6 Stunning New Literary Fiction Novels You Won’t Stop Thinking About

27 Feb 2025

6 Stunning New Literary Fiction Novels You Won’t Stop Thinking About

Some stories stay with you long after you turn the last page—challenging perspectives, stirring emotions, and leaving an unforgettable mark. These six new literary fiction novels do just that. With breathtaking prose, deeply human characters, and thought-provoking themes, they’ll pull you in and refuse to let go. Whether you love sweeping family sagas, intimate character studies, or bold explorations of society, these books are destined to be your next obsession. Let’s dive in!

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The Gift

by Scott Terry

Release Date: February 25 2025

A turbulent telling of one woman’s immersion in her faith and one man’s journey to acceptance, at a time when the American West was often hostile to the rising awareness of LGBT existence. A memorable and historically accurate tale of religious extremism and the struggle for acceptance.

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Show Don’t Tell: Stories

by Curtis Sittenfeld

Release Date: February 25 2025

A funny, fiercely intelligent, and moving collection exploring marriage, friendship, fame, and artistic ambition—including a story that revisits the main character from Curtis Sittenfeld’s iconic novel Prep—from the New York Times bestselling author of Eligible and Romantic Comedy.

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Beartooth

by Callan Wink

Release Date: February 11 2025

Two brothers in dire straits, living on the edge of Yellowstone, agree to a desperate act of survival in this taut, propulsive novel reminiscent of the works of Peter Heller and Donald Ray Pollock.

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Deep Cuts

by Holly Brickley

Release Date: February 25 2025

Joe asks Percy for feedback on one of his songs—and the results kick off a partnership that will span years, ignite new passions in them both, and crush their egos again and again. Is their collaboration worth its cost? Or is it holding Percy back from finding her own voice?

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Death Takes Me

by Cristina Rivera Garza

Release Date: February 25 2025

From the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Liliana’s Invincible Summer, a dreamlike, genre-defying novel about a professor and detective seeking justice in a world suffused with gendered violence.

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Born For This

by Caitlin Devlin

Release Date: February 11 2025

But the movie industry is a world of ruthless ambition, underhand favours and twisted promises. After a lifetime of acting, can Harley trust that Rachael is telling her the truth? Because family ties don’t mean the same to everyone, and fame always comes at its own cost…

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