Dec 20, 2023 · Each week, our editors and critics recommend the most captivating, notable, brilliant, thought-provoking, and talked-about books. Now, as 2023 comes to an end, we’ve chosen a dozen essential reads...

Nov 15, 2015 · Fiction is often described as either “literary” or “popular.” But the lines are often blurry between those two categories — and between authors associated with each category. I …

Jan 14, 2025 · The best literary fiction books to read right now. Here we share the most exciting new literary fiction and the best literary fiction of all time.

Literary critics, historians, avid readers, and even casual readers will all have different opinions on which novel is truly the “greatest book ever written.” Is it a novel with beautiful, captivating figurative language?

Aug 9, 2021 · Literary fiction typically describes the kinds of books that are assigned in high school and college English classes, that are character driven and describe some aspect of the …

This is a list of best-selling fiction authors to date, in any language. While finding precise sales numbers for any given author is nearly impossible, the list is based on approximate numbers …

Jun 12, 2023 · Within the ongoing debate between popular versus literary fiction, most people argue four key points: theme/ scope, plot driven versus character driven, time/reputation, …

Explore the most influential and beloved works of fiction ever written, from timeless classics to modern masterpieces. 1. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone • 2. Twilight • 3. The Great …

Apr 13, 2022 · In this post, I've systematized my thoughts on how and why "good" popular and literary fiction are so different, and what characteristics appeal to their respective core readers. …

Reflecting the amazing diversity of the Goodreads community, this list blends highbrow literature and mainstream fiction, stretching from historic greats like Homer and Shakespeare to modern …

Discover 8 of the most popular fiction genres, include sci-fi, romance, and more, with examples of famous authors from each category.

POPULAR FICTION. It is common to mark a distinction between popular fiction and literary fiction or, as it is sometimes called, “serious literature.” (Two clarifications: Serious literature may include work that is not fictional, but I shall ignore this complication for the remainder of the essay.

Booksellers, readers, and authors can’t be wrong… these are some of the most beloved books in literary fiction. A classic for a reason – Steinbeck’s George and Lennie loom large in American …