Literary fiction Books

"A dazzling novel about love, loss, and the mysteries of the mind." - David Ebershoff, Bestselling author of The Danish Girl and The 19th Wife "A ...

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Like the parlor chorus of conversation at a Southern family reunion, the voices in the Stories from the Blue Moon Cafe II anthology are loud, or they are ...

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This collection of thirty Southern writers gathers some of the finest authors in the country - with stories, essays, and a poem. Demonstrating a range of ...

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One of ELLE's Best Queer Books of 2025 "Jam-packed with queer angst and queer joy... and a truly incredible amount of heart. I devoured this novel." ...

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Globe and Mail bestseller, The Boat People is an extraordinary novel about a group of refugees who survive a perilous ocean voyage only to face the threat of ...

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From the acclaimed author of Black Flies and Into the Savage Country and co-creator of top-ten Netflix hit Outer Banks, a powerful new novel of class ...

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A sexy, propulsive novel that confronts the limits of empathy and the perils of appropriation through the eyes of a disgraced small-town librarian. Now that ...

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“[T]his poised and playful debut novel is a sly satire on foodie culture and the modern hype machine... . As tart as ‘artisanal citrus,’ as sharp as a chef’s ...

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“Rowan Hisayo Buchanan’s debut is a beautifully textured novel, befitting the story of an artist.” -Washington Post Written in startlingly beautiful prose, ...

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Follow the eccentric, cantankerous, utterly charming Professor Chandra as he tries to answer the biggest question of all: What makes us happy? “Searingly ...

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American novelist and short-story writer, poet, translator, classical music composer, and filmscorer Paul Bowles has lived as an expatriate for more than 40 ...

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A remarkable literary debut shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize: the unflinching and powerful story of a young girl's journey out of Zimbabwe and to ...

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Meet Eva, Rhoda, and Terry, three women in Manhattan's young fashion industry. Smart and successful, somehow their lives become entwined with dangerous Jay ...

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'Mesmerising.' The Herald, Best Books to read this summer 'A glorious novel, as lyrical as it is suspenseful - breathless, tense, and shimmering.' STEPH ...

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“This highly anticipated coming-of-age novel... delivers the perfect sunny trifecta: summer camp drama, growing pains, and the enduring power of female ...

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Welcome to Florabama, Alabama-a place where you can stop to sip a co'cola or iced tea and think about money and love. If you had 'em, you were free to think ...

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Description

The term 'literary fiction' came into common use in the early 1960s. It is primarily used to distinguish 'serious fiction'—works that are considered to have literary value—from genre fiction and popular fiction. The word 'literature' is sometimes used to refer to this category, though it can also describe a broader range of written works.