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Home » Looking For A Good Book or Film? » Genre 101 » Fiction

Fiction

Fiction is a broad range of books made up of stories that has people, places, or events that are created by the author's imagination. It can offer escape or shed light on issues we face in our lives.

Every month we send an email highlighting the most compelling recent fiction titles, as well as backlist gems.

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Fiction Book Lists...

link to new fiction page

New Fiction Books

link to Staff Picks - fiction booklist

Staff Picks - Fiction

link to "Best Recent Queer Fiction" booklist

Best Recent Queer Fiction (2025)

link to chosen family booklist

Chosen Family

link to BFFs booklist

Best Friends Forever

link to "best recent asian and asian heritage fiction 2025" booklist

Best Recent Asian and Asian Heritage Fiction (2025)

link to best recent black fiction 2025 booklist

Best Recent Black Fiction (2025)

link to recent african fiction booklist

Recent African Fiction

link to "Pride in Any Language" booklist

Pride in Any Language

link to "Best Recent Queer Fiction (2024)" boklist

Best Recent Queer Fiction (2024)

link to Women in Translation booklist

Women in Translation 2024

link to "Recent French Fiction" booklist

Recent French Fiction (2024)

link to Best Recent Canadian Fiction booklist

Best Recent Canadian Fiction (2024)

link to "Best Recent Black Fiction" booklist

Best Recent Black Fiction (2024)

link to "Best REcent Asian American Fiction" booklist

Best Recent Asian and Asian American Fiction (2024)

link to Recent Irish Fiction 2024 booklist

Irish Fiction 2024

link to based on a true story booklist

Based on a True Story: Fictional Accounts of Real Women

link to "Women in Translation 2023" booklist

Women in Translation 2023

link to fiction ebooks and eaudio booklists

Fiction ebooks and eaudio

link to recent irish fiction booklist

Irish Fiction 2023

link to Titles Worth Trying: Realistic Fiction [Grades 3-5] booklist

Realistic Fiction: Grades 3-5

link to Titles Worth Trying: Realistic Fiction [Grades K-2] booklist

Realistic Fiction: Grades K-2

link to Titles Worth Trying: Historical Fiction [Grades 3-5] booklist

Historical Fiction: Grades 3-5

link to Titles Worth Trying: Historical Fiction [Grades K-2] booklist

Historical Fiction: Grades K-2

link to "Middle School 10 Worth Trying: Historical" booklist

Middle School Historical Fiction

link to "Best Recent Black Fiction" booklist

Best Recent Black Fiction (2023)

link to Shakespeare Retold booklist

Shakespeare Retold

link to Classics Rebooted booklist

Classics Rebooted

link to Office Life booklist

Office Life

link to Irish Fiction 2022 booklist

Irish Fiction 2022

link to "Reese's Book Club" booklist

Reese's Book Club

link to "Reese's YA bookclub" list

Reese's YA Booklist

link to "Recent French Fiction" booklist

French Fiction from 2022

link to Warwick Prize Shortlist booklist

Warwick Prize Shorlists

link to Unnamed Narrators booklist

Unnamed Narrators

Link to Ensemble Casts booklist

Ensemble Casts

link to Women in Translation 2022 booklist

Women in Translation 2022

link to "Sweeping with a Strong Sense of Place" booklist

Sweeping with a Strong Sense of Place

link to Quirky and Funny booklist

Quirky and Funny

link to Bittersweet and Compelling booklist

Bittersweet and Compelling

link to global pride booklist

Global Pride

link to Greek Mythology Retold booklist

Greek Mythology Retold

link to Irish fiction 2021 booklist

Irish Fiction 2021

link to "Rich and Famous" booklist

Rich and Famous

link to Intensifying and Menacing booklist

Intensifying and Menacing

link to Spy Thrillers booklist

Spy Thrillers

link to Family Gatherings booklist

Family Gatherings

link to Translated Novellas booklist

Translated Novellas

link to "Picture Books in Translation" booklist

Picture Books in Translation

link to "Elementary and Middle Grade Books in Translation" booklist

Elementary and Middle Grade Books in Translation

link to "Teen Books in Translation" booklist

Teen Books in Translation

link to Women in Translation 2021 booklist

Women in Translation 2021

link to Shadow Organizations booklist

Shadow Organizations

link to Time and Again booklist

Time and Again

link to Parallel Narratives booklist

Parallel Narratives

link to Web of Connections booklist

Web of Connections

link to Academic Life booklist

Academic Life

link to Suburban Malaise booklist

Suburban Malaise

link to Toxic Relationships booklist

Toxic Relationships

link to teen royals booklist

Teen Royals

link to "High School Realistic Fiction" booklist

High School Realistic Fiction

link to "Middle School Realistic Fiction" booklist

Middle School Realistic Fiction

link to "Canadian Literature for Adults" booklist

Canadian Literature

link to "Leap of Faith: Christian Fiction" booklist

Leap of Faith: Christian Fiction

link to "Dual Timelines" booklist

Dual Timelines

link to "In Other Words" booklist

In Other Words

link to "Based on a true story" booklist

Based on a True Story

link to "24 Hours" booklist

24 Hours

link to Women in Translation 2019 booklist

Women in Translation 2019

link to "Presidents in Fiction" book list

Presidents in Fiction

link to WWI Family Sagas booklist

WWI Family Sagas

link to Classic Lit With a Modern Twist booklist

Classic Lit with a Modern Twist

link to "Books Told in Stuff" booklist

Books Told in Stuff

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