Literary fiction Books

“A comically dark coming-of-age story about growing up on the South Side of Chicago, but it’s also social commentary at its finest, woven seamlessly into the ...

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A heartbreaking and hilarious novel from the internationally bestselling author of A Man Called Ove and Anxious People Everyone remembers the smell of their ...

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One book. Nine readers. Ten changed lives. New York Times bestselling author Erica Bauermeister’s No Two Persons is ‘a gloriously original celebration of ...

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A warm, intimate novel that reminds us of the richness that can be found all throughout our lives-by the New York Times bestselling author of The Story of ...

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This beautiful novel by the beloved author of Open House and Talk Before Sleep tells the story of two young people growing up in Mason, Missouri, and how ...

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"Trophy Son brings Conroy's The Great Santini and Malamud's The Natural into the present day...A terrific book." -Harlan Coben Private lessons. Professional ...

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IT WAS A BATTLE FOR LOVE.Emily Fairchild had dreamed of a vacation like this: a whole summer spent ina romantic cottage on the water where she would be free ...

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David Benioff burst onto the literary scene with The 25th Hour, a debut praised by Janet Maslin of The New York Times for its "pungent, funny urban tableau ...

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As wise and funny as it is thrilling and original - the story of two young men on an impossible adventure A writer visits his retired grandparents in ...

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In the sprawling homes and upscale townhouses of the exclusive, largely African American Prince George's County, the lives of five women intersect - and the ...

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Born into a comfortable Washington, D.C., home, Naomi Jefferson leads a life that is only occasionally marred by racism. As a teenager in the 1960s, her ...

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The New York Times bestselling author of The Immortalists returns with an intimate yet epic love story-and a sweeping odyssey of scientific discovery. Under ...

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'Once I started reading The Immortalists, I resented every moment I had to spend away from the book until I'd finished' Stylist 'A compelling and utterly ...

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Discover the award-winning debut novel by the New York Times bestselling author of The Immortalists, a “majestic collision of sci-fi thriller and love story” ...

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NATIONAL BESTSELLER • A sweeping, intimate novel about an unconventional and irresistible family, in prose ‘so finely wrought it shimmers’ (Los Angeles ...

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When those unforgettable memories slip beyond your reach, you are still you – always you. When summer arrives to Temple Muse in 1963, the big house Áine ...

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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.