This month’s best new literary fiction

Don’t miss the best new literary fiction from the past month, hand-picked by our editors! You’ll love this month’s literary fiction picks — which include a critically acclaimed New York Times bestseller from Marlon James, a moving coming-of-age story set in Taipei, and more!

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	Mona suddenly becomes the super of her crumbling apartment building… WHY IT’S READWORTHY: “Book groups will find lots to discuss in this warm, humorous, and deeply touching novel that will appeal to readers who enjoy Fredrik Backman, Shelby Van Pelt, or Elinor Lipman” (Library Journal) Will Mona’s quirky, nosy neighbors help her discover her true self? From the author of I Hope This Finds You Well comes “a lovely look at finding belonging in the most unlikely of places” (Kirkus Reviews) Learn more... MEDIA MENTIONS: GET EBOOK ON: Amazon Other formats and retailers A widower picks up a mysterious distress signal that will send him to a wild Alaskan island… WHY IT’S READWORTHY: Three timelines intertwine in this enthralling novel set in a beautiful, unforgiving landscape This “heartwarming, swashbuckling” literary mystery (Publishers Weekly) is one of a kind “Truly shines… You’ll be booking a ticket to the Inside Passage before you’ve flipped the final page” (Kate Quinn) Learn more... MEDIA MENTIONS: GET EBOOK ON: Amazon Other formats and retailers A Pulitzer Prize winner breaks the mold with this bold combination of fiction and journalism WHY IT’S READWORTHY: These “sparkling and enchanting” stories (Kirkus Reviews) follow women traveling across the Americas — revisiting the past, pursuing new beginnings, and more “Rivera Garza’s mastery unfolds in gorgeous prose and surprising perspectives” (Booklist) Named one of the 10 Most Anticipated Books of the Year by Publishers Weekly Learn more... MEDIA MENTIONS: GET EBOOK ON: Amazon Other formats and retailers During the first spring after the collapse of the United States, a house party goes terribly wrong… WHY IT’S READWORTHY: Hailed as “a page-turner” (Oprah Daily), “a tour de force” (Publishers Weekly), and “a glittering puzzle box of a novel” (Kirkus Reviews) An operative’s investigation of one man’s disappearance will lead her across the rapidly changing world From the author behind publishing sensations Station Eleven and Sea of Tranquility Learn more... MEDIA MENTIONS: GET EBOOK ON: Amazon Other formats and retailers In the wake of emancipation, formerly enslaved Tennyson must flee his Tennessee farm WHY IT’S READWORTHY: “One of the best writers in the English language” (The Washington Post) — who counts Kazuo Ishiguro and Douglas Stuart among his fans — is “at his best” (The Observer) Can Tennyson find a new beginning for himself and his sister? Set in the Reconstruction-era South, this enthralling adventure “blazes with an authenticity and poignancy” (Financial Times) Learn more... MEDIA MENTIONS: GET EBOOK ON: Amazon Other formats and retailers ‘Unputdownable… Everyone will be talking about [it]’ (Olivia Colman) WHY IT’S READWORTHY: In this darkly funny, provocative new release, a woman signs up to become the world’s first corporate surrogate… “The Handmaid’s Tale meets Severance” (Bustle) Garnering praise from literary superstars like Kiley Reid, Rumaan Alam, and Lauren Groff, who calls this “a spectacular debut” from “a dazzling new talent” Learn more... MEDIA MENTIONS: GET EBOOK ON: Amazon Other formats and retailers ‘Unexpected, beautifully controlled, and almost dangerously captivating’ (Kirkus Reviews, starred review) WHY IT’S READWORTHY: The highly anticipated latest from the author of The Girls landed on the 2026 Booker Prize longlist Follow along as aging father, friend, and retired businessman David lives out his last days on one final pilgrimage “Profoundly moving… The last pages of Switzy, which mingle horror, beauty, absurdity, and a sense of profound finality, will probably stay with me forever” (The Guardian) Learn more... MEDIA MENTIONS: GET EBOOK ON: Amazon Other formats and retailers A 2026 National Book Award nominee, this ‘novel of now’ (NPR) is one you don’t want to miss WHY IT’S READWORTHY: The first novel in over a decade from an acclaimed New York Times bestselling author After experiencing a deadly mall shooting, Magnolia, a Haitian American real estate agent, grapples with acute questions about her identity and family “A searching work from one of our most gifted and consistent writers” (The Boston Globe) Learn more... MEDIA MENTIONS: GET EBOOK ON: Amazon Other formats and retailers From the author of publishing sensations Yellowface and Katabasis WHY IT’S READWORTHY: An instant New York Times bestseller in the vein of Elif Batuman’s The Idiot College freshman Lily jets off to spend the summer in Taipei for a language program — where questions about her family history and a journey of self-discovery await “[Kuang] does [literary fiction] so well that if you didn’t know better it would be hard to imagine her writing in any other register” (The New York Times Book Review) Learn more... MEDIA MENTIONS: GET EBOOK ON: Amazon Other formats and retailers ‘This masterpiece is the novel of the decade’ according to The New York Times WHY IT’S READWORTHY: Eight men rehearsing a play together suffer a terrible, deadly attack that will send the survivors down different healing journeys… An instant New York Times bestseller, Booker Prize finalist, and National Book Award finalist, this “harrowing, hilarious, magnificent” epic (The Boston Globe) is a major literary event The hotly anticipated latest from the author of A Brief History of Seven Killings Learn more... MEDIA MENTIONS: GET EBOOK ON: Amazon Other formats and retailers A poet is drawn into the history of a crumbling Victorian psychiatric hospital in Ireland WHY IT’S READWORTHY: She soon uncovers the stories of the women who were institutionalized there years ago… James Patterson calls this novel “a feat of literary alchemy,” and Anne Enright predicts it “will be read for decades to come” A captivating, moody read perfect for Halloween season Learn more... MEDIA MENTIONS: GET EBOOK ON: Amazon Other formats and retailers On an isolated research base in Antarctica, a disgraced biologist still can’t outrun the past WHY IT’S READWORTHY: A brand-new GMA Book Club pick Ann Napolitano calls “one of the best books I’ve read in years” “Utterly transporting… breathtaking and profound” (Clare Leslie Hall, author of Broken Country), this tale of one woman’s quest will grab readers by the heart From the New York Times bestselling author who captivated readers with her smash hit, The Immortalists Learn more... MEDIA MENTIONS: GET EBOOK ON: Amazon Other formats and retailers
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