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From literary icons to fresh, buzzworthy talent, here are 25 great books by africanamerican authors you should add to your reading list today. I love a good literary novel, the kind of serious novels that probe. This months featured modern and classic literary fiction books. This list has quite a few romance novels, which cannot by any stretch of the imagine be counted as works of literary fiction. Find the top 100 most popular items in amazon books best sellers. Female writers dominated 2017s literary bestsellers, figures show. One key to being a good writer is to always keep readingand that doesnt stop after youve been published. Okay, assessing a centurys literary legacy after only 18 and a half years is kind of. Start typing the title or the author of a book you like, and click on the link underneath which matches best. If i had to choose one genre of books to bring with me on an island, it would be literary fiction. The term is principally used to distinguish serious fiction which is a work that claims to hold literary merit, in comparison from genre fiction and popular fiction. The result is fiction like ice water, cold and clear, a mirror of our time. Winning authors explain how the award changed their lives and share their favourite books by women what it is like to win by zadie smith, naomi alderman and more garth greenwell sex is an.