documenting diaspora, kitchens, and the long arithmetic of belonging.
1 title in the Novirra archive
Lauren Groff
Novelist · United States
Weaving folklore into the fabric of daily life with lyrical brilliance.
1 title in the Novirra archive
Daniel Mason
Essayist · United States
Redefining the boundaries of speculative fiction and climate narrative.
1 title in the Novirra archive
Miranda July
Critic · United States
Documenting diaspora, kitchens, and the long arithmetic of belonging.
1 title in the Novirra archive
Nathan Hill
Critic · United States
A master of modern suspense and the darker corridors of Victorian history.
1 title in the Novirra archive
Ann Napolitano
Short-story writer · United States
Probing the architecture of grief with restraint and grace.
1 title in the Novirra archive
Rita Bullwinkel
Essayist · United States
A master of modern suspense and the darker corridors of Victorian history.
1 title in the Novirra archive
Tommy Orange
Short-story writer · United States
Crafting interior worlds with the patience of a miniaturist.
1 title in the Novirra archive
Taffy Brodesser-Akner
Novelist · United States
Documenting diaspora, kitchens, and the long arithmetic of belonging.
1 title in the Novirra archive
Liz Moore
Novelist · United States
Writing at the seam of personal memory and political reckoning.
1 title in the Novirra archive
Rachel Kushner
Memoirist · United States
Exploring the intersections of classical form and modern dissent.
1 title in the Novirra archive
Richard Powers
Essayist · United States
A correspondent of small towns, large silences, and the weather between them.
1 title in the Novirra archive
Elizabeth Strout
Short-story writer · United States
A correspondent of small towns, large silences, and the weather between them.
1 title in the Novirra archive
Marie-Helene Bertino
Memoirist · United States
A master of modern suspense and the darker corridors of Victorian history.
1 title in the Novirra archive
Sarah Manguso
Short-story writer · United States
Known for visceral explorations of the human condition through minimalist prose.
1 title in the Novirra archive
V.V. Ganeshananthan
Critic · United States
Exploring the intersections of classical form and modern dissent.
1 title in the Novirra archive
J. Courtney Sullivan
Memoirist · United States
A master of modern suspense and the darker corridors of Victorian history.
1 title in the Novirra archive
Catherine Newman
Essayist · United States
Exploring the intersections of classical form and modern dissent.
1 title in the Novirra archive
Bonnie Garmus
Novelist · United States
Documenting diaspora, kitchens, and the long arithmetic of belonging.
1 title in the Novirra archive
Colson Whitehead
Novelist · United States
Probing the architecture of grief with restraint and grace.
2 titles in the Novirra archive
Hanya Yanagihara
Critic · United States
A master of modern suspense and the darker corridors of Victorian history.
1 title in the Novirra archive
Donna Tartt
Critic · United States
Exploring the intersections of classical form and modern dissent.
2 titles in the Novirra archive
Min Jin Lee
Novelist · United States
A correspondent of small towns, large silences, and the weather between them.
1 title in the Novirra archive
Viet Thanh Nguyen
Critic · United States
A correspondent of small towns, large silences, and the weather between them.
1 title in the Novirra archive
Toni Morrison
Novelist · United States
A correspondent of small towns, large silences, and the weather between them.
1 title in the Novirra archive
Douglas Stuart
Critic · United Kingdom
Probing the architecture of grief with restraint and grace.
2 titles in the Novirra archive
Maggie O'Farrell
Novelist · United Kingdom
Weaving folklore into the fabric of daily life with lyrical brilliance.
2 titles in the Novirra archive
Zadie Smith
Memoirist · United Kingdom
A correspondent of small towns, large silences, and the weather between them.
2 titles in the Novirra archive
Chetna Maroo
Memoirist · United Kingdom
Redefining the boundaries of speculative fiction and climate narrative.
1 title in the Novirra archive
Alice Winn
Essayist · United Kingdom
A correspondent of small towns, large silences, and the weather between them.
1 title in the Novirra archive
Kaliane Bradley
Novelist · United Kingdom
Redefining the boundaries of speculative fiction and climate narrative.
1 title in the Novirra archive
Alan Hollinghurst
Novelist · United Kingdom
Documenting diaspora, kitchens, and the long arithmetic of belonging.
1 title in the Novirra archive
Samantha Harvey
Novelist · United Kingdom
Probing the architecture of grief with restraint and grace.
1 title in the Novirra archive
Andrew O'Hagan
Critic · United Kingdom
Weaving folklore into the fabric of daily life with lyrical brilliance.
1 title in the Novirra archive
Francis Spufford
Novelist · United Kingdom
Redefining the boundaries of speculative fiction and climate narrative.
1 title in the Novirra archive
Nell Stevens
Critic · United Kingdom
A master of modern suspense and the darker corridors of Victorian history.
1 title in the Novirra archive
Joanna Quinn
Novelist · United Kingdom
A correspondent of small towns, large silences, and the weather between them.
1 title in the Novirra archive
Ian McEwan
Novelist · United Kingdom
A master of modern suspense and the darker corridors of Victorian history.
1 title in the Novirra archive
Hilary Mantel
Critic · United Kingdom
Documenting diaspora, kitchens, and the long arithmetic of belonging.
2 titles in the Novirra archive
Kazuo Ishiguro
Essayist · United Kingdom
A correspondent of small towns, large silences, and the weather between them.
2 titles in the Novirra archive