Next (Hynes novel)

{{short description|Book by James Hynes}}

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| author = James Hynes

| country = United States

| language = English

| publisher = Back Bay Books

| release_date = 2010

| media_type = Print (hardback & paperback)

| pages = 336

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Next is a 2010 novel by James Hynes.{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/04/books/review/Messud-t.html?_r=0|title=Journey's End|last=Messud|first=Claire|date=1 April 2010|newspaper=The New York Times|language=English|accessdate=14 April 2015}} It won the 2010 Believer Book Award.{{cite web |author= |date= |title=The Believer Book Award 2010 winner |url=http://believermag.com/issues/201105/?read=believer_book_award |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140307082141/http://www.believermag.com/issues/201105/?read=believer_book_award |archive-date=March 7, 2014 |accessdate=March 6, 2014 |publisher=The Believer}}

Next received a starred review from Publishers Weekly, who called the novel "funny, surprising, and sobering."{{Cite web |date=2010-01-18 |title=Next by James Hynes, Ma |url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/9780316051927 |access-date=2023-07-17 |website=Publishers Weekly}}