Best Literary Fiction Book Recommendations

Why not choose from the best?

“Perhaps he was a fool, but he thought that if a work were truly great you would only have to read it once and you would be stolen from yourself, desperately moved, changed forever.” ―Mark Helprin

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind may not be based on a book, but these fantastic reads are the next best thing. 

“What you think is the point is not the point at all but only the beginning of the sharpness.” ―Flann O'Brien

“We are part of the human race, the human family, and have a right to the human cultural heritage wherever that heritage is located.” —Elizabeth Nunez

Settle in for serious sagas.

“When you think of the long and gloomy history of man, you will find more hideous crimes have been committed in the name of obedience than have ever been committed in the name of rebellion.” ―C.P. Snow

Suggest something everyone will love.

Political thought with a dash of escapism.

Everyone's favorite Marxist-feminist, “first great millennial” author. 

Throughout her career, the author of The Heart is a Lonely Hunter showed a deep empathy for, and understanding of, the outsider.

A journey through the work of Alice Walker.

“I can never read all the books I want; I can never be all the people I want and live all the lives I want." —Sylvia Plath

These novels push boundaries.

Read everything Italy has to offer.

Discover more uplifting, fantastical stories.

From the 17th century to the late 90's, we've covered the classics.

Big Brother doesn’t want you reading these novels.

“Anonymity is not necessarily something to shun; we don't have to achieve celebrity to make a mark on the world.” —Mal Fletcher

“A fearless teller of truths."