Most Popular Literary Fiction Books of the 2020s

Discover popular Literary Fiction books from the 2020s, with reader ratings and new favorites to explore.

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The Traveler

Joseph Eckert

Fantasy · Science Fiction · Dystopia · Adult

June 9, 2026

Our Noble Selves

Kate Atkinson

Adult · Historical Fiction · Mystery · Thriller

September 15, 2026

Night Objects

Eli Raphael

Adult · Mystery · Thriller

May 26, 2026

Culpability

Bruce Holsinger

Mainstream

July 8, 2025

Gabriel Dax Trilogy #1

Gabriel's Moon

William Boyd

Spy Thriller · Historical Fiction · Mystery · Thriller

September 5, 2024

Lazarus Man

Richard Price

Crime Fiction · Mystery · Thriller

November 12, 2024

The Romantic

William Boyd

Adventure · Historical Fiction · Romance

October 6, 2022

Notes on an Execution

Danya Kukafka

Crime Fiction · Adult · Mystery · Thriller

January 25, 2022

Shrines of Gaiety

Kate Atkinson

Crime Fiction · Historical Fiction · Mystery

September 27, 2022

The Passenger #2

Stella Maris

Cormac McCarthy

Historical Fiction

December 6, 2022

The Passenger #1

The Passenger

Cormac McCarthy

Historical Fiction · Mystery · Thriller

October 25, 2022

Little Prisons

Ilona Bannister

Adult

June 23, 2022

The Latecomer

Jean Hanff Korelitz

Adult · Mystery

May 31, 2022

The Sympathizer #2

The Committed

Viet Thanh Nguyen

War & Military · Historical Fiction

March 2, 2021

When I Ran Away

Ilona Bannister

Adult · Historical Fiction · Romance

March 4, 2021

Trio

William Boyd

LGBTQ+ · Historical Fiction

October 8, 2020