Literary Fiction

Acclaimed works from prize-winning Picador authors, including Edward St Aubyn and Alan Hollinghurst. From must-read literary sensations like A Little Life to timeless classics like Plainsong, these are books that challenge conventions, spark debates and feed imaginations.

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  1. Book cover for Briefly, A Delicious Life

    Briefly, A Delicious Life

    Nell Stevens

  2. Book cover for Locks

    Locks

    Ashleigh Nugent

  3. Book cover for eden

    eden

    Jim Crace

  4. Book cover for Stone Blind

    Stone Blind

    Natalie Haynes

  5. Book cover for Everything's Fine

    Everything's Fine

    Cecilia Rabess

  6. Book cover for The Double Life of Daisy Hemmings

    The Double Life of Daisy Hemmings

    Joanna Nadin

  7. Book cover for Trust

    Trust

    Hernan Diaz

  8. Book cover for We Had To Remove This Post

    We Had To Remove This Post

    Hanna Bervoets

  9. Book cover for The Minuscule Mansion of Myra Malone

    The Minuscule Mansion of Myra Malone

    Audrey Burges

  10. Book cover for Pride and Prejudice

    Pride and Prejudice

    Jane Austen

    Hugh Thomson

  11. Book cover for Emma

    Emma

    Jane Austen

    Hugh Thomson

  12. Book cover for Sense and Sensibility

    Sense and Sensibility

    Jane Austen

    Hugh Thomson

  13. Book cover for The God of that Summer

    The God of that Summer

    Ralf Rothmann

  14. Book cover for All The Lovers In The Night

    All The Lovers In The Night

    Mieko Kawakami

  15. Book cover for Western Lane

    Western Lane

    Chetna Maroo

  16. Book cover for Devotion

    Devotion

    Hannah Kent

  17. Book cover for Sparrow

    Sparrow

    James Hynes

  18. Book cover for Haven

    Haven

    Emma Donoghue

  19. Book cover for Concerning My Daughter

    Concerning My Daughter

    Kim Hye-jin

  20. Book cover for An Honourable Exit

    An Honourable Exit

    Eric Vuillard

  21. Book cover for Very Cold People

    Very Cold People

    Sarah Manguso

  22. Book cover for Young Mungo

    Young Mungo

    Douglas Stuart

  23. Book cover for The Distant Hours

    The Distant Hours

    Kate Morton

  24. Book cover for The Forgotten Garden

    The Forgotten Garden

    Kate Morton

  25. Book cover for The House at Riverton

    The House at Riverton

    Kate Morton

  26. Book cover for The Lake House

    The Lake House

    Kate Morton

  27. Book cover for The Secret Keeper

    The Secret Keeper

    Kate Morton

  28. Book cover for The Clockmaker's Daughter

    The Clockmaker's Daughter

    Kate Morton

  29. Book cover for Sea of Tranquility

    Sea of Tranquility

    Emily St. John Mandel

  30. Book cover for Not Alone

    Not Alone

    Sarah K Jackson

  31. Book cover for Maps of Our Spectacular Bodies

    Maps of Our Spectacular Bodies

    Maddie Mortimer

  32. Book cover for Dirt Town

    Dirt Town

    Hayley Scrivenor

  33. Book cover for Now I Am Here

    Now I Am Here

    Chidi Ebere

  34. Book cover for Our Wives Under The Sea

    Our Wives Under The Sea

    Julia Armfield

  35. Book cover for Moonlight and the Pearler's Daughter

    Moonlight and the Pearler's Daughter

    Lizzie Pook

  36. Book cover for Treasures of Cornwall: A Literary Anthology

    Treasures of Cornwall: A Literary Anthology

  37. Book cover for Moonlight and the Pearler's Daughter

    Moonlight and the Pearler's Daughter

    Lizzie Pook

  38. Book cover for The Exhibitionist

    The Exhibitionist

    Charlotte Mendelson

  39. Book cover for Before You Suffocate Your Own Fool Self

    Before You Suffocate Your Own Fool Self

    Danielle Evans

  40. Book cover for New Animal

    New Animal

    Ella Baxter

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