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Fiction Books

If you want to start with a James Baldwin classic, Agatha Christie mystery or an Akira Toriyama manga, you’re in the right place. Dip your toe into general fiction, or go straight to your favorite genre fiction — horror, science fiction, fantasy, romance, mystery, thriller, literary, you name it, we have it.

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A Good Man Is Hard to Find and Other Stories

A Good Man Is Hard to Find and Other Stories

By Flannery O'Connor

A Good Man Is Hard to Find: And Other Stories is a 1955 collection of short stories by American author Flannery O'Connor, establishing her as a master of Southern Gothic fiction known for dark humor, religious symbolism, and grotesque characters confronting moral crises.

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The Most Anticipated Fiction Books of 2026

By BN Editors, Nina Braca|December 30, 2025
With a new year comes a new opportunity to find your next favorite story, and this is the perfect time to read widely. Will 2026 be the year you finally explore romance novels? Or are you looking forward to another year of cozy mysteries? Maybe you’ll find a fantasy book that grips you. No matter […]
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More About Fiction Books
Good fiction books exercise your mind, and you can find all the best at Barnes and Noble, including all the must-read fiction books for 2025. Fiction is a big category that includes everything from the monsters and terrors of horror to the internal arcs of literary fiction. You’ll find the timeless classics of Jane Austen and Charles Dickens, new sensations like fantasy books from Rebecca Yarros, contemporary fiction like The Life Cycle of the Common Octopus, and our Book of the Year for 2024, James. Whether you're looking for a visually stunning book like Charlie Mackesy's Always Remember to give as a gift or a fun read for yourself, find it here. If you’re in the mood for a little active problem-solving, check out the mystery or suspense section; if you’ve got a hankering for hurtling through space, science fiction has you covered; and if you’d rather keep your footing in the real world, you’ll find general fiction and literary fiction to your taste.



If you’re not sure what you’re looking for, you can browse the various fiction genres: general fiction, literary fiction, mystery, thrillers, horror, science fiction, fantasy, historical fiction and romance, or travel back to some of your childhood favorites in kids and young adult fiction. For the more visually inclined, we also have a great selection of comics, graphic novels and manga. Looking for something to read ASAP? Download fiction eBooks to your phone, tablet or NOOK device and start reading today! Some great fiction books to read now are:

Sandwich by Catherine Newman
Broken Country by Clare Leslie Hall
Never Flinch by Stephen King
The Knight and the Moth by Rachel Gillig
Caught Up by Navessa Allen
Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil by V. E. Schwab
My Friends by Fredrik Backman
Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins Reid