First Novels Forecast a Lush Spring
Thousands of novels are published each year, some of them debuts that promise to be fresh, fun, and maybe even the work of our next John Grisham or Marcel Proust. That's why LJ lists a wide-ranging selection of forthcoming first novels each season. This season, we're grouping the books by genre, though we'll continue listing an author's state or country for programming purposes. For the best of last season's successes, see the web exclusive retrospective, below.