Top new literary-fiction books in December 2023
Last updated:
November 29, 2023
December 2023 featuring new releases by Melissa Rivero, Lilian T. James, Roxie Noir, Christine Platt, Catherine Wigginton Greene and many more.
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Flores and Miss Paula by Melissa Rivero
A wry, tender novel about a Peruvian immigrant mother and a millennial daughter who have one final chance to find common ground Thirtysomething Flores and her mother, Paula, still live in the same Brooklyn apartment, but that may be the only thing they have in common. It’s been nearly three years since they lost beloved husband and father Martín, who had always been the bridge between them...fiction · contemporary · womens-fiction · latinx-mc · parenthood · season-spring · journey · hispanic · family · female-mc -
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Into the Wonder Dark by Lilian T. James
Everyone knows the story about the girl who followed the white rabbit. The one who fell down a hole into a land full of curious adventure.But you see, this tale isn’t like that. Because in this one, when Adelais finds the white rabbit, it’s already dead. Just like every person in the land it takes her to...slow-burn · found-family · age-gap · paranormal · female-mc · literary-fiction · romance · ghosts · fantasy · fiction -
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The Two Week Roommate by Roxie Noir
Grumpy / sunshine forced proximity, you...romance · contemporary · grumpy-sunshine · cheerful-mc · grumpy-mc · friends-to-lovers · fiction · female-mc · humor · friendship -
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Rebecca, Not Becky: A Novel by Christine Platt, Catherine Wigginton Greene
In the vein of Such a Fun Age , a whip-smart, compulsively readable novel about two upper-class stay-at-home mothers—one white, one Black—living in a "perfect" suburb that explores motherhood, friendship, and the true meaning of sisterhood amidst the backdrop of America’s all-too-familiar racial reckoning...fiction · contemporary · drama · poc-mc · humor · black-mc · literary-fiction · family · female-mc · satire
