Literary Fiction

Winner of the Hurston/Wright Legacy Award for Fiction.One of Granta’s Best Young British Novelists.From the prizewinning young writer of What Is Not Yours Is Not Yours, Gingerbread, and Peacescomes a brilliant and inventive...

A piercing short novel of thwarted love and true friendship from one of our greatest living writersMarianne Clifford, 15, only child of a peppery army colonel and his vain wife, Lal, falls helplessly and absolutely for Simon Hurst, 18, whose cleverness...

From the internationally bestselling author of The Mountains Sing, a suspenseful and moving saga about family secrets, hidden trauma, and the overriding power of forgiveness, set during the war and in present-day Việt Nam.  In 1969, sisters...

WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY MICHAEL MOORCOCK.Angela Carter was one of the most important and influential writers of our time: a novelist of extraordinary power and a searching critic and essayist.This selection of her writing, which she made herself, covers...

“A welcome read in American contemporary literature. Though I Get Home is an intimate and complex look into Malaysian culture and politics, and a reminder of the importance of art in the struggle for social justice.” —Ana Castillo,...

The Ambassadors is a novel by Henry James, originally published as a serial in the North American Review (NAR).Story:Concerned that her son Chad may have become involved with a woman of dubious reputation, the formidable Mrs. Newsome sends her...

A heartfelt and delicately crafted debut novel about two young women who become entangled in one another and embark on a surprising journey of self-discovery and modern love.Aisling and Maya’s connection is unexpected. Maya has recently returned to...

A rich and riveting debut spanning four generations of Eastern European Jewish women bound by blood, half-hidden secrets, and the fantastical visitation of a shapeshifting stranger over the course of 100 years. An ambitious, delirious novel that tangles...

FINALIST FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE.A NEW YORKER BEST BOOK OF 2023.“[A] powerful debut.” —The Washington Post.“An exceptional and stunningly original novel by a major new writer.” —Bernardine Evaristo, Booker...

Shortlisted for the 2023 Booker Prize.Longlisted for the 2024 Women's Prize for Fiction.A New York Times Notable Book of the Year.Named a Best Book of the Year by The Guardian, NPR, and Kirkus.A taut, enthralling first novel about grief, sisterhood, and...

From the award-winning master of crime fiction, Denise Mina re-imagines the "Bonfire of the Vanities,” a series of fires lit throughout Florence at the end of the fifteenth century—inspired by the fanatical Girolamo Savonarola.Girolamo...

*Soon to be a TV series*A Goodreads Most Anticipated Fantasy, Science Fiction, and Horror Book of 2024For fans of Never Let Me Go and The Giver, an elegant and exhilarating literary speculative novel about an isolated town neighbored by its own past and...

The looming threat of a wildfire in Greece provides all the impetus this book needs to thrive with its dynamic characters and genuine human connection. This is an unforgettable story with a massive scope, an exacting tone and words that practically sing...

Emma Cline's first novel since 2016's The Girls is the story of a con woman posing as a member of Long Island's high society, leaving chaos in her wake as she drifts from place to place in the week before Labor Day. This sly, hypnotic novel is sure to...

When was the last time you fell madly in love with a novel? Smart and unexpected, funny and unforgettable, big-hearted and hopeful, The Last Animal is a story of mothers and daughters, teenage sisters, love and grief (and consequences), big ideas and...

LONGLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE.Named a Best Book of 2023 by the New Yorker, Washington Post, NPR, and Kirkus Reviews.“You should be reading Sebastian Barry. [He] has a special understanding of the human heart.” —The Atlantic“A...

This absolutely delightful collection of short stories about nonagenarians will have you cackling one moment and gasping at its keen insights the next. A testament to the power of long-standing friendship, you won't regret picking up this little gem of a...

From the author of The Sympathizer, winner of the 2016 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, The Refugees is the second piece of fiction from a powerful voice in American letters, praised as “beautiful and heartrending” (Joyce Carol Oates, New Yorker),...

A remarkable story of home and family, coming of age and making art. Idra Novey is a joy to read, even when she's writing about change and loss; this is, ultimately, a hopeful novel about finding our way in the world.A New York Times Notable Book of...

Engaging in the perpetually relevant theme of pressing on after loss, After Annie does not shy away from intense subject matter like opioid addiction and sexual abuse. All the while, the urgent and relevant depictions of real life will resonate with a...