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Browse 276 Literary books by their defining tropes and reading signals.
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Us Against YouFredrik BackmanContemporary Fiction · Literary
The Love Songs of W.E.B. Du BoisHonorée Fanonne JeffersHistorical · Literary
Girl with a Pearl EarringTracy ChevalierLiterary · Historical
People of the BookGeraldine BrooksLiterary · Historical
Olive KitteridgeElizabeth StroutContemporary Fiction · Literary
Palace WalkNaguib MahfouzLiterary · Historical
The English PatientMichael OndaatjeHistorical · Literary
Dead Man's WalkLarry McMurtryHistorical · Adventure
Astonish MeMaggie ShipsteadLiterary · Contemporary Fiction
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & ClayMichael ChabonHistorical · Literary
After You'd GoneMaggie O'FarrellLiterary · Contemporary Fiction
The Sirens of TitanKurt VonnegutSci-Fi · Space Opera
Alias GraceMargaret AtwoodHistorical · Literary
The Piano TunerDaniel MasonHistorical · Literary
SorrowlandRivers SolomonSci-Fi · Horror
CirceMadeline MillerFantasy · Epic Fantasy
Any ManAmber TamblynThriller · Literary
Claudius the GodRobert GravesHistorical · Literary
CloudsplitterRussell BanksHistorical · Literary
The Year of the FloodMargaret AtwoodSci-Fi · Literary
The Birth HouseAmi McKayHistorical · Literary
Palace of DesireNaguib MahfouzLiterary · Historical
Suite FrançaiseIrène NémirovskyHistorical · Literary
Where the Line BleedsJesmyn WardLiterary · Contemporary Fiction
The ObservationsJane HarrisHistorical · Romance
What You Are Looking For Is in the LibraryMichiko AoyamaContemporary Fiction · Literary
The Western WindSamantha HarveyHistorical · Mystery
Our Wives Under the SeaJulia ArmfieldQueer Romance · Horror
The Book ThiefMarkus ZusakHistorical · Literary
The HelpKathryn StockettHistorical · Literary
The Makioka SistersJunichiro TanizakiLiterary
The MonkMatthew LewisHorror · Literary
Mr LovermanBernardine EvaristoQueer Romance · Contemporary Fiction
War and PeaceLeo TolstoyHistorical · Literary
Comanche MoonLarry McMurtryHistorical · Adventure
Before the Coffee Gets ColdToshikazu KawaguchiContemporary Fiction · Fantasy
The Vaster WildsLauren GroffHistorical · Literary
The God of EndingsJacqueline HollandFantasy · Dark Fantasy
The Siege of KrishnapurJ. G. FarrellHistorical · Literary
The Lincoln HighwayAmor TowlesHistorical · Literary
The LieutenantKate GrenvilleHistorical · Literary
My Name is MaameJessica GeorgeContemporary Fiction · Literary
White TeethZadie SmithLiterary · Contemporary Fiction
The Good Lord BirdJames McBrideHistorical · Literary
FosterClaire KeeganLiterary · Contemporary Fiction
The MagiciansLev GrossmanFantasy · Epic Fantasy
Shuggie BainDouglas StuartHistorical · Literary
Cat’s CradleKurt VonnegutSci-Fi · Literary