Big Books of 2026
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Metafictional


Metafictional Books

Pale Fire
House of Leaves
The French Lieutenant’s Woman
Harold & Hog Pretend For Real! (Elephant & Piggie Like Reading!, #6)
Z Is for Moose
The Monster at the End of this Book
Midnight’s Children
Atonement
The Book Thief
A Tale for the Time Being
The Art of Detection (Kate Martinelli, #5)
Lolita
Noble Roots (Spells, Swords, & Stealth, #5)
Siege Tactics (Spells, Swords, & Stealth, #4)
Worth the Candle
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If on a Winter’s Night a Traveler by Italo CalvinoHouse of Leaves by Mark Z. DanielewskiSlaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.The Name of the Rose by Umberto EcoThe Princess Bride by William Goldman
Metafiction
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