Literary fiction that combines sharp cultural commentary against an absolutely absurd backdrop, with the addition of characters that seem to be like extras from a Girls episode, this book spoke to me on levels that nothing else this year has even come close to. Anika Jade Levy is no stranger to the art, good writing, or insufferable people you meet in your 20s, and her debut novel homes in on these facts and crafts a dystopian, frolicking book I could not put down. Capturing day-to-day life in a dystopian America, Levy’s world may be fictional, but the psychological struggles her characters face in corporate America, juggling transactional female friendships, navigating a time of conspiracy politics, and modern love, all tie back to our reality with ease.
Flat Earth by Anika Jade Levy, (List Price: $26, Catapult, 9781646222810, November 2025)
Reviewed by Grace Sullivan, Fountain Bookstore in Richmond, Virginia