6 Powerful New Literary Fiction Novels to Read

30 May 2024

6 Powerful New Literary Fiction Novels to Read

Discover six compelling literary fiction novels, delving into themes of self-discovery, love, and overcoming obstacles. Prepare to be moved and inspired by stories that resonate with the human spirit.

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When Swans Dance (The Love Birds Book 2)

by Katie Eagan Schenck

Release Date: April 25 2024

Steven and Rose have been planning their dream wedding for two years and they’re anxious to start their lives together. But when Steven suffers a health emergency, suddenly all of their plans—and finances—are thrown into a tailspin. Can a pair of swans help Steven and Rose learn to dance again, or will this be their swan song?

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Lies and Weddings: A Novel

by Kevin Kwan

Release Date: May 21 2024

In a globetrotting tale that takes us from the black sand beaches of Hawaii to the skies of Marrakech, from the glitzy bachelor pads of Los Angeles to the inner sanctums of England’s oldest family estates, Kevin Kwan unfurls a juicy, hilarious, sophisticated and thrillingly plotted story of love, money, murder, sex, and the lies we tell about them all.

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You Are Here

by David Nicholls

Release Date: May 28 2024

A hilarious, hopeful, and heartwarming love story—the novel beloved New York Times bestselling author David Nicholls calls “my funniest book yet”—You Are Here is a bittersweet and hopeful story of first encounters, second chances, and finding the way home.

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The Safekeep

by Yael van der Wouden

Release Date: May 28 2024

An exhilarating, twisted tale of desire, suspicion, and obsession between two women staying in the same house in the Dutch countryside during the summer of 1961—a powerful exploration of the legacy of WWII and the darker parts of our collective past.

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Housemates

by Emma Copley Eisenberg

Release Date: May 28 2024

What ensues is a journey into the heart of the nation, bringing the housemates into conversation with people from all walks of life—“the absurd dreamers and failures of this wide, wide country”— as they try to make sense of the times they are living in. Along the way, Leah and Bernie discover what it means to chase their own ideas and dreams, and to embrace what they are capable of both romantically and artistically.

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In Tongues

by Thomas Grattan

Release Date: May 21 2024

Anchored by winsome lyricism, glinting intellect, and a main character whose yearnings and mistakes come to feel like our own, In Tongues crackles with fierce longing and pointed emotion, further confirming Grattan as a rare chronicler of young adulthood’s joys and devastations.

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