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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John of John
Douglas Stuart

The Secret Keeper
Kate Morton

The Sunshine Man
Emma Stonex

Thirst Trap
Gráinne O'Hare

New York: A Literary Anthology
J. Michelle Coghlan

Classic Summer Stories
Becky Brown

Fever Dream
Samanta Schweblin

Fair Play
Louise Hegarty

Harvest
Jim Crace

This Census-Taker
China Miéville

American War
Omar El Akkad

Paul Takes the Form of A Mortal Girl
Andrea Lawlor

In the Skin of a Lion
Michael Ondaatje

The Palm House
Gwendoline Riley

The Menu of Happiness
Hisashi Kashiwai

The Road Ahead: Timeless Inspiration for Graduates
Zachary Seager

The News from Dublin
Colm Tóibín

Sisters in Yellow
Mieko Kawakami

The Cat Who Saved the Library
Sosuke Natsukawa

Almost Life
Kiran Millwood Hargrave

Sleeping Children
Anthony Passeron

Hatter's Castle
A. J. Cronin

Tree of Smoke
Denis Johnson

Spud: The Reunion
John van de Ruit

The Debt To Pleasure
John Lanchester

A Private Man
Stephanie Sy-Quia

The Untouchable
John Banville

Ghosts
John Banville

Eclipse
John Banville

Shroud
John Banville

Girl Falling
Hayley Scrivenor

Death in Venice
Thomas Mann

Swann In Love
Marcel Proust

Holy Boy
Lee Heejoo

The Boy from the Sea
Garrett Carr

The Winner
David Baldacci

The Second Chance Convenience Store
Kim Ho-Yeon

The Stars Look Down
A. J. Cronin

Grand Canary
A. J. Cronin

The Green Years
A. J. Cronin