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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The Godless Boys
Naomi Wood

Electricity
Ray Robinson

2 A.M. at The Cat's Pajamas
Marie-Helene Bertino

The Swansong of Wilbur McCrum
Bronia Kita

Winterton Blue
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The Guest Cat
Takashi Hiraide

Crossing the Line
Kerry Wilkinson

Cuts
Malcolm Bradbury

Origins
Amin Maalouf

Heartsick
Chelsea Cain

Southern Cross the Dog
Bill Cheng

The Hidden Girl
Louise Millar

The Company You Keep
Neil Gordon

The Undesirables
Dave Boling

Dusk and Other Stories
James Salter

Last Night
James Salter

What Would Mary Berry Do?
Claire Sandy

Road to Mars
Eric Idle

The Hiding Place
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Abyssinian Chronicles
Moses Isegawa

Lawless
Jessie Keane

Another Night, Another Day
Sarah Rayner

Collected Stories
James Salter

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Frédéric Beigbeder

Carn
Patrick McCabe

Cleave
Nikki Gemmell

The Time of their Lives
Maeve Haran

The Deaths
Mark Lawson

The Vacationers
Emma Straub

Land's Edge
Tim Winton

The Unknowns
Gabriel Roth

Having It All
Maeve Haran

The Kills
Richard House

Sealed With A Kiss
Rachael Lucas

Wise Men
Stuart Nadler

The View on the Way Down
Rebecca Wait

A Lady of Quality
Frances Hodgson Burnett

Through One Administration
Frances Hodgson Burnett

The Head of the House of Coombe
Frances Hodgson Burnett

Robin
Frances Hodgson Burnett