The Best Literary Fiction

Sometimes the best stories are the ones where the action never stops or the murderer escapes. Sometimes the best stories have dragons or moats or hobbits or flying saucers.
Sometimes the best stories are the ones with unforgettable characters, big ideas and gorgeous, gorgeous sentences. Sometimes the best stories are novels you can’t put down as they explore universal themes of humanity through fully-realized characters and indelible prose. Like these stories:
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Pulitzer Prize finalist Daniel Mason takes readers on a journey through American history via the inhabitants of a single plot of New England land. This is ultimately a story of how we are all connected, through our environment and our history, and is one that should not be missed.
Meet Daniel on our Poured Over podcast here.
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In a near future where food supplies are drying up, a chef is hired to work on a compound for the ultra rich, where everything is abundant, and her boundaries begin to devolve. This is a stunning novel about pleasure and privilege, but it is also a paean to the joys of food and eating. Embrace your appetite for reading with this delicious book.
Meet C. Pam on our Poured Over podcast here.
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From the author of Deacon King Kong and National Book Award winner The Good Lord Bird comes a gorgeous novel about a small town and the bonds of community that are formed between marginalized groups in order to survive.
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