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The Secret History

Donna Tartt · Literary Fiction

Under the influence of their charismatic classics professor, a group of clever, eccentric misfits at an elite New England college discover a way of…

dark academia · found family · morally grey character · twist ending

Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil

V. E. Schwab · Literary Fiction

From V. E. Schwab, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue: a new genre-defying novel about immortality and…

forbidden romance · coming of age

The Correspondent

Virginia Evans · Literary Fiction

Discover the word-of-mouth hit hailed by Ann Patchett as “A cause for celebration”—an intimate novel about the transformative power of the written…

slow burn · second chance romance · coming of age

Nowhere Burning

Catriona Ward · Literary Fiction

Nowhere Burning is a harrowing tale of survival that places the dark fairy tale of Peter Pan and the ruthless dangers of Lord of the Flies into the…

dark academia · coming of age · high stakes survival

Atmosphere

Taylor Jenkins Reid · Literary Fiction

Joan Goodwin has been obsessed with the stars for as long as she can remember.

second chance romance · slow burn

1984

George Orwell · Literary Fiction

"Big Brother is Watching You." In a world where truth is dictated by the Party, freedom is slavery, and war is peace, Winston Smith dares to think…

dystopian society · morally grey character · anti hero

Half His Age

Jennette McCurdy · Literary Fiction

**From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of *I’m Glad My Mom Died* comes a sad, funny, thrilling novel about sex, consumerism, class, desire,…

coming of age · morally grey character · slow burn

Jane Eyre

Charlotte Brontë · Literary Fiction

The novel is set somewhere in the north of England.

enemies to lovers · slow burn · gothic atmosphere · coming of age · workplace romance

Little Women

Louisa May Alcott · Literary Fiction

Louisa May Alcott wrote Little Women in two parts, each resoundingly popular and receiving critical acclaim.

coming of age · found family · multiple timelines

The Favorites

Layne Fargo · Literary Fiction

**To the world, they were a scandal.

enemies to lovers · coming of age · slow burn · she falls first

Great Big Beautiful Life

Emily Henry · Literary Fiction

" Two writers compete for the chance to tell the larger-than-life story of a woman with more than a couple of plot twists up her sleeve in this…

slow burn · opposites attract · workplace romance · coming of age · he falls first

If We Were Villains

M. L. Rio · Literary Fiction

Entreated to tell his side of the story to a detective who put him in prison a decade earlier for a murder he may not have committed, Oliver Marks…

dark academia · enemies to lovers · friends to lovers · found family · revenge plot

Kin

Tayari Jones · Literary Fiction

A Most Anticipated Book for 2026 according to the New York Times, New Statesman, NPR, Guardian, Independent, Financial Times, Daily Express, Mirror,…

coming of age · found family

The Song of Achilles

Madeline Miller · Literary Fiction

This is the story of the seige of Troy from the perspective of Achilles best-friend Patroclus.

friends to lovers · slow burn · coming of age

Hamnet

Maggie O'Farrell · Literary Fiction

England, 1580: The Black Death creeps across the land, an ever-present threat, infecting the healthy, the sick, the old and the young alike.

slow burn · second chance romance · gothic atmosphere

The Reformatory

Tananarive Due · Literary Fiction

"Gracetown, Florida. June 1950. Twelve-year-old Robbie Stephens, Jr., is sentenced to six months at the Gracetown School for Boys, a reformatory, for…

coming of age · revenge plot · high stakes survival

The Nightingale

Kristin Hannah · Literary Fiction

coming of age · high stakes survival

My Friends

Fredrik Backman · Literary Fiction

Fredrik Backman, who “captures the messy essence of being human” (The Washington Post), returns with an unforgettably funny, deeply moving tale of…

found family · coming of age · multiple timelines · twist ending

East of Eden

John Steinbeck · Literary Fiction

Steinbeck considered East of Eden to be his masterpiece.

coming of age · redemption arc · morally grey character · quest

King of Ashes

S. A. Cosby · Literary Fiction

Award-winning, New York Times bestselling author S.

revenge plot · morally grey character · anti hero

Bunny

Mona Awad · Literary Fiction

Samantha Heather Mackey couldn't be more of an outsider in her small, highly selective MFA program at New England's Warren University.

dark academia · found family · coming of age

Remarkably Bright Creatures

Shelby Van Pelt · Literary Fiction

After Tova Sullivan's husband died, she began working the night cleaner shift at the Sowell Bay Aquarium.

found family · coming of age · missing person

The Future Saints

Ashley Winstead · Literary Fiction

A most anticipated book from Goodreads, Woman's World, Brit + Co, and more!

found family · coming of age

Keeper of Lost Children

Sadeqa Johnson · Literary Fiction

Very good read

found family · multiple timelines

The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo

Taylor Jenkins Reid · Literary Fiction

"Aging and reclusive Hollywood movie icon Evelyn Hugo is finally ready to tell the truth about her glamorous and scandalous life.

forbidden romance · second chance romance · twist ending · multiple timelines

Stoner

John Williams · Literary Fiction

The critic Morris Dickstein has said that John Williams’s Stoner “is something much rarer than a great novel—it is a perfect novel,” and in the last…

coming of age · redemption arc

Crescent City

Belva Plain · Literary Fiction

“Well written, fascinating, rich in plot and characters .

coming of age · small town

The Road

Cormac McCarthy · Literary Fiction

The searing, postapocalyptic novel destined to become Cormac McCarthy's masterpiece.

post apocalyptic · coming of age · high stakes survival · found family

James

Percival Everett · Literary Fiction

**A brilliant reimagining of Adventures of Huckleberry Finn—both harrowing and satirical—told from the enslaved Jim's point of view** When Jim…

coming of age · revenge plot · morally grey character

Animal Farm

George Orwell · Literary Fiction

Animal Farm is George Orwell’s brilliant political satire and allegorical fable about the corrupting effects of power.

morally grey character · twist ending

Brave New World

Aldous Huxley · Literary Fiction

Aldous Huxley's "Brave New World" presents a chilling vision of a dystopian future characterized by the pervasive influence of technology and state…

dystopian society

The Picture of Dorian Gray

Oscar Wilde · Literary Fiction

**The Picture of Dorian Gray** is a philosophical novel by Irish writer Oscar Wilde.

dark academia · morally grey character · redemption arc

Of Mice and Men

John Steinbeck · Literary Fiction

Two men, migrant farmworkers, dream of a home of their own.

found family · coming of age · high stakes survival

We Have Always Lived in the Castle

Shirley Jackson · Literary Fiction

Enam tahun lalu, semangkuk gula yang dibubuhi racun arsenik menewaskan seluruh anggota keluarga Blackwood kecuali dua orang putri, Constance dan…

unreliable narrator · twist ending · small town · morally grey character

Vigil

George Saunders · Literary Fiction

An electric novel from the #1 New York Times bestselling, Booker Prize–winning author of Lincoln in the Bardo, taking place at the bedside of an oil…

unreliable narrator · twist ending · high stakes survival

Station Eleven

Emily St. John Mandel · Literary Fiction

NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST • A PEN/FAULKNER AWARD FINALIST • Set in the eerie days of civilization’s collapse—the spellbinding story of a Hollywood…

found family · post apocalyptic · coming of age · multiple timelines

The Names

Florence Knapp · Literary Fiction

"A dazzling debut that asks: Can a name shape the course of a life?

unreliable narrator · closed circle

The Bright Years

Sarah Damoff · Literary Fiction

A National Bestseller One family.

found family · coming of age

We Love You, Bunny

Mona Awad · Literary Fiction

Longlisted for the 2025 Giller Prize Named a Must-Read Pick by The New York Times, Oprah Daily, People, Associated Press, Marie Claire, Bustle, The…

dark academia · closed circle · found family

The Wedding People

Alison Espach · Literary Fiction

It’s a beautiful day in Newport, Rhode Island, when Phoebe Stone arrives at the grand Cornwall Inn wearing a green dress and gold heels, not a bag in…

found family · coming of age · small town · second chance romance

Cleopatra

Saara El-Arifi · Literary Fiction

Cleopatra tells her own story in this evocative and sensuous historical epic from the bestselling and award-winning author of Faebound and The Final…

coming of age

The Compound

Aisling Rawle · Literary Fiction

Nothing to lose. Everything to gain. Winner takes all. “Every bit as addictive as your favorite guilty pleasure binge-watch, but with all the…

closed circle · morally grey character · unreliable narrator

Theo of Golden

Allen Levi · Literary Fiction

“[A] word-of-mouth smash hit.” —The New York Times One spring morning, a stranger arrives in the small southern city of Golden.

small town · found family

Normal People

Sally Rooney · Literary Fiction

LONGLISTED FOR THE MAN BOOKER PRIZE: A wondrously wise, genuinely unputdownable new novel from Sally Rooney, winner of the 2017 Sunday Times Young…

friends to lovers · slow burn · coming of age

Small Things Like These

Claire Keegan · Literary Fiction

A stunning new edition of Claire Keegan's multi-award-winning, bestselling novel Small Things Like These.

small town · gothic atmosphere · dark academia

Heart the Lover

Lily King · Literary Fiction

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER FINALIST FOR THE PEN/FAULKNER AWARD A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: TIME Magazine, New York Times, Washington Post, Boston…

coming of age · forbidden romance · slow burn

Lost Lambs

Madeline Cash · Literary Fiction

Rippling with humor, warmth, and style, Lost Lambs is a new vision of the charms and pitfalls of family dysfunction.

coming of age · found family

The Book Witch

Meg Shaffer · Literary Fiction

She can hop into any novel, but she just can’t stay there.

portal fantasy · slow burn · found family

Death of the Author

Nnedi Okorafor · Literary Fiction

Preorder now and receive the stunning DELUXE LIMITED EDITION while supplies last―featuring a special alternate cover design on the hardcover case,…

Sula

Toni Morrison · Literary Fiction

'Extravagantly beautiful... Enormously, achingly alive... A howl of love and rage, playful and funny as well as hard and bitter' New York Times As…

coming of age · found family

Cursed Daughters

Oyinkan Braithwaite · Literary Fiction

A young woman must shake off a family curse and the widely held belief that she is the reincarnation of her dead cousin in this wickedly funny,…

coming of age · redemption arc · love triangle

Yesteryear

Caro Claire Burke · Literary Fiction

'A BOLD AND BITING SATIRE. WILL HAVE YOU GASPING TO THE FINAL PAGE' NITA PROSE 'SHOT THROUGH WITH HUMOUR AND LACED WITH DARKNESS' CLARE MACKINTOSH…

dark academia · twist ending · morally grey character · gothic atmosphere

Yellowface

R.F. Kuang · Literary Fiction

June Hayward dan Athena Liu sama-sama penulis.

morally grey character · revenge plot · unreliable narrator

The Great Gatsby

F. Scott Fitzgerald · Literary Fiction

Here is a novel, glamorous, ironical, compassionate – a marvelous fusion into unity of the curious incongruities of the life of the period – which…

forbidden romance · love triangle

Intermezzo

Sally Rooney · Literary Fiction

THE INSTANT #1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER • Shortlisted for the British Book Awards 2025 • Shortlisted for the An Post Irish Book Awards Novel of the Year •…

slow burn · coming of age

The Midnight Library

Matt Haig · Literary Fiction

Between life and death there is a library.

redemption arc · multiple timelines · coming of age · twist ending

To Kill a Mockingbird

Harper Lee · Literary Fiction

Harper Lee's classic novel of a lawyer in the Deep South defending a black man charged with the rape of a white girl.

coming of age

Natural Beauty

Ling Ling Huang · Literary Fiction

Our narrator produces a sound from the piano no one else at the Conservatory can.

dark academia · coming of age · unreliable narrator · found family

The Bluest Eye

Toni Morrison · Literary Fiction

Each night Pecola prayed for blue eyes.

coming of age

The Women

Kristin Hannah · Literary Fiction

Women can be heroes. When twenty-year-old nursing student Frances “Frankie” McGrath hears these words, it is a revelation. Raised in the…

coming of age · found family

The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion: Vol 3

Beth Brower · Literary Fiction

coming of age

Martyr!

Kaveh Akbar · Literary Fiction

God may give the toughest battles to the strongest warriors, but not always.

coming of age · redemption arc

Lady Tremaine

Rachel Hochhauser · Literary Fiction

IndieNext Pick • LibraryReads Pick "A bold and beautifully written examination of a mother's love told through the eyes of Cinderella's 'wicked'…

redemption arc · morally grey character

Girl Dinner

Olivie Blake · Literary Fiction

From the New York Times bestselling author of The Atlas Six, Girl Dinner is a darkly-fun novel about power, lust, and eating your fill, as wealthy…

dark academia · morally grey character · found family

The Remains of the Day

Kazuo Ishiguro · Literary Fiction

In the summer of 1956, Stevens, the ageing butler of Darlington Hall, embarks on a leisurely holiday that will take him deep into the countryside and…

unreliable narrator · gothic atmosphere

The Emperor of Gladness

Ocean Vuong · Literary Fiction

coming of age

Audition

Katie Kitamura · Literary Fiction

NAMED A 2025 “ESSENTIAL READ” BY THE NEW YORKER AND A TOP 10 BOOK OF THE YEAR BY TIME MAGAZINE AND PUBLISHERS WEEKLY NAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY…

morally grey character · unreliable narrator

The Great Alone

Kristin Hannah · Literary Fiction

coming of age · high stakes survival · found family

The Wilderness

Angela Flournoy · Literary Fiction

Desiree, Danielle, January, Monique and Nakia are in their early twenties and at the beginning.

coming of age · found family

Is This a Cry for Help?

Emily Austin · Literary Fiction

Emily Austin, the bestselling “queen of darkly quirky, endearingly flawed heroines” (Sarah Haywood, author of The Cactus), returns with a luminous…

coming of age · small town · redemption arc · cozy vibes

A Christmas Carol

Charles Dickens · Literary Fiction

A Christmas Carol in Prose, Being a Ghost-Story of Christmas, commonly known as A Christmas Carol, is a novella by Charles Dickens.

ghosts · redemption arc · coming of age · gothic atmosphere

Foster

Claire Keegan · Literary Fiction

An international bestseller and one of The Times’ “Top 50 Novels Published in the 21st Century,” Claire Keegan’s piercing contemporary classic Foster…

coming of age · found family

The Ministry of Time

Kaliane Bradley · Literary Fiction

In the near future, a civil servant is offered the salary of her dreams and is, shortly afterward, told what project she'll be working on.

time travel · found family · slow burn · portal fantasy

The Bell Jar

Sylvia Plath · Literary Fiction

Esther Greenwood begins the summer with an internship at a popular women’s magazine, but her hopes for a career as a writer are dashed when she…

coming of age · unreliable narrator

Cleopatra and Frankenstein

Coco Mellors · Literary Fiction

The smash-hit national bestseller and Goodreads Choice Award finalist from the New York Times bestselling author of Blue Sisters.

marriage of convenience · opposites attract · twist ending

Flashlight

Susan Choi · Literary Fiction

"One night, Louisa and her father take a walk on the beach.

unreliable narrator · twist ending · coming of age · dark academia

Endling

Maria Reva · Literary Fiction

LONGLISTED FOR THE 2025 BOOKER PRIZE • FINALIST FOR THE 2025 GOVERNOR GENERAL’S LITERARY AWARD FOR FICTION • LONGLISTED FOR THE 2026 DUBLIN LITERARY…

coming of age · twist ending

We Burned So Bright

T. J. Klune · Literary Fiction

Husbands Don and Rodney have lived a good long life.

found family · post apocalyptic · slow burn

Good People

Patmeena Sabit · Literary Fiction

“Good People is a stunning read.

morally grey character · found family · revenge plot

Shroud

John Banville · Literary Fiction

From the Booker Prize-winning author of The Sea comes a splendidly moving, "hypnotic" exploration (The New York Times) of identity, duplicity, and…

unreliable narrator · morally grey character · twist ending · forbidden romance

Sense and Sensibility

Jane Austen · Literary Fiction

When Mr. Dashwood dies, he must leave the bulk of his estate to the son by his first marriage, which leaves his second wife and three daughters…

second chance romance · opposites attract · coming of age

Woman Down

Colleen Hoover · Literary Fiction

The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny

Kiran Desai · Literary Fiction

BOOKER PRIZE SHORTLIST • KIRKUS PRIZE FINALIST A spellbinding story of two young people whose fates intersect and diverge across continents and…

coming of age · forbidden romance

Mrs. Dalloway

Virginia Woolf · Literary Fiction

Mrs. Dalloway is the portrait of a single day in a woman's life.

cozy vibes

On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous

Ocean Vuong · Literary Fiction

Nominated for the National Book Award for Fiction • Ocean Vuong’s debut novel is a shattering portrait of a family, a first love, and the redemptive…

coming of age · found family · redemption arc

A Guardian and a Thief

Megha Majumdar · Literary Fiction

LONGLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION 2026 A GUARDIAN ‘BOOK TO LOOK OUT FOR IN 2026’ OPRAH'S BOOK CLUB PICK TIME MUST-READ BOOK WINNER OF THE…

revenge plot · multiple timelines

Burn Down Master's House

Clay Cane · Literary Fiction

Inspired by true, long-buried stories of enslaved people who dared to fight back, a searing portrayal of resistance for readers of Colson Whitehead,…

revenge plot · morally grey character

Whidbey

T Kira Madden · Literary Fiction

coming of age

Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow

Gabrielle Zevin · Literary Fiction

Simplified Chinese edition of Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow

coming of age

Beloved

Toni Morrison · Literary Fiction

Toni Morrison--author of Song of Solomon and Tar Baby--is a writer of remarkable powers: her novels, brilliantly acclaimed for their passion, their…

haunted setting · gothic atmosphere · ghosts

Homegoing

Yaa Gyasi · Literary Fiction

The unforgettable New York Times best seller begins with the story of two half-sisters, separated by forces beyond their control: one sold into…

multiple timelines · coming of age

The Girls Who Grew Big

Leila Mottley · Literary Fiction

Adela Woods is sixteen years old and pregnant.

coming of age · found family · small town

The Hive

Melissa Scholes Young · Literary Fiction

The Hive is a story of survival, sisters, and secrets.

found family · coming of age · small town · fish out of water

A Far-flung Life

M.L. Stedman · Literary Fiction

about tragedy, family secrets, and the enduring power of love.

high stakes survival

My Year of Rest and Relaxation

Ottessa Moshfegh · Literary Fiction

It's early 2000 on New York City's Upper East Side, and the alienation of Moshfegh's unnamed young protagonist from others is nearly complete when…

unreliable narrator · morally grey character · twist ending

The Fourth Princess

Janie Chang · Literary Fiction

From the internationally bestselling author of The Porcelain Moon comes a haunting Gothic novel set in 1911 China.

gothic atmosphere · haunted setting · coming of age · twist ending · closed circle

The Lion Women of Tehran

Marjan Kamali · Literary Fiction

When Homa, a girl from her childhood, reappears in her privileged world, Ellie, amidst Iran's political turmoil, joins her in pursuing their goals…

coming of age · found family

The Pillars of the Earth

Ken Follett · Literary Fiction

The Pillars of the Earth is a historical novel by Welsh author Ken Follett published in 1989 about the building of a cathedral in the fictional town…

Flesh

David Szalay · Literary Fiction

"Teenaged Istvâan lives with his mother in a quiet apartment complex in Hungary.

coming of age · fish out of water

Moon of the Crusted Snow

Waubgeshig Rice · Literary Fiction

2023 Canada Reads Longlist Selection National Bestseller Winner of the 2019 OLA Forest of Reading Evergreen Award Shortlisted for the 2019 John W.

coming of age · post apocalyptic · small town · found family

Daisy Jones and the Six

Taylor Jenkins Reid · Literary Fiction

A gripping novel about the whirlwind rise of an iconic 1970s rock group and their beautiful lead singer, revealing the mystery behind their infamous…

found family · coming of age

Sky Daddy

Kate Folk · Literary Fiction

“[A] bizarre and endearing debut .

coming of age · fish out of water · slow burn

North and South

Elizabeth Gaskell · Literary Fiction

"North and South" is perhaps Elizabeth Gaskell’s most famous novel which poignantly deals with the issues of industrialisation from the working class…

opposites attract · slow burn · coming of age · small town

My Dark Vanessa

Kate Elizabeth Russell · Literary Fiction

"2000. Bright, ambitious, and yearning for adulthood, fifteen-year-old Vanessa Wye becomes entangled in an affair with Jacob Strane, her magnetic and…

unreliable narrator · coming of age · morally grey character

The Goldfinch

Donna Tartt · Literary Fiction

"The Goldfinch is a rarity that comes along perhaps half a dozen times per decade, a smartly written literary novel that connects with the heart as…

coming of age · dark academia · morally grey character · found family

Writers & Lovers

Lily King · Literary Fiction

#ReadWithJenna Book Club Pick as Featured on Today Emma Roberts Belletrist Book Club Pick A New York Times Book Review’s Group Text Selection "I…

coming of age · workplace romance · small town · slow burn

Honey

Jack Woodford · Literary Fiction

Slaughterhouse-Five

Kurt Vonnegut · Literary Fiction

Billy Pilgrim returns home from the Second World War only to be kidnapped by aliens from the planet Tralfamadore, who teach him that time is an…

time travel · unreliable narrator · twist ending

A Family Matter

Claire Lynch · Literary Fiction

A READ WITH JENNA BOOK CLUB PICK AS FEATURED ON TODAY • “Burns like a sparkler, quick and mesmerizing.” —The New York Times • Longlisted for the…

multiple timelines

Land

Maggie O'Farrell · Literary Fiction

The award-winning, bestselling author of Hamnet and The Marriage Portrait, returns with a soaring historical novel set in Ireland in the years before…

small town · found family

Sunburn

Chloe Michelle Howarth · Literary Fiction

For fans of Normal People, a queer, coming-of-age debut of impossible first love, first loss, and first heartbreak… It’s the early 1990’s in the…

coming of age · small town · forbidden romance · she falls first

Daughter of Egypt

Marie Benedict · Literary Fiction

Known for her “delightful blend of historical fiction and suspense” (People), New York Times bestselling author Marie Benedict, returns with a…

quest · coming of age · twist ending

Odessa

Gabrielle Sher · Literary Fiction

In a powerfully imagined Russia at the height of the pogroms, a grief-stricken family turn to ancient magic to bring their daughter back from the…

coming of age · witches · redemption arc

Sing, Unburied, Sing

Jesmyn Ward · Literary Fiction

Di usia 13 tahun, Jojo sudah dipaksa untuk menjadi lelaki dewasa.

coming of age · found family · ghosts · gothic atmosphere

The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion, vol. 1

Beth Brower · Literary Fiction

A humorous, charming series of novels set in 1880s London, taking the form of the diary entries of plucky, bookish Emma M. Lion

coming of age · small town

Agnes Grey

Anne Brontë · Literary Fiction

"Agnes Grey" by Anne Brontë is a poignant exploration of the challenges faced by a young governess in 19th-century England.

coming of age · small town · found family

The Mad Wife

Meagan Church · Literary Fiction

THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER From bestselling author Meagan Church comes a haunting exploration of identity, motherhood, and the…

morally grey character · unreliable narrator · twist ending

Finding Grace

Loretta Rothschild · Literary Fiction

A July Indie Next Pick • "A strikingly original and deeply moving debut." —People • "Begins with such a gasp-inducing twist that it's almost…

unreliable narrator · twist ending

A Short Stay in Hell

Steven L. Peck · Literary Fiction

An ordinary family man, geologist, and Mormon, Soren Johansson has always believed he’ll be reunited with his loved ones in an eternal hereafter.

quest

Private Rites

Julia Armfield · Literary Fiction

A NEW YORK TIMES Editors' Choice!

found family · portal fantasy · slow burn

Lady Tan's Circle of Women

Lisa See · Literary Fiction

*NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER!* From “one of those special writers capable of delivering both poetry and plot” (The New York Times Book Review) an…

coming of age · forbidden romance

What Kind of Paradise

Janelle Brown · Literary Fiction

A WASHINGTON POST BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR • A teenage girl breaks free from her father’s world of isolation to discover that her whole life is a lie in…

coming of age · twist ending · unreliable narrator · fish out of water

Still Life

Sarah Winman · Literary Fiction

*A GOOD MORNING AMERICA BOOK CLUB PICK* *A GLOBE AND MAIL BEST BOOK* “[A] winsome, large-hearted novel ...

found family · cozy vibes

The Book of Records

Madeleine Thien · Literary Fiction

One of Barack Obama's Favorite Books of the Summer A Literary Hub, Esquire, and Washington Post Most Anticipated Book of 2025 One of Time's and…

quest

Skylark

Paula McLain · Literary Fiction

! The New York Times bestselling author of The Paris Wife weaves a mesmerizing tale of Paris above and below—where a woman’s quest for artistic…

slow burn · multiple timelines · found family

Pachinko

Min Jin Lee · Literary Fiction

In the early 1900s, teenaged Sunja, the adored daughter of a crippled fisherman, falls for a wealthy stranger at the seashore near her home in Korea.

coming of age · small town · found family

The Blue Castle

L.M. Montgomery · Literary Fiction

Valancy Stirling is 29, unmarried, and has never been in love.

coming of age · small town · redemption arc

The Seven Daughters of Dupree

Nikesha Elise Williams · Literary Fiction

"It's 1995, and fourteen-year-old Tati is determined to uncover the identity of her father.

coming of age · missing person · multiple timelines

The Benefactors

Wendy Erskine · Literary Fiction

AN OBSERVER BEST DEBUT NOVEL 2025 'I couldn't put this book down' Sheena Patel, author of I'm a Fan 'A powerful, moving, compelling, utterly…

found family · coming of age · morally grey character

Loved One

Aisha Muharrar · Literary Fiction

"[Loved One] is special...full of wildly astute, delectably thorny questions about love and loss and possession." --Maggie Shipstead, author of Great…

coming of age · found family

Boy Parts

Eliza Clark · Literary Fiction

One of Granta's Best Young British Novelists 2023 An incendiary debut novel from a brash new talent—a pitch-black comedy, both shocking and…

dark academia · coming of age

The Book Thief

Markus Zusak · Literary Fiction

It is 1939. Nazi Germany. The country is holding its breath. Death has never been busier, and will be busier still. By her brother's graveside,…

coming of age · found family · post apocalyptic

Clear

Carys Davies · Literary Fiction

“Tender, riveting, and inventive is Clear, the newest offering and masterpiece from the brilliant Carys Davies.

coming of age · twist ending

The Winners

Fredrik Backman · Literary Fiction

A breathtaking new novel from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Anxious People and A Man Called Ove, The Winners returns to the close-knit,…

small town · found family · second chance romance · coming of age

Moby Dick

Herman Melville · Literary Fiction

A literary classic that wasn't recognized for its merits until decades after its publication, Herman Melville's Moby-Dick tells the tale of a whaling…

revenge plot · quest · high stakes survival

Boy's Life

Robert McCammon · Literary Fiction

An Alabama boy's innocence is shaken by murder and madness in the 1960s South in this novel by the New York Times–bestselling author of Swan Song.

coming of age · small town · twist ending

The Midnight Train

Matt Haig · Literary Fiction

When your life flashes before your eyes, where would you stop?

time travel · second chance romance · multiple timelines · portal fantasy

Demon Copperhead

Barbara Kingsolver · Literary Fiction

Set in the mountains of southern Appalachia, Demon Copperhead is the story of a boy born to a teenaged single mother in a single-wide trailer, with…

coming of age · redemption arc · high stakes survival

Heart of Darkness

Joseph Conrad · Literary Fiction

In Joseph Conrad's seminal work, "Heart of Darkness," readers embark on a harrowing journey through the depths of the Congo River, exploring the…

unreliable narrator · multiple timelines · gothic atmosphere

Exit Party

Emily St. John Mandel · Literary Fiction

COMING AUTUMN 2026 From the bestselling author of Station Eleven, Exit Party is Emily St.

multiple timelines · twist ending

A Gentleman in Moscow

Amor Towles · Literary Fiction

He can’t leave his hotel. You won’t want to. From the New York Times bestselling author of Rules of Civility—a transporting novel about a man who…

found family

Discipline

Larissa Pham · Literary Fiction

A taut, electrifying debut about a woman forced to confront unsettling truths about herself, her past, and the life she rebuilt following a ruinous…

unreliable narrator · morally grey character · twist ending

Crux

Gabriel Tallent · Literary Fiction

Dan e Tamma sono all’ultimo anno di liceo nella loro cittadina in California, all’ombra del Joshua Tree National Park, una delle mecche mondiali…

coming of age · small town · dark academia

The Overstory

Richard Powers · Literary Fiction

*The Overstory* unfolds in concentric rings of interlocking fable that range from antebellum New York to the late-twentieth-century Timber Wars of…

found family · quest

The River Is Waiting

Wally Lamb · Literary Fiction

"Corby Ledbetter is struggling. New fatherhood, the loss of his job, and a growing secret addiction have thrown his marriage into a tailspin. And…

redemption arc · coming of age

All the Light We Cannot See

Anthony Doerr · Literary Fiction

From the highly acclaimed, multiple award-winning Anthony Doerr, a stunningly ambitious and beautiful novel about a blind French girl and a German…

coming of age

He's the Devil

Tobi Coventry · Literary Fiction

An exhilarating, darkly comic debut novel about a do-gooder whose world is turned inside out when his new roommate—who might be possessed by the…

dark academia · demons · morally grey character

Helm

Sarah Hall · Literary Fiction

The wondrous, elemental new novel from a 'writer of show-stopping genius' - about nature, people and the sliver of time we have left.

The Little Stranger

Sarah Waters · Literary Fiction

From the multi-award-winning and bestselling author of The Night Watch and Fingersmith comes an astonishing novel about love, loss, and the sometimes…

gothic atmosphere · closed circle · unreliable narrator · twist ending

The Tenant of Wildfell Hall

Anne Brontë · Literary Fiction

**Librarian note: Alternate cover editions for this ISBN are: "Woman in white dress" (with the title on white and black background), "Woman at the…

forbidden romance · slow burn · second chance romance

84, Charing Cross Road

Helene Hanff · Literary Fiction

It all began with a letter inquiring about second-hand books, written by Helene Hanff in New York, and posted to a bookshop at 84, Charing Cross Road…

slow burn · friends to lovers

Woodworking

Emily St. James · Literary Fiction

LONGLISTED FOR THE CENTER FOR FICTION FIRST NOVEL PRIZE 2025 Named A Best Book of 2025 by Vox, Elle, NPR, Bustle, Marie Claire, Chicago Review of…

coming of age · found family

Alone with You in the Ether

Olivie Blake · Literary Fiction

From Olivie Blake, the New York Times bestselling author of The Atlas Six, comes an intimate and contemporary study of time, space, and the nature of…

slow burn · morally grey character · coming of age

What You Are Looking For Is in the Library

Michiko Aoyama · Literary Fiction

２０２１年本屋大賞第２位！！　「お探し物は、本ですか?　仕事ですか?　人生ですか?」　仕事や人生に行き詰まりを感じている5人が訪れた、町の小さな図書室。彼らの背中を、不愛想だけど聞き上手な司書さんが、思いもよらない本のセレクトと可愛い付録で、後押しします。　自分が本当に「探している物」に気がつき、明…

found family · cozy vibes

The Enchanted April

Elizabeth von Arnim · Literary Fiction

A 1922 women's adventure and travel novel by British-American novelist Elizabeth von Arnim.

coming of age · small town · road trip

The Warm Hands of Ghosts

Katherine Arden · Literary Fiction

During the Great War, a combat nurse searches for her brother, believed dead in the trenches despite eerie signs that suggest otherwise, in this…

quest · missing person · ghosts

Meet the Newmans

Jennifer Niven · Literary Fiction

From #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING author Jennifer Niven, a novel about America’s favorite TV family, whose perfect façade cracks "I LOVED Meet the…

found family · coming of age · redemption arc

If I Ruled the World

Amy DuBois Barnett · Literary Fiction

A fast-paced, juicy debut novel that peeks behind the curtain at the cutthroat world of hip-hop music and the glamorous magazine scene in the late…

coming of age · fish out of water

The Poppy Fields

Nikki Erlick · Literary Fiction

Welcome to the Poppy Fields, where there’s hope for even the most battered hearts to heal.

found family · coming of age · cozy vibes

The Forgotten Midwife

Laura Anthony · Literary Fiction

Set in the dual timelines of present-day and 1950s Ireland and based on real historical events, a powerful, poignant novel of feminism and resilience…

coming of age · multiple timelines · redemption arc

Buckeye

Patrick Ryan · Literary Fiction

'Funny and tender ... Patrick Ryan has long been one of my favourite writers' ANN PATCHETT 'I love this novel with my entire heart ... Wise and…

coming of age · small town

Shark Heart

Emily Habeck · Literary Fiction

For Lewis and Wren, their first year of marriage is also their last.

slow burn · coming of age · forbidden romance

Us Against You

Fredrik Backman · Literary Fiction

Have you ever seen a town fall? Ours did. Have you ever seen a town rise? Ours did that, too. A small community tucked deep in the forest,…

found family · coming of age · small town

This Book Made Me Think of You

Libby Page · Literary Fiction

A woman receives an unexpected gift from the man she loved and lost—a year of books, one for every month—launching a reading-inspired journey to…

second chance romance · coming of age · slow burn

Cherry Baby

Rainbow Rowell · Literary Fiction

Rainbow Rowell returns with a breathtakingly honest novel about how imperfectly we fall in love.

second chance romance · coming of age

Orlando

Virginia Woolf · Literary Fiction

In her most exuberant, most fanciful novel, Woolf has created a character liberated from the restraints of time and sex.

multiple timelines · secret identity · time travel · coming of age

Lincoln in the Bardo

George Saunders · Literary Fiction

February 1862. The Civil War is less than one year old. The fighting has begun in earnest, and the nation has begun to realize it is in for a long,…

ghosts · haunted setting · gothic atmosphere · multiple timelines

This Here Is Love

Princess Joy L. Perry · Literary Fiction

“A luscious storyteller, Princess Joy L.

coming of age · found family

The Measure

Nikki Erlick · Literary Fiction

Eight ordinary people. One extraordinary choice. It seems like any other day. You wake up, drink a cup of coffee, and head out. But today, when…

coming of age · slow burn

Stay with Me

Ayobami Adebayo · Literary Fiction

"A novel about a married Nigerian couple who must grapple with staggering levels of loss and betrayal in their quest to create a family for…

coming of age · small town

My Cousin Rachel

Daphne du Maurier · Literary Fiction

Orphaned at an early age, Philip Ashley is raised by his benevolent older cousin, Ambrose.

gothic atmosphere · forbidden romance · twist ending · morally grey character

Far from the Madding Crowd

Thomas Hardy · Literary Fiction

love triangle · coming of age · small town · redemption arc

Kate & Frida

Kim Fay · Literary Fiction

INSTANT USA TODAY BESTSELLER “A highly original, heart-warming story of an extraordinary friendship.” —Amy Poeppel, Award-Winning author of The Sweet…

found family · coming of age

A Tale of Two Cities

Charles Dickens · Literary Fiction

"It was the best of times, it was the worst of times." Charles Dickens' classic novel tells the story of two Englishmen--degenerate lawyer Sydney…

forbidden romance · love triangle · revenge plot

Paradiso 17

Hannah Lillith Assadi · Literary Fiction

The intimate, sweeping tale of one man’s restless search for home the world over, as the pendulum of fate swings between loss and life, grief and…

coming of age

The Love Songs of W. E. B. Du Bois

Honorée Fanonne Jeffers · Literary Fiction

The great scholar, W. E. B. Du Bois, once wrote about the Problem of race in America, and what he called “Double Consciousness,” a sensitivity that…

coming of age · found family · quest · multiple timelines

Soft Tissue Damage

Anna Whitwham · Literary Fiction

coming of age

With Love from Harlem

ReShonda Tate · Literary Fiction

"Tate blends fact and fiction with elegance...A captivating, emotionally resonant portrait of a singular woman who refused to be diminished." —…

coming of age · redemption arc

A Pale View of Hills

Kazuo Ishiguro · Literary Fiction

From the winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature and author of the Booker Prize–winning novel The Remains of the Day Here is the story of Etsuko, a…

unreliable narrator · multiple timelines · twist ending

Moderation

Elaine Castillo · Literary Fiction

Girlie, a thirty-something Filipinx-American, works a day job at a social-media moderation centre, flagging and removing the very worst that makes it…

morally grey character · coming of age · found family

An American Marriage

Tayari Jones · Literary Fiction

OPRAH’S BOOK CLUB 2018 SELECTION One of the most anticipated novels of 2018 according to Entertainment Weekly * Goodreads * Esquire * Elle *…

Wolf Hall

Hilary Mantel · Literary Fiction

Inglaterra, década de 1520. Henry VIII ocupa o trono, mas não tem herdeiros. O cardeal Wolsey, o seu conselheiro principal, é encarregue de garantir…

chosen one · morally grey character · revenge plot

Beautiful World, Where Are You

Sally Rooney · Literary Fiction

#1 INTERNATIONAL AND NATIONAL BESTSELLER A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK ONE OF TIME'S MUST-READ BOOKS OF 2021 NAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY…

slow burn · found family

Paradise Logic

Sophie Kemp · Literary Fiction

“Here, at last, is someone doing something new.” —The New York Times “The style is George Saunders meets Ottessa Moshfegh.” —The Guardian “The…

morally grey character · unreliable narrator · twist ending

No One Is Talking About This

Patricia Lockwood · Literary Fiction

"From "a formidably gifted writer" (The New York Times Book Review), a book that asks: Is there life after the internet?

coming of age · twist ending

Shōgun

James Clavell · Literary Fiction

"Only by living at the edge of death can you understand the indescribable joy of life." After Englishman John Blackthorne is lost at sea, he awakens…

fish out of water · closed circle

The Burning Side

Sarah Damoff · Literary Fiction

When their house goes up in flames, family secrets and thorny histories emerge as they are forced to decide what is worth salvaging.

coming of age · twist ending

The Jungle

Upton Sinclair · Literary Fiction

Upton Sinclair's dramatic and deeply moving story exposed the brutal conditions in the Chicago stockyards at the turn of the nineteenth century and…

coming of age · high stakes survival

The Grapes of Wrath

John Steinbeck · Literary Fiction

Steinbeck’s classic novel of the Great Depression is as vivid now as ever.

coming of age · road trip · high stakes survival

Beautyland

Marie-Helene Bertino · Literary Fiction

From the acclaimed author of Parakeet, Marie-Helene Bertino’s Beautyland is a wise, tender novel about a woman who doesn't feel at home on Earth.

coming of age · found family

Looking for Alaska

John Green · Literary Fiction

Before. Miles “Pudge” Halter is done with his safe life at home. His whole life has been one big non-event, and his obsession with famous last words…

coming of age · slow burn · love triangle

True Grit

Charles Portis · Literary Fiction

There is no knowing what lies in a mans heart.

coming of age · revenge plot · quest

A Good Animal

Sara Maurer · Literary Fiction

"A stunning, unforgettable, and deeply American novel." —Julia Phillips, National Book Award finalist and bestselling author of Bear and Disappearing…

coming of age · morally grey character · redemption arc

Anne of Avonlea

L. M. L. M. Montgomery · Literary Fiction

Why buy our paperbacks? Standard Font size of 10 for all books High Quality Paper Fulfilled by Amazon Expedited shipping 30 Days Money Back Guarantee…

coming of age · found family

What Hunger

Catherine Dang · Literary Fiction

A haunting coming-of-age tale following the daughter of Vietnamese immigrants, Ronny Nguyen, as she grapples with the weight of generational trauma…

coming of age

Flowers for Algernon

Daniel Keyes · Literary Fiction

Charlie Gordon is about to embark upon an unprecedented journey.

coming of age · redemption arc · anti hero

The Stationery Shop

Marjan Kamali · Literary Fiction

"A novel set in 1953 Tehran, against the backdrop of the Iranian Coup, about a young couple in love who are separated on the eve of their marriage,…

coming of age · small town

Infinite Jest

David Foster Wallace · Literary Fiction

A gargantuan, mind-altering comedy about the Pursuit of Happiness in America Set in an addicts' halfway house and a tennis academy, and featuring the…

coming of age

Hamlet

William Shakespeare · Literary Fiction

Hamlet is Shakespeare’s most popular, and most puzzling, play.

revenge plot · dark academia · morally grey character · twist ending

The Sunflower Boys

Sam Wachman · Literary Fiction

A poignant coming-of-age story with the sensitivity and haunting power of What Belongs to You and Swimming in the Dark, about a young boy wrestling…

coming of age · high stakes survival

Underground Railroad

Colson Whitehead · Literary Fiction

quest · high stakes survival

Lone Women

Victor LaValle · Literary Fiction

Blue skies, empty land—and enough wide-open space to hide a horrifying secret.

haunted setting · gothic atmosphere · small town

Homeseeking

Karissa Chen · Literary Fiction

Haiwen is buying bananas at a 99 Ranch Market in Los Angeles when he looks up and sees Suchi, his Suchi, for the first time in sixty years.

coming of age · second chance romance · multiple timelines

Much Ado about Nothing

William Shakespeare · Literary Fiction

Claudio and Hero are engaged, but the jealous Don John tries to thwart the wedding by denouncing Hero as unchaste.

enemies to lovers · slow burn · love triangle · grumpy sunshine

Rejection

Tony Tulathimutte · Literary Fiction

From the Whiting and O. Henry–winning author of Private Citizens (“the first great millennial novel,” New York Magazine), an electrifying…

morally grey character · unreliable narrator · twist ending

As Long as the Lemon Trees Grow

Zoulfa Katouh · Literary Fiction

Salama Kassab was a pharmacy student when the cries for freedom broke out in Syria.

coming of age · slow burn · high stakes survival

Mansfield Park

Jane Austen · Literary Fiction

Fanny Price is born to a poor family, but is sent to her mother's rich relations to be brought up with her cousins.

slow burn

Oliver Twist

Charles Dickens · Literary Fiction

Charles Dickens was born on 1812, in Portsea, England.

coming of age · found family

The Bride

Samuel Rowlands · Literary Fiction

Reproduction of the original: The Bride by Samuel Rowlands

Isola

Allegra Goodman · Literary Fiction

A REESE’S BOOK CLUB PICK The New York Times ‘Best Books of the Year (So Far)' A young woman and her lover are marooned on an island in a deeply…

slow burn · high stakes survival · forbidden romance

The Vanishing Half

Brit Bennett · Literary Fiction

"The Vignes twin sisters will always be identical.

found family · coming of age · secret identity

Christmas Presents ARC

Lisa Unger · Literary Fiction

coming of age

Fire Sword and Sea

Vanessa Riley · Literary Fiction

"In her latest, Riley provides a fresh take on high seas adventure through the eyes of the courageous, swashbuckling, based-on-a-real-life female…

quest · high stakes survival

The True True Story of Raja the Gullible (and His Mother)

Rabih Alameddine · Literary Fiction

”—NPR From the winner of the PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction comes a tragicomic love story set in Lebanon, a modern saga of family, memory, and the…

found family

The Secret Book Society

Madeline Martin · Literary Fiction

A captivating new historical novel from Madeline Martin, set in Victorian London about a forbidden book club, dangerous secrets, and the women who…

forbidden romance · found family · closed circle

The Great Disillusionment of Nick and Jay

Ryan Douglass · Literary Fiction

“Douglass sets a classic on fire with an inspired recasting that strips away time and all expectations." — Rita Williams-Garcia, New York Times…

coming of age · found family · redemption arc

The Bee Sting

Paul Murray · Literary Fiction

An unhappy Irish family plumbs the depths of their unhappiness, each in their own way.

coming of age · found family

American Fantasy

Emma Straub · Literary Fiction

NAMED A MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK OF 2026 BY THE NEW YORK TIMES, PEOPLE, AND TIME, AND HARPER'S BAZAAR "I can hardly remember the last time I read…

portal fantasy · magic academy · coming of age · found family

Ours

Phillip B. Williams · Literary Fiction

Named a Best Book of the Year by The New Yorker, People, Los Angeles Times, NPR, and more “An inventive ode to self-determination and also a…

coming of age · found family

The Faithful and the Fallen

Seb Wolff · Literary Fiction

A boy is taken in by the monastery at Steepwood, where he discovers a world of sanctity, secrets and sin.

dark academia · coming of age · found family · forbidden romance

Whistler

Ann Patchett · Literary Fiction

FROM THE INTERNATIONALLY BESTSELLING, PRIZE-WINNING AUTHOR OF THE DUTCH HOUSE AND TOM LAKE 'One of the most beloved authors of her generation' SUNDAY…

slow burn

A Beast Slinks Towards Beijing

Alice Evelyn Yang · Literary Fiction

LONGLISTED FOR THE 2026 WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION A dark, magical realist debut family saga that moves through the Japanese occupation of Manchuria,…

coming of age · found family · multiple timelines · redemption arc

Red Clay

Charles B. Fancher · Literary Fiction

An astounding multigenerational saga, Red Clay chronicles the interwoven lives of an enslaved Black family and their white owners as the Civil War…

multiple timelines · twist ending

Shuggie Bain

Douglas Stuart · Literary Fiction

Shuggie Bain is the unforgettable story of young Hugh “Shuggie” Bain, a sweet and lonely boy who spends his 1980s childhood in run-down public…

coming of age · found family · redemption arc

Appalachian Song

Michelle Shocklee · Literary Fiction

Forever within the memories of my heart.

coming of age · found family · small town

Playground

Richard Powers · Literary Fiction

A New York Times Book Review Editors’ Choice • One of the Ten Best Books of the Year, according to the Washington Post and AARP • A Time Must-Read…

coming of age · found family · quest

The Eights

Joanna Miller · Literary Fiction

They knew they were changing history.

found family · coming of age

Nesting

Roisin O'Donnell · Literary Fiction

Longlisted for the 2025 Women’s Prize for Fiction From an unforgettable new voice in Irish fiction, a heart-pounding, life-affirming story about one…

coming of age · twist ending · morally grey character · high stakes survival

Go Gentle

Maria Semple · Literary Fiction

'I ADORED THIS NOVEL' NINA STIBBE 'LOADED WITH MARIA SEMPLE'S SIGNATURE WIT' BONNIE GARMUS 'SMART, FUNNY AND DEVASTATING IN A GREAT WAY' JENNETTE…

coming of age · found family · cozy vibes

The Pretender

Jo Harkin · Literary Fiction

A sweeping historical novel in the vein of Hilary Mantel and Maggie O’Farrell set during the time of the Tudors’ ascent.

secret identity · twist ending

I See You've Called in Dead

John Kenney · Literary Fiction

The Office meets Six Feet Under meets About a Boy in this coming-of-middle-age tale about having a second chance to write your life's story.

coming of age · second chance romance · redemption arc

Once There Were Wolves

Charlotte McConaghy · Literary Fiction

"Inti Flynn arrives in Scotland with her twin sister, Aggie, to lead a team of biologists tasked with reintroducing fourteen gray wolves into the…

coming of age · found family

The Sisters of Book Row

Shelley Noble · Literary Fiction

From bestselling author Shelley Noble comes a gripping and timely historical novel of books, banning, and the women who helped save New York’s famed…

found family · quest

The First Time I Saw Him

Laura Dave · Literary Fiction

slow burn · opposites attract · coming of age

Kala

Colin Walsh · Literary Fiction

ONE OF NPR'S BEST BOOKS OF 2023 • INSTANT IRISH TIMES #1 BESTSELLER • ONE OF ELECTRIC LITERATURE'S MOST ANTICIPATED BOOKS OF THE YEAR • “A…

dark academia · unreliable narrator · found family · revenge plot

The Winter King

Bernard Cornwell · Literary Fiction

Uther, the High King of Britain, has died, leaving the infant Mordred as his only heir.

revenge plot · chosen one

Happy Land

Dolen Perkins-Valdez · Literary Fiction

A woman learns the incredible story of a real-life American Kingdom—and her family’s ties to it—in this enthralling novel from the New York Times…

found family · coming of age

Cloud Atlas

David Stephen Mitchell · Literary Fiction

A stunning, innovative Matyroshka doll of six nested narratives, which start in the 19th century and vault us into a dystopian future.

multiple timelines · twist ending · post apocalyptic

The Curious Inheritance of Blakely House

Joanna Davidson Politano · Literary Fiction

It is 1901 when clockmaker and brilliant tinker Sydney Forrester inherits Blakely House, the eclectic estate of an estranged uncle she's never met.

cozy vibes · coming of age · found family

No Friend to This House

Natalie Haynes · Literary Fiction

'Haynes is the modern embodiment of the best of Homer' – Radio Times No Friend to This House is an extraordinary reimagining of the myth of Medea…

revenge plot · morally grey character

Yellow Wife

Sadeqa Johnson · Literary Fiction

Born on a plantation in Charles City, Virginia, Pheby Delores Brown has lived a relatively sheltered life.

revenge plot · coming of age

Eminence Front

Rebecca Rowland · Literary Fiction

In Ascension

Martin MacInnes · Literary Fiction

LONGLISTED FOR THE 2023 BOOKER PRIZE A NEW YORKER BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR An astonishing novel about a young microbiologist investigating an…

coming of age · multiple timelines · high stakes survival

Hum

Helen Phillips · Literary Fiction

A Most Anticipated Book for The New York Times, The Washington Post, Time, Goodreads, LitHub, and Book Riot A Best Book of the Summer for Esquire,…

twist ending

The Yellow Wallpaper

Charlotte P. Gilman · Literary Fiction

The Yellow Wallpaper is a compelling exploration of psychological distress, gender roles, and the oppressive nature of societal expectations in the…

unreliable narrator · twist ending · gothic atmosphere · coming of age