7 Literary Fiction Books to Add to Your TBR List

02 Nov 2022

7 Literary Fiction Books to Add to Your TBR List

Looking for a new literary fiction book to get immersed in this month? We’ve curated a list of 7 new releases that will make the perfect addition to your “to be read” (TBR) list. Don’t miss out on these must-reads!

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The Christmas Charm

by Deanna Lynn Sletten

Release Date: November 1, 2022

Jessica dreads going home for Christmas. Ever since the death of her grandmother, she no longer has a buffer between her and her mother. The tension stems back two decades after the death of Jess’s sister Elaina, and they can’t come to a truce. Can a beloved family heirloom and the traditions of the past finally bring this broken family together?

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We Are the Light

by Matthew Quick

Release Date: November 1, 2022

From Matthew Quick, the New York Times bestselling author of The Silver Linings Playbook—made into the Academy Award–winning movie starring Jennifer Lawrence and Bradley Cooper—comes a poignant and hopeful novel about a widower who takes in a grieving teenager and inspires a magical revival in their small town.

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Well Behaved Wives

by Amy Sue Nathan

Release Date: November 1, 2022

Law school graduate and newlywed Ruth Appelbaum is acclimating to life and marriage in a posh Philadelphia neighborhood. She’ll do almost anything to endear herself to her mother-in-law, who’s already signed up Ruth for etiquette lessons conducted by the impeccably accessorized tutor Lillian Diamond. But Ruth brings something fresh to the small circle of housewives—sharp wit, honesty, and an independent streak that won’t be compromised.

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Gilded Mountain

by Kate Manning

Release Date: November 1, 2022

Drawn from true stories of Colorado history, Gilded Mountain is a tale of a bygone American West seized by robber barons and settled by immigrants, and is a story infused with longing—for self-expression and equality, freedom and adventure.

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The Best American Short Stories 2022

by Andrew Sean Greer & Heidi Pitlor

Release Date: November 1, 2022

A collection of the year’s best short stories, selected by Pulitzer Prize winner Andrew Sean Greer and series editor Heidi Pitlor. Andrew Sean Greer, “an exceptionally lovely writer, capable of mingling humor with sharp poignancy” (Washington Post), selects twenty stories out of thousands that represent the best examples of the form published the previous year.

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The Dilemma

by Julia Roberts

Release Date: October 26, 2022

My child means everything to me. But saving his life means destroying my best friend’s family… An absolutely gripping and emotional read about the choices and sacrifices we make for those we love. Fans of Liane Moriarty, Amanda Prowse and Susan Lewis will love The Dilemma.

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