Literary Fiction

Graceful and moving, Maggie O’Farrell’s novel is a triumph of literary and historical fiction.

Graceful and moving, Maggie O’Farrell’s novel is a triumph of literary and historical fiction.

Lilia, the main character in Yiyun Li’s new novel, bears some resemblance to Elizabeth Strout’s indelible character Olive Kitteridge.

Lilia, the main character in Yiyun Li’s new novel, bears some resemblance to Elizabeth Strout’s indelible character Olive Kitteridge.

Canadian writer Cherie Dimaline blends fantasy, monsters and contemporary First Nation struggles in a powerful and inventive novel.

Canadian writer Cherie Dimaline blends fantasy, monsters and contemporary First Nation struggles in a powerful and inventive novel.

Alex Landragin’s debut novel weaves a remarkable tale across centuries, landscapes and human lives.

Alex Landragin’s debut novel weaves a remarkable tale across centuries, landscapes and human lives.

Raven Leilani’s writing is cerebral and raw, and this debut novel will establish her as a powerful new voice.

Raven Leilani’s writing is cerebral and raw, and this debut novel will establish her as a powerful new voice.

Prepare to mourn a bleak image of the future and to embrace an everlasting hope in Franny’s heroic example.

Prepare to mourn a bleak image of the future and to embrace an everlasting hope in Franny’s heroic example.

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Catherine Lacey’s provocative and suspenseful modern-day parable explores how our fear of otherness stands in the way of our compassion.

Catherine Lacey’s provocative and suspenseful modern-day parable explores how our fear of otherness stands in the way of our compassion.

The novel is at once a beautifully executed coming-of-age story and an unflinching account of lost innocence and idealism.

The novel is at once a beautifully executed coming-of-age story and an unflinching account of lost innocence and idealism.

The scope of this novel—from its vast conspiracies and social commentary to its decades-long timeline—is at times impressive to behold.

The scope of this novel—from its vast conspiracies and social commentary to its decades-long timeline—is at times impressive to behold.

As readers witness a growing friendship, the specificity of place cradles the characters’ attempts to understand what it means to be human and to love.

As readers witness a growing friendship, the specificity of place cradles the characters’ attempts to understand what it means to be human and to love.

This stunning debut novel is a twisting tale of grief, hope and self-deceit, a story as mesmerizing as the young women at its heart.

This stunning debut novel is a twisting tale of grief, hope and self-deceit, a story as mesmerizing as the young women at its heart.

A thoughtful reader must wonder if bad luck alone explains the sorry fate of this wandering soul.

A thoughtful reader must wonder if bad luck alone explains the sorry fate of this wandering soul.

Satyal fashions a narrative tinged with melancholy and humor in this rewarding book, which engages with issues of gender roles and family ties.

Satyal fashions a narrative tinged with melancholy and humor in this rewarding book, which engages with issues of gender roles and family ties.

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