The Best Recent Literary Fiction Books to Add to Your List

Any voracious reader understands the need for the latest and greatest books in one’s favorite genre. We’ve put together a list of the best recent Literary Fiction books that are ready to be downloaded to your eReader! From Kindle titles to books available on Google Play, there’s something for everyone on this list.

Recent Literary Fiction Books to Read


The Best Recent Literary Fiction Books - Cloud Cuckoo Land by Anthony Doerr

1. Cloud Cuckoo Land

by Anthony Doerr

Anthony Doerr, author of All the Light We Cannot See, penned this stunning novel about thirteen-year-old Anna. She lives in Constantinople as an orphan amongst women earning their living embroidering robes for priests. The story follows Anna, a village boy whose path she crosses, and a character named Zeno five hundred years later.

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The Best Recent Literary Fiction Books - The Wish by Nicholas Sparks

2. The Wish

by Nicholas Sparks

Maggie Dawes’ life changed in 1996 when she was sent to the outer banks of North Carolina to live with her aunt. In Ocracoke, she meets Bryce Trickett – genuine, handsome, and a new West Point student. By 2019, Maggie’s life has moved on but she still has not forgotten her love story with Bryce.

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The Best Recent Literary Fiction Books - The Keeper of Happy Endings by Barbara Davis So

3. The Keeper of Happy Endings

by Barbara Davis

Soline Roussel is well-versed in the business of giving happy endings. For generations, her family has kept an exclusive bridal salon in Paris, where magic is worked with needle and thread. It’s said that the bride who wears a Roussel gown is guaranteed a lifetime of joy. But devastating losses during World War II leave Soline’s world and heart in ruins.

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4. Beautiful World, Where Are You

by Sally Rooney

Rooney’s latest novel tells the story of Alice, Felix, Eileen, and Simon – a group of young friends all brought together by chance. Can the four find a way to believe in a beautiful world?

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The Best Recent Literary Fiction Books - The Nameless Ones by John Connolly

5. The Nameless Ones

by John Connolly

Mixed with suspense and intrigue, Connolly returns for the latest in his Charlie Parker series as five killers vanish in Europe after a gruesome crime. This book will have you on the edge of your seat on the race to hunt the deadliest of war criminals.

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The Best Recent Literary Fiction Books - A Day Like This by Kelley McNeil

6. A Day Like This

by Kelley McNeil

Annie Beyers has everything—a beautiful house, a loving husband, and an adorable daughter. It’s just another day when she takes her daughter Hannah to the pediatrician… until she wakes hours later from a car accident. When she asks for her daughter, confused doctors tell Annie that Hannah never existed. In fact, nothing after waking from the crash is the same.

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The Best Recent Literary Fiction Books - The Family by Naomi Krupitsky

7. The Family

by Naomi Krupitsky

Sofia Colicchio and Antonia Russo could not be more different, but they’ve been best friends since the day they were born. When Antonia’s father goes missing, a wedge settles between the girls that they must fight to remove. This story of the Italian mafia will captivate you from the first page.

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The Best Recent Literary Fiction Books - The Passing Storm by Christine Nolfi

8. The Passing Storm

by Christine Nolfi

Early into the tempestuous decade of her thirties, Rae Langdon struggles to work through a grief she never anticipated. With her father, Connor, she tends to their Ohio farm, a forty-acre spread that itself has enjoyed better days. As memories sweep through her, some too precious to bear, Rae gives shelter from a brutal winter to a teenager named Quinn.

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