2505 titles · curated
Literary Fiction
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Love You Forever
Robert Munsch
Love You Forever
Robert Munsch
4.4·1986·32p
Corduroy
Don Freeman
Corduroy
Don Freeman
4.3·1968·34p
Everyone This Christmas Has A Secret
Benjamin Stevenson
Everyone This Christmas Has A Secret
Benjamin Stevenson
3.7·2024·240p
The Butcher and the Wren
Alaina Urquhart
The Butcher and the Wren
Alaina Urquhart
3.8·2022·245p
Second Place
Rachel Cusk
Second Place
Rachel Cusk
3.7·2021·186p
This Lullaby
Sarah Dessen
This Lullaby
Sarah Dessen
4.0·2002·371p
Everything Leads to You
Nina LaCour
Everything Leads to You
Nina LaCour
3.8·2014·320p
The Truth About the Harry Quebert Affair
Joël Dicker
The Truth About the Harry Quebert Affair
Joël Dicker
4.2·2012·643p
Midnight at the Bright Ideas Bookstore
Matthew J. Sullivan
Midnight at the Bright Ideas Bookstore
Matthew J. Sullivan
3.8·2017·336p
I, Medusa
Ayana Gray
I, Medusa
Ayana Gray
4.0·2025·504p
Role Playing
Cathy Yardley
Role Playing
Cathy Yardley
3.9·2023·333p
The Lying Life of Adults
Elena Ferrante
The Lying Life of Adults
Elena Ferrante
3.7·2019·336p
Trunk Music
Michael Connelly
Trunk Music
Michael Connelly
4.2·1997·448p
Recitatif
Toni Morrison
Recitatif
Toni Morrison
4.3·1983·58p
The Awakening
L. J. Smith
The Awakening
L. J. Smith
3.3·1991·324p
Angles of Attack
Marko Kloos
Angles of Attack
Marko Kloos
3.9·2015·352p
The Secret Keeper
Kate Morton
The Secret Keeper
Kate Morton
4.2·2006·484p
In the Distance
Hernán Díaz
In the Distance
Hernán Díaz
4.1·2017·272p
The Second Death of Locke
V.L. Bovalino
The Second Death of Locke
V.L. Bovalino
3.9·2025·465p
Who Is Maud Dixon?
Alexandra Andrews
Who Is Maud Dixon?
Alexandra Andrews
3.8·2021·336p
The Nanny Diaries
Emma McLaughlin
The Nanny Diaries
Emma McLaughlin
3.5·2002·320p
Beg, Borrow, or Steal
Sarah Adams
Beg, Borrow, or Steal
Sarah Adams
4.0·2025·385p
Tinkers
Paul Harding
Tinkers
Paul Harding
3.4·2009·94p
Pure Colour
Sheila Heti
Pure Colour
Sheila Heti
3.4·2022·149p
The Guest Cat
Takashi Hiraide
The Guest Cat
Takashi Hiraide
3.5·2001·140p
Prodigal Summer
Barbara Kingsolver
Prodigal Summer
Barbara Kingsolver
3.8·2000·644p
I'm a Fan
Sheena Patel
I'm a Fan
Sheena Patel
3.1·2022·231p
Come and Get It
Kiley Reid
Come and Get It
Kiley Reid
3.5·2024·352p
Girl A
Abigail Dean
Girl A
Abigail Dean
3.6·2021·328p
Swamplandia!
Karen Russell
Swamplandia!
Karen Russell
3.3·2011·418p
My Favorite Half-Night Stand
Christina Lauren
My Favorite Half-Night Stand
Christina Lauren
3.7·2018·384p
A Spark of Light
Jodi Picoult
A Spark of Light
Jodi Picoult
3.8·2018·355p
Rolling in the Deep
Mira Grant
Rolling in the Deep
Mira Grant
3.9·2015·79p
Stay Awake
Megan Goldin
Stay Awake
Megan Goldin
3.8·2022·303p
The Dating Plan
Sara Desai
The Dating Plan
Sara Desai
3.6·2021·354p
Audition
Katie Kitamura
Audition
Katie Kitamura
3.3·2025·197p
The Tokyo Zodiac Murders
Soji Shimada
The Tokyo Zodiac Murders
Soji Shimada
3.9·1981·252p
Bridge of Clay
Markus Zusak
Bridge of Clay
Markus Zusak
3.8·2018·544p
Not That Kind of Girl: A Young Woman Tells You What She's "Learned"
Lena Dunham
Not That Kind of Girl: A Young Woman Tells You What She's "Learned"
Lena Dunham
3.3·2014·288p
If the Shoe Fits
Julie Murphy
If the Shoe Fits
Julie Murphy
3.9·2021·304p
