Ten notable campus novels

At B&N Reads Isabelle McConville tagged ten "books that capture the messiness of love and friendship and the uncertainty of life in your early twenties." One title on the list:

The Idiot by Elif Batuman

Set in the late 90s at Harvard, this is a new kind of coming-of-age narrative that reminds readers that to be American is to be from elsewhere. This is a brilliant, hilarious and moving novel that will resonate for some time.

Read about another novel on the list.

The Idiot is among Christine Ma-Kellams's seven books about unconventional situationships, Lauren Hutton's ten books about young women in (and out) of love, and Katherine Heiny's eight best books about modern dating.

Also see Elise Juska’s list of eight of the greatest campus novels ever written, Ali Lowe's list of six of the best campus crime novels, Kate McCusker's five top campus novels, Michael Woodson's ten top campus novels, and K.D. Walker's eight top campus novels set in grad school.

--Marshal Zeringue