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A beginners guide to Literary Fiction

What even is literary fiction? The best way I can describe it is this: no plot, just vibes. Literary fiction is usually character, rather than plot, based. That means very little world-building, fantastical elements, or background stories to understa...

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for when you need to feel like everything is going to be okay

for when you need a little drama

for when you need a good long cry

for when you want to get lost in something

it's rough out there for the girlies

New Releases That Should Be on Your Radar

new books being added to the lit fic essentials list

A woman is literally followed by her own personal black hole as she just tries to do her job… relatable!

Ripe a book by Sarah Rose Etter

A young man navigates first love and tragedy

Small Worlds a book by Caleb Azumah Nelson

A drug-fueled LA fever dream I can't stop thinking about

All-Night Pharmacy a book by Ruth Madievsky

A coming out / survivor story. Just beautiful <3

Old Enough a book by Haley Jakobson

A student wants to be the cool new teacher's “pet”-- and things get dark

Pet a book by Catherine Chidgey

for when you need to feel like everything is going to be okay

when you need to feel those warm fuzzies

A writer finds her voice in the wake of her mother's death

Writers & Lovers a book by Lily King

friends and lovers come together to imagine a different way of living

All This Could Be Different a book by Sarah Thankam Mathews

Fancy cocktails, aesthetic restaurants, flower shops & lesbians… sign me up!

Yerba Buena a book by Nina Lacour

You're not the only one struggling through the dating apps

Ghosts a book by Dolly Alderton

The email exchanges in this book are immaculate

Beautiful World, Where Are You a book by Sally Rooney

for when you need a little drama

when you wake up and choose chaos

A therapy transcriptionist develops an inappropriate relationship with a client

Big Swiss a book by Jen Beagin

A lawyer for children receiving mental health care deals with her own trauma in a very messy way

Post-Traumatic a book by Chantal V. Johnson

Art students vs. the 1%

Sirens & Muses a book by Antonia Angress

Have you ever had an affair with a married man and then befriend his wife and started mentoring his daughter? Messy.

Luster a book by Raven Leilani

A hot older professor falls for a younger man… and things spiral all the way out of control

Vladimir a book by Julia May Jonas

for when you need a good long cry

these books were so depressing! ahhh… so satisfying!

A not love story love story

Normal People a book by Sally Rooney

When you want a little poetry

On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous a book by Ocean Vuong

classic tragic gay love

Giovanni's Room a book by James Baldwin

trust me, the book is better

Call Me by Your Name a book by André Aciman

for when you want to get lost in something

this series was everything to me

Book one of the Neapolitan novels-- where it all begins

My Brilliant Friend: A Novel (Neapolitan Novels, 1) a book by Elena Ferrante and Ann Goldstein

Book two of the Neapolitan novels-- my favorite of the series!

The Story of a New Name: Neapolitan Novels, Book Two a book by Elena Ferrante and Ann Goldstein

Book three of the Neapolitan novels-- all grown up

Those Who Leave and Those Who Stay: A Novel (Neapolitan Novels, 3) a book by Elena Ferrante and Ann Goldstein

Book four of the Neapolitan novels-- the epic conclusion

The Story of the Lost Child: A Novel (Neapolitan Novels, 4) a book by Elena Ferrante and Ann Goldstein

this book is thicc-- with love <3

The Love Songs of W.E.B. Du Bois: An Oprah's Book Club Pick a book by Honoree Fanonne Jeffers

it's rough out there for the girlies

this is for the girlies who have no idea what they are doing-- I see you. I am you.

for if you've ever been ghosted by a medium-ugly man

Acts of Desperation a book by Megan Nolan

imposter syndrome got hands

Assembly a book by Natasha Brown

a pandemic novel told through prophecy

Delphi a book by Clare Pollard

your twenties are for intense and inappropriate relationships that result in your downfall… right?

Conversations with Friends a book by Sally Rooney