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Items tagged as Literary Fiction

Cover of Gilead
Book, added September 26, 2025
Gilead (2004)
by Marilynne Robinson
American Literature Literary Fiction Pulitzer Prize
Cover of The Things They Carried
Book, added September 21, 2025
The Things They Carried (1990)
by Tim O'Brien
American Literature Literary Fiction Memoir Pulitzer Prize Finalist Stories Vietnam War
Note September 21, 2025

I can't recall how Tinkers, by Paul Harding ended up in my reading list or why I skipped ahead of other books to read it but I'm glad I did. Possibly, it was the beautiful cover that hooked me.

What a hammer-drop of prose virtuosity. Completely arresting. Some books appeal because the subtle beauty of finely crafted sentences seeps in through your skin. The writing in this book is an injection into your carotid artery.

American Literature Literary Fiction Pulitzer Prize
Cover of Train Dreams
Book, added August 31, 2025
Train Dreams (2002)
by Denis Johnson
American Literature Literary Fiction Pulitzer Prize Finalist Top Pick
Cover of A Pale View of Hills
Book, added August 19, 2025
A Pale View of Hills (1982)
by Kazuo Ishiguro
Literary Fiction
Cover of Regeneration
Book, added August 16, 2025
Regeneration (1991)
by Pat Barker
Literary Fiction World War I
Cover of The Remains of the Day
Book, added August 17, 2025
The Remains of the Day (1989)
by Kazuo Ishiguro
Literary Fiction Top Pick
Cover of The Great Gatsby
Book, added August 17, 2025
The Great Gatsby (1925)
by F. Scott Fitzgerald
American Literature Literary Fiction Top Pick
Cover of One Hundred Years of Solitude
Book, added August 17, 2025
One Hundred Years of Solitude (1967)
by Gabriel Garcia Marquez • translated by Gregory Rabassa
Classic Literature Literary Fiction Top Pick
Cover of Fictions
Book, added August 29, 2025
Fictions (1962)
by Jorge Luis Borges • translated by Andrew Hurley
Literary Fiction Stories
Cover of Moby Dick
Book, added August 17, 2025
Moby Dick: or, The Whale (1851)
by Herman Melville
American Literature Classic Literature Literary Fiction Top Pick
Cover of The Crying of Lot 49
Book, added August 17, 2025
The Crying of Lot 49 (1965)
by Thomas Pynchon
American Literature Literary Fiction
Cover of The Scarlet Letter
Book, added August 17, 2025
The Scarlet Letter: A Romance (1850)
by Nathaniel Hawthorne
American Literature Classic Literature Literary Fiction Top Pick
Cover of East of Eden
Book, added August 29, 2025
East of Eden (1952)
by John Steinbeck
American Literature Literary Fiction Top Pick
Cover of Klara and the Sun
Book, added August 30, 2025
Klara and the Sun (2021)
by Kazuo Ishiguro
Literary Fiction Science Fiction
Cover of "Future Home of the Living God" by Louise Erdrich features bold white text over a dark ultrasound image, conveying mystery and life.
Book, added April 1, 2026
Future Home of the Living God (2017)
by Louise Erdrich
American Literature Literary Fiction Native (US)
Cover of The Sun Temple
Book, added February 21, 2026
The Sun Temple (2018)
by B.F. Späth
Literary Fiction
Cover of The Road
Book, added February 21, 2026
The Road (2007)
by Cormac McCarthy
Literary Fiction Pulitzer Prize
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