Curated category · 2006—2025

Best fiction & literature

Award-winning and editorially recommended fiction & literature across twenty years, organized for discovery rather than sales ranking.

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2023Fiction & literature

The Fraud

Zadie Smith

On 2 lists: NPR Books We Love, The New York Times — 10 Best Books

2023Fiction & literature

The Guest

Emma Cline

NPR Books We Love

2023Fiction & literature

The Laughter

Sonora Jha

NPR Books We Love

2023Fiction & literature

The Postcard

Anne Berest, translated by Tina Kover

NPR Books We Love

2023Fiction & literature

Tom Lake

Ann Patchett

NPR Books We Love

2023Fiction & literature

Wellness

Nathan Hill

NPR Books We Love

2023Fiction & literature

Western Lane

Chetna Maroo

NPR Books We Love

2023Fiction & literature

Weyward

Emilia Hart

NPR Books We Love

2023Fiction & literature

Y/N

Esther Yi

NPR Books We Love

2023Fiction & literature

Yellowface

R.F. Kuang

NPR Books We Love

2023Fiction & literature

You, Again

Kate Goldbeck

NPR Books We Love