City of Widows by Nadia HashimiA Far-Flung Life by M.L. StedmanGood People by Patmeena SabitThe Reservation by Rebecca KauffmanEncounters with Unexpected Animals by Bret Anthony Johnston
Anticipated Literary Fiction 2026
188 books — 112 voters
Atonement by Ian McEwanThe Forgotten Garden by Kate MortonFingersmith by Sarah WatersEye of the Needle by Ken FollettThe Crimson Petal and the White by Michel Faber
Best Historical Fiction Set in UK and Ireland
1,359 books — 1,591 voters

The Eighth Life by Nino HaratischwiliThe House of Broken Angels by Luis Alberto UrreaCommonwealth by Ann Patchett
52 Book Club 2021: #22 A Family Saga
96 books — 48 voters
Casting Off by Elizabeth Jane HowardThe Light Years by Elizabeth Jane HowardConfusion by Elizabeth Jane HowardInto Temptation by Penny VincenziMarking Time by Elizabeth Jane Howard
Best Family Sagas
633 books — 676 voters

Crossroads by Jonathan FranzenBeasts of a Little Land by Juhea KimMercury Pictures Presents by Anthony MarraFrench Braid by Anne Tyler
Booker Prize Eligible 2022
160 books — 216 voters
Violeta by Isabel AllendeSmall World by Jonathan EvisonFencing with the King by Diana Abu-JaberTrue Biz by Sara NovićThe Swimmers by Julie Otsuka
Anticipated 2022 Literary Fiction
416 books — 388 voters

The Secret Scripture by Sebastian Barry
Best Irish Literature
632 books — 721 voters
White Chrysanthemum by Mary Lynn BrachtNext Year in Havana by Chanel CleetonThe Maze at Windermere by Gregory Blake SmithThe Great Alone by Kristin HannahThe English Wife by Lauren Willig
Historical Fiction 2018
422 books — 979 voters

Snow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa SeeThe Joy Luck Club by Amy TanShanghai Girls by Lisa SeeThe Kitchen God's Wife by Amy TanThe Bonesetter's Daughter by Amy Tan
Best Novels That Take Place in China
414 books — 1,097 voters
Absalom, Absalom! by William FaulknerAll the King's Men by Robert Penn WarrenThe Prince of Tides by Pat ConroyGone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell
Best Southern Literature
1,345 books — 2,573 voters

Days Without End by Sebastian BarryChristodora by Tim  MurphyMoonglow by Michael ChabonThe Patriots by Sana KrasikovManhattan Beach by Jennifer Egan
Man Booker Prize Eligible 2017
178 books — 240 voters
The Patriots by Sana Krasikov
Anticipated / Best 2017 Literary Fiction
176 books — 123 voters



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