Tag Archives: Literary Fiction

The Handmaid's Tale Series is a dystopian novel series by Margaret Atwood, consisting of The Handmaid's Tale (1985) and its sequel, The Testaments (2019). Set in the totalitarian Republic of Gilead, The Handmaid’s Tale follows Offred, a Handmaid forced into reproductive servitude under a patriarchal regime.

With The Testaments, Margaret Atwood opens up the innermost workings of Gilead, as each woman is forced to come to terms with who she is, and how far she will go for what she believes.

The Trees is a 2021 novel by American author Percival Everett, published by Graywolf Press. Set predominantly in the small town of Money, Mississippi, the novel follows a series of murders that seem to follow identical patterns.

James is a novel by author Percival Everett published by Doubleday in 2024. The novel is a re-imagining of Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain but told from the perspective of Huckleberry's friend on his travels, Jim, who is an escaped slave. The novel won the 2024 Kirkus Prize and the National Book Award for Fiction.

The God of the Woods by Liz Moore is a gripping thriller about the mysterious disappearance of 13-year-old Barbara Van Laar from a summer camp in the Adirondacks in 1975. As the investigation unfolds, family secrets and class tensions come to light. With a fast-paced plot, compelling characters, and an eerie atmosphere, this is a must-read novel.

The Life Impossible is a story of contrasts. Grace travels from her bleak bungalow in Lincoln to solve a crime on the most vibrant island in the world. As her unlikely friendship with Alberto progresses, her mathematical mind embraces the improbable, and she is released from anhedonia – going from feeling nothing at all to feeling everything.

The Four Winds is a rich, sweeping novel that stunningly brings to life the Great Depression and the people who lived through it―the harsh realities that divided us as a nation and the enduring battle between the haves and the have-nots. A testament to hope, resilience, and the strength of the human spirit to survive adversity, The Four Winds is an indelible portrait of America and the American dream, as seen through the eyes of one indomitable woman whose courage and sacrifice will come to define a generation.