Tag: Literary Fiction
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Paper Names

An unexpected act of violence brings together a Chinese-American family and a wealthy white lawyer in this propulsive and sweeping story of family, identity and the American experience.
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Our Best Intentions

A suspenseful drama about an immigrant family caught in a criminal investigation.
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Wandering Souls

A haunting, gut-wrenching debut novel that paints a tender portrait of three Vietnamese child-refugees and their journey of hope, grief, and survival.
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Notes on an Execution

A gripping and atmospheric work of literary suspense that deconstructs the story of a serial killer on death row, told primarily through the eyes of the women in his life.
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Night Wherever We Go

A debut novel about a group of enslaved women staging a covert rebellion against their owners.
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What Happened to Ruthy Ramirez

A Puerto Rican family in Staten Island who discovers their long‑missing sister is potentially alive and cast on a reality TV show, and they set out to bring her home.
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My Name is Lucy Barton

A simple hospital visit becomes a portal to the tender relationship between mother and daughter, despite their complicated past.
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Please Report Your Bug Here

A debut novel by Instagram’s first employee about a dating app employee who discovers a glitch that transports him to other worlds.
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Treacle Walker

A fusion of myth and folklore and an exploration of the fluidity time, vivid storytelling that illuminates an introspective young mind trying to make sense of everything around him.
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Winterland

In the early 1970s, Anya is chosen to train as a USSR gymnast as she copes with the disappearance of her mother and the challenges of the USSR’s past.
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