The Last Illusion was a Kirkus Best Book of 2014, a Buzzfeed Best Fiction Book of 2014, an NPR Best Book of 2014, one of Buzzfeed’s 28 Best Books By Women in 2014, an Electric Literature Best Book of 2014, a Volume1 Brooklyn Favorite Book of 2014, a PopMatters Best Book of 2014, one of Refinery29’s Books to Read in 2015, and one of Largehearted Boy’s 11 Favorite Novels of 2014.
(In addition to earlier press: one of Flavorwire’s 15 “Most Anticipated Books of 2014″, The Millions “Most Anticipated” in their “The Great 2014 Book Preview“, Flavorwire’s “50 Excellent Fabulist Novels Everyone Should Read,” and the Huffington Post’s “30 Books You NEED to Read in 2014.”)
Khakpour was also one of Dazed’s “Top 10 American Writers You Need to Read This Year,” a Buzzfeed Community/OpenRoadMedia “10 Amazing Female Novelists Under 50,” and one of Entropy’s “2014 Literary Advocates.”
Khakpour’s own favorite 2014 books can be found on The Millions and Salon.