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Best fiction & literature

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

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2024Fiction & literature

All Fours

Miranda July

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

2024Fiction & literature

Clear

Carys Davies

NPR Books We Love

2024Fiction & literature

Entitlement

Rumaan Alam

NPR Books We Love

2024Fiction & literature

Fire Exit

Morgan Talty

NPR Books We Love

2024Fiction & literature

Forgottenness

Tanja Maljartschuk, translated by Zenia Tompkins

NPR Books We Love

2024Fiction & literature

Funny Story

Emily Henry

NPR Books We Love

2024Fiction & literature

Help Wanted

Adelle Waldman

NPR Books We Love

2024Fiction & literature

Intermezzo

Sally Rooney

NPR Books We Love

2024Fiction & literature

Martyr!

Kaveh Akbar

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

2024Fiction & literature

Memory Piece

Lisa Ko

NPR Books We Love

2024Fiction & literature

Mina's Matchbox

Yoko Ogawa, translated by Stephen B. Snyder

NPR Books We Love

2024Fiction & literature

My Friends

Hisham Matar

NPR Books We Love