Literary Fiction

Perfect reading for all fans of Days at the Morisaki Bookshop and Before the Coffee Gets Cold, this heartwarming Japanese bestseller centres on a charming convenience store called Tenderness. A special night edition to celebrate the...

WINNER OF THE 1973 NATIONAL BOOK AWARD.  By the Author of Stoner.In Augustus, his third great novel, John Williams took  on an entirely new challenge, a historical narrative set in classical Rome, exploring the life of the founder of...

Does money talk? Taking several leaps up the socioeconomic ladder, István finally finds himself surrounded by London's elite but at what price? Szalay's poignant writing offers a lens into one teenage boy's brush with trauma that continues to...

Longlisted for the 2025 Booker Prize. Winner of the 2024 New York City Book Award. Finalist for the 2024 Center for Fiction First Novel Prize.“Absolutely gorgeous. Taut as a thriller, lovely as a watercolor.”—Jennifer Croft. In...

Sensual yet searing, Hunter's acutely observed novel mines themes of race, status and identity, as a working-class Black man attempts to navigate the opulent world of a wealthy family. It’s summer and a young man walks through the gates of a...

Creepy, kooky and crackling with energy, We Love You, Bunny is the long-awaited return to the world of the sickeningly sweet (and maniacally maddening) clique — and this time, the Bunnies are taking center stage.The highly anticipated follow up to...

When the lines between virtual reality and human interaction start to blur, surrendering to the messiness of life might just be the only option. This is a humorously disarming love story that comes wrapped up in big tech and family drama.“A love...

Insightful, emotionally resonant, the final volume of the Neapolitan Novels following the lifelong friendship between two unforgettable women is a very, very satisfying read. (And the perfect excuse to kick off a re-read of the entire series as soon as...

Longlisted for the Center for Fiction First Novel Prize. “This lacerating, exhilarating debut novel . . . manages to be both boisterous and bleak, life-enhancing and life-denying, familiar and yet wholly original. It feels essential. You will...

Thrilling, funny and unique, this immersive collection is about seeing and being seen. Transcending genres, Peters dips into literary fiction, sci-fi and horror to explore transness, gender politics, longing for transformation and the messiness of being...

Having spent some time in Rome, Antonio - the handsomest young man in Catania - returns to his native town with the reputation of being a playboy and with a long list of amorous adventures behind him. To please his father, Antonio agrees to marry the...

THE CENTER FOR FICTION FIRST NOVEL PRIZE SHORTLIST • From the PEN/Robert W. Bingham Prize finalist, whose short stories received instant acclaim (“Sparingly told, evoked with lacerating intimacy . . . Extraordinary”—Esquire), a...

90 Classic titles celebrating 90 years of Penguin Books. Arrested in Cologne for remarking that the Fuhrer looked sweaty, nineteen-year-old Sanna has fled to Frankfurt. But her troubles are far from over. Her best friend Gerti has fallen for a Jewish...

A breathless, propulsive look into the caustic sides of love, from the beloved Norwegian winner of the PEN translation prize and National Book Award Finalist.“What is so impressive is Ørstavik's ability to capture — with precision,...

Equal parts haunting, brutal and beautiful, Fruit of the Dead is an easy one to read in one sitting. Written with tactful prose, it’s a thriller with roots in Greek mythology built on the love between mothers and daughters.Named a Best...

The ultimate Elizabeth Strout story: Lucy Barton and Olive Kitteridge teaching us about ourselves, one page at a time.NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • OPRAH’S BOOK CLUB PICK • From Pulitzer Prize–winning author Elizabeth Strout...

A wickedly funny work of depraved genius by one of Brazil’s most radical twentieth-century writers; imagine the Marquis de Sade as written by Clarice Lespecter.An electrifying masterpiece by one of modern Brazilian literature’s most...

Tara Selter’s epic journey through November 18th continues in Book II of the masterly On the Calculation of Volume from one of Scandinavia’s most beloved writers.   A WASHINGTON POST NOTABLE BOOK OF 2024. The first...

A stunning story about the power of language and lineage, The Names follows the life and legacy of a mother and son through alternating timelines.READ WITH JENNA BOOK CLUB PICK AS FEATURED ON TODAY.“Dazzling…The Names is...

This is a hilarious meditation on the power of art and language to unite people. Full of heart, humor and history, Ferdia Lennon reminds us that there’s nothing a show-stopping performance can’t fix.An utterly original celebration of that...