Browsing: Literary Fiction

ONE REASON TO LIVE. THREE REASONS TO DIE. Trill Johnson has five years of jail time under his belt, two…

Peasant Kate Haute falls for Richard III in this spellbinding tale of star-crossed love! “Remarkably assured… A delightful, confident novel” (Kirkus Reviews) with nearly 1,700 five-star ratings on Goodreads.

A New York Times bestseller and NPR Best Book of the Year: A teenager with strange powers becomes unwittingly entangled in a mysterious conflict that touches lives across the world. A “genre-bending marvel of a novel” (O, the Oprah Magazine) from “one of the most electric writers alive” (The Boston Globe).

An international bestseller hailed as “a fable of criminal genius… remarkable” (The New York Times): Jean-Baptiste’s uncanny sense of smell leads him on a depraved, obsessive quest to create the perfect perfume from the scent of a young virgin…

A New York Times bestseller named one of the best books of the year by O, the Oprah Magazine and The Washington Post: Iris and Eva travel through 1940s America in this stirring tale of friendship and adventure. “Remarkable” (New York Times bestselling author Michael Cunningham).

“Inventive, gorgeously written, and unforgettable” (NPR): On the day before Christmas Eve, the lives of a nine-year-old budding singer, a fifth-grade teacher, and the owner of a legendary jazz club will intersect in moving and magical ways. “Fresh and charming” (Booklist).

A New York Times Book Review Notable Book: After four years of searching for him, missing Texas teenager Justin suddenly reappears. But his miraculous return throws everything into turmoil again… “Tremendously moving” (The Washington Post).

In this revolutionary classic, one of the greatest writers of 20th-century America — the voice behind last year’s Academy Award–nominated I Am Not Your Negro — frankly explores race, gender, and sexuality in 1950s Greenwich Village. “An almost unbearable, tumultuous, blood-pounding experience” (The Washington Post).

This “absorbing epic” (The New York Times Book Review) from the author of Corelli’s Mandolin tells the story of a small Anatolian village shaped by love and war during the 20th century. “Rich and compelling… Bernières has reached heights that few modern novelists ever attempt” (The Washington Post).

A New York Times bestselling magnum opus for our morally complex times from the author of Freedom Young Pip Tyler…