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General Fiction Books

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Barnes & Noble Book of the Year. Mona's Eyes by Thomas Schlesser. Shop Now

Featured title: Always Remember. Four unlikely friends together again. Shop Now!

Our Monthly Fiction Pick: The woods can't hide everything. The God of the Woods: A Novel by Liz Moore. Shop Now

Harper Lee: The Land of Sweet Forever. A new collection from the mind that brought us To Kill a Mockingbird. The Land of Sweet Forever: Stories and Essays (B&N Exclusive Edition) by Harper Lee. Shop Now

Barnes & Noble Discover Debut Author Prize Winner. Maggie; or, A Man and a Woman Walk Into a Bar: A Novel by Katie Yee. Shop Now

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What is General Fiction?

Fiction books are stories that describe imaginary events and people. Fiction can be broken down into many different genres including romance, western, science fiction, fantasy, horror, thriller, mystery and more. General fiction describes fiction books that don’t fit into one of these genres, or are a combination of multiple genres. For example, a story about a character who has a bit of romance drama while trying to solve a murder in the 1800s has a mix of many different genres but not enough of one to be considered a true romance, mystery, or historical fiction. Coming of age books are often classified in general fiction since they focus on the main characters life. Some popular general fiction books you have probably heard of include To Kill a Mockingbird, The Great Gatsby, The Catcher in the Rye, The Alchemist, Animal Farm, 1984, Of Mice and Men, Pride and Prejudice, The Fault in Our Stars, and Where the Crawdads Sing.

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Holmes Is Missing by James Patterson and Brian Sitts
The Book of Bill by Alex Hirsch
Beautiful Ugly by Alice Feeney
James by Percival Everett
The Frozen River by Ariel Lawhon
The Wedding People by Alison Espach
Martyr! by Kaveh Akbar
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