Auraist's best-written books of the century to date

As chosen by our contributors and the best literary Substackers

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IN TODAY’S ISSUE

—The best-written literary fiction, speculative fiction, and nonfiction of the century to date, as featured so far on Auraist, and as chosen by many of our favourite writers and Substackers. Our feature on the best-written books of 2024 is here.

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