Get our Best Book Club Books of 2025 eBook!
PrevNext

Book Recommendations for General Fiction

Click on the buttons below to filter by subgenre/theme, time period and setting.
All of these books have been read, reviewed, and recommended by our professional reviewers.
Learn how we choose recommended books here.
Total Books Recommended: 3,377

Page 1 of 423
Reset Filters
Filter by Genre
Genre: Fiction
Literary Fiction - 1695
Historical Fiction - 666
Thrillers - 472
Mystery - 324
Romance/Love Stories - 185
Short Stories - 189
Speculative, Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Alt. History - 294
Poetry & Novels in Verse - 22

Filter by Subgenre/Theme
Firsts
Debuts - 904
1st in Series - 142

Humor & Uplifting
Uplifting - 131
Humor & Satire - 214

Families
Generational Sagas - 446
Parenting & Families - 360

Ages & Stages
Adult Books From Child's Perspective - 152
Coming of Age - 593
Mid-Life Onwards - 252
Dealing with Loss - 565

Ethnicity
Books in Translation - 146
Immigrants & Expats - 375
Black Authors - 214
Latinx Authors - 45
Asian Authors - 315
Jewish Authors - 124
Middle-Eastern Authors - 45
Native and Indigenous Authors - 22

Gender & Sexuality
Female Friendships - 230
Strong Women - 847
LGBTQ+ - 161

Philosophy & Spiritual
Philosophical - 111
Religious or Spiritual Themes - 176

Magical or Supernatural
Magical or Supernatural - 273
Magical Realism - 54

Miscellaneous
Books with Discussion Guides - 1596
Small Press Titles - 268
Books about Books - 98
Physical & Mental Differences - 227
Books About Animals - 56
War Related - 514
Nature & Environment - 161
Music and the Arts - 67
Activism & Volunteering - 19
Heroes - 38
LibraryReads Picks - 235

Number of Pages
400+ Pages - 331
250-400 Pages - 3377
Less Than 250 Pages - 474

Filter by Time Period
Time Period
17th Century or Earlier - 148
18th Century - 47
19th Century - 240
20th Century (multiple decades) - 294
Early 20th Century - 107
1920s & '30s - 124
1940s & '50s - 270
1960s & '70s - 202
1980s & '90s - 392
Contemporary - 1362
The Future - 100
Across The Centuries - 77

Filter by Setting
Major Regions
USA - 1513
Canada - 64
Central & S. America, Mexico, Caribbean - 102
Europe - 583
Asia - 312
Africa - 103
Pacific, inc. Hawaii, Aus & NZ - 60
Alaska & Other Polar/Sub Polar Regions - 26
On The High Seas - 46
Global - 85
Imaginary Locations - 122

USA (48 States)
N.H. Vt. Maine - 56
Conn. & R.I. - 19
Mass. - 76
Penn. - 35
New York State - 301
New Jersey - 35
Md. Del. - 24
Washington DC - 39
Tenn. Va. W.Va. Ky. - 47
N & S Carolina - 52
Mis. Ala. Ga. - 49
Florida - 45
Texas - 42
Ark. La. Ok. - 43
Kas. Mo. - 18
Illinois - 34
Ind. Mich. Ohio - 39
Minn. Wis. Iowa - 49
Nebr.& Dakotas - 17
Colo. Wyo. Mont. - 37
Ariz. Nev. N.M. Utah - 40
California - 213
Wash. Ore. Idaho - 53

USA Regions
New England, USA - 242
Mid-Atlantic, USA - 400
South, USA - 356
Midwest, USA - 176
West, USA - 328

Europe by Region
UK (Britain) & Ireland - 516
Scandinavia - 35
Netherlands & Belgium - 16
France - 106
Spain - 25
Germany - 55
Italy - 64
Eastern Europe - 51

Asia by Region
Middle-East (West Asia) - 94
Russia (North Asia) - 36
Central Asia - 14
East Asia (except China) - 69
China - 57
South Asia (except India) - 20
India - 56
South-East Asia - 43

Africa by Region
Eastern Africa - 28
Middle & Southern Africa - 30
Northern & Western Africa - 46

Select your view:
Order books by:
  • The Pretender
    The Pretender: A Novel
    Jo Harkin
    Hardcover: 04/22/2025
     
    A sweeping historical novel in the vein of Hilary Mantel and Maggie O'Farrell set during the time of the ...
  • Eat the Ones You Love
    Sarah Maria Griffin
    Hardcover: 04/22/2025
     
    This is a story about desire, dreams, decay―and working retail at the end of the world.
  • Vanishing World
    Sayaka Murata, Ginny Tapley Takemori
    Hardcover: 04/15/2025
     
    From the author of the bestselling literary sensations Convenience Store Woman and Earthlings comes a ...
  • The Alternatives
    Caoilinn Hughes
    Paperback: 04/15/2025
     
    From the writer Anthony Doerr calls "a massive talent," the story of four brilliant Irish sisters, orphaned in...
  • The Creation of Half-Broken People
    Siphiwe Gloria Ndlovu
    Paperback: 04/08/2025
     
    Stupendous African Gothic, by the winner of Yale University's Windham–Campbell Prize.
  • Terrestrial History
    Joe Mungo Reed
    Hardcover: 04/08/2025
     
    A family saga following four generations on a time-bending journey from coastal Scotland to a colony on Mars.
  • Table for Two
    Table for Two: Fictions
    Amor Towles
    Paperback: 04/08/2025
     
    From the bestselling author of The Lincoln Highway, A Gentleman in Moscow, and Rules of Civility, a richly ...
  • Sky Daddy
    Sky Daddy: A Novel
    Kate Folk
    Hardcover: 04/08/2025
     
    Cross the jet bridge with Linda, a frequent flyer with an unusual obsession, in this "razor-sharp and tender-...
The reviewer of each book decides which categories it belongs in - but we're only human, mistakes happen. If you see a book that you think is in the wrong place, tell us!

Your guide toexceptional          books

BookBrowse seeks out and recommends the best in contemporary fiction and nonfiction—books that not only engage and entertain but also deepen our understanding of ourselves and the world around us.