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 Nobody Move

    Nobody Move

    Denis Johnson

  2. Book cover for Still Water Saints

    Still Water Saints

    Alex Espinoza

  3. Book cover for Let the Dead Lie

    Let the Dead Lie

    Malla Nunn

  4. Book cover for Carry Me Home

    Carry Me Home

    Terri Wiltshire

  5. Book cover for Reality, Reality

    Reality, Reality

    Jackie Kay

  6. Book cover for Mateship With Birds

    Mateship With Birds

    Carrie Tiffany

  7. Book cover for The Sea on Fire

    The Sea on Fire

    Howard Cunnell

  8. Book cover for Where You Once Belonged

    Where You Once Belonged

    Kent Haruf

  9. Book cover for The Secret Keeper

    The Secret Keeper

    Kate Morton

  10. Book cover for If This Is Home

    If This Is Home

    Stuart Evers

  11. Book cover for Tigers in Red Weather

    Tigers in Red Weather

    Liza Klaussmann

  12. Book cover for LAURA LAMONT'S LIFE IN PICTURES

    LAURA LAMONT'S LIFE IN PICTURES

    Emma Straub

  13. Book cover for Plainsong

    Plainsong

    Kent Haruf

  14. Book cover for Eventide

    Eventide

    Kent Haruf

  15. Book cover for The Stars Look Down

    The Stars Look Down

    A. J. Cronin

  16. Book cover for The Northern Light

    The Northern Light

    A. J. Cronin

  17. Book cover for Astray

    Astray

    Emma Donoghue

  18. Book cover for An Accidental Light

    An Accidental Light

    Elizabeth Diamond

  19. Book cover for Christie Malry's Own Double-Entry

    Christie Malry's Own Double-Entry

    B S Johnson

  20. Book cover for Trawl

    Trawl

    B S Johnson

  21. Book cover for Albert Angelo

    Albert Angelo

    B S Johnson

  22. Book cover for House Mother Normal

    House Mother Normal

    B S Johnson

  23. Book cover for Well Done God!

    Well Done God!

    B S Johnson

  24. Book cover for Getting Even

    Getting Even

    Sarah Rayner

  25. Book cover for When Nights Were Cold

    When Nights Were Cold

    Susanna Jones

  26. Book cover for This is Paradise

    This is Paradise

    Will Eaves

  27. Book cover for The Sound of Butterflies

    The Sound of Butterflies

    Rachael King

  28. Book cover for Signs of Life

    Signs of Life

    Anna Raverat

  29. Book cover for Wish I May

    Wish I May

    Justine Picardie

  30. Book cover for Possessed of a Past: A John Banville Reader

    Possessed of a Past: A John Banville Reader

    John Banville

  31. Book cover for Hope: A Tragedy

    Hope: A Tragedy

    Shalom Auslander

  32. Book cover for Noon

    Noon

    Aatish Taseer

  33. Book cover for Rates of Exchange

    Rates of Exchange

    Malcolm Bradbury

  34. Book cover for Eating People is Wrong

    Eating People is Wrong

    Malcolm Bradbury

  35. Book cover for The Third Reich

    The Third Reich

    Roberto Bolaño

  36. Book cover for Next to Love

    Next to Love

    Ellen Feldman

  37. Book cover for The Angel Esmeralda: Nine Stories

    The Angel Esmeralda: Nine Stories

    Don DeLillo

  38. Book cover for The Two Week Wait

    The Two Week Wait

    Sarah Rayner

  39. Book cover for Antwerp

    Antwerp

    Roberto Bolaño

  40. Book cover for The Sealed Letter

    The Sealed Letter

    Emma Donoghue

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