| Welfare | Anwyll, Steve | Coming of age, Fiction, Novel | Emancipation, High school, Welfare |
| Mostly Dead Things | Arnett, Kristen | Art, Fiction, Novel | Suicide, Taxidermy |
| The Throwback Special | Bachelder, Chris | Dark humor, Fiction, Novel, Sports | ESPN, Librarian, NFL, Psychologist |
| On the Calculation of Volume I | Balle, Solvej | Fiction, Novel | |
| The Idiot | Batuman, Elif | Coming of age, Fiction, Novel | Budapest, College Students, Immigrants |
| The Sellout | Beatty, Paul | Fiction, Novel, Satire | Civil rights movement, Isolation, Race trials |
| Evening in Paradise | Berlin, Lucia | Fiction, Novel | |
| Godshot | Bieker, Chelsea | Coming of age, Environmentalism, Fiction, Novel, Rural | Alchoholic parents, California, Cult, Drought |
| The Savage Detectives | Bolano, Roberto | Fiction, Humor, Mystery, Novel | Insane asylum, Latin American, Mexico City, New Year's Eve |
| The Tokyo Montana Express | Brautigan, Richard | Fiction, Novel | |
| The Abortion: An Historical Romance 1966 | Brautigan, Richard | Fiction, Novel | |
| Nadja | Breton, Andre | Fiction, Novel, Romance, Surrealism | Paris |
| Death Valley | Broder, Melissa | Fiction, Magical Realism, Novel | Desert, Dying parent, Hiking |
| Odditorium | Broun, Hob | Adventure, Crime, Fiction, Novel, Thriller | Alcoholism, Softball, South Florida, Sports |
| Hollywood | Bukowski, Charles | Dark humor, Fiction, Novel | Film industry, Human condition |
| Women | Bukowski, Charles | Addiction, Fiction, Novel | Alcoholism, Writer |
| Hard Rain Falling | Carpenter, Don | Crime, Fiction, Novel | Juvenile Delinquents, Portland, Swindlers |
| Bad Foundations | Carr, Brian Allen | Absurdism, Fiction, Humor, Novel | Friendship, Home inspector, Marijuana, Midwest |
| Reel | Carroll, Tobias | Art history, Fiction, Novel, Travel | Punk music, Road trips, Seattle |
| Starr Creek | Carson, Nathan | Fiction, Novel | Aliens, Christian biker gang, Heavy metal, Oregon |
| The Novelist | Castro, Jordan | Fiction, Humor, Novel, Psychology, Satire | Addiction, Crime, Novelist, The internet |
| I Look Divine | Coe, Christopher | Fiction, Novel | Carnal pleasure, Travel |
| Every Day is For the Thief | Cole, Teju | Fiction, Novel | New York, Nigeria |
| Open City | Cole, Teju | Fiction, Novel | Manhattan, Medical residency, Nigeria |
| Scar Lover | Crews, Harry | Fiction, Novel | Redemption, The South |
| Outline | Cusk, Rachel | Fiction, Novel | Athens, Creative writing, Ionian Sea, Storytelling |
| Early Sobrieties | Deagler, Michael | Fiction, Humor, Novel | Addiction, American middle class, Philedalphia, Suburbia |
| The Librarianist | dewitt, Patrick | Fiction, Novel | Librarian, Runaway, Senior center |
| Play it As it Lays | Didion, Joan | Fiction, Novel | Las Vegas, Mojave Desert |
| Something Gross | Dope Boy, Big Bruiser | Fiction, Novel | Denver, Love |
| The Last Taxi Driver | Durkee, Lee | Biography, Fiction, Humor, Novel | Heartbreak, Mississippi, Uber, UFOs |
| Something To Do with Self-Hate | Ellis, Brian Alan | Fiction, Novel | Drug Abuse, Sex |
| The Juliet Maniac | Escoria, Juliet | Fiction, Novel | Boarding school, Drug Abuse, Southern California |
| The Marriage Plot | Eugenides, Jeffrey | Fiction, Novel, Romance | 1980s, College, Love, Travel |
| The Virgin Suicides | Eugenides, Jeffrey | Fiction, Mental health, Novel | Detroit, Sisters, Suburb, Suicide |
| Rigadoon | Ferdinand-Celine, Lewis | Fiction, Novel | WWII |
| The Thief’s Journal | Genet, Jean | Autofiction, Novel | |
| The Solitude of Compassion | Giono, Jean | Ficton, Novel | Eco-fable |
| Fourteen Stories, None of Them Are Yours | Goebel, Luke B. | Confessional, Fiction, Novel | American West, Grief, peyote, Sex |
| Stephen Florida | Habash, Gabe | Coming of age, Fiction, Novel | College wrestling, Dead parents, Loneliness, Obsession |
| Catch 22 | Heller, Joseph | Fiction, Novel, Satire | Bureaucracy, Mediterranean, WWII |
| Knulp | Hesse, Herman | Fiction, Novel | Artist |
| Peter Camanzind | Hesse, Herman | Fiction, Novel | Breakup, Tragedy |
| The Nix | Hill, Nathan | Fiction, Humor, Novel, Satire | Crime, Heartbreak, Norway |
| Boys of Alabama | Hudson, Genevieve | Fiction, LGBTQ+, Magical Realism, Novel, Southern fiction | Alabama, Faith, Football, Immigration |
| Ugly Girls | Hunter, Lindsay | Coming of age, Fiction, Novel | Power struggles, Social Media |
| The Residue Years | Jackson, Mitchell S. | Addiction, Autofiction, Mental health, Novel | BIPOC, Drugs, OR, Portland |
| Tree of Smoke | Johnson, Denis | Fiction, Novel | Arizona, CIA |
| Angels | Johnson, Denis | Fiction, Novel | Greyhound bus, Infidelity, Violence |
| Crystal Eaters | Jones, Shane | Allegory, Fable, Fiction, Novel, Science Fiction | |
| The Greek Passion | Kazantzakis, Nikos | Critical thoery, Fiction, Literary criticism, Novel | Religion, Widow |
| The Rock Garden | Kazantzakis, Nikos | Fiction, Novel, Politics | China, Japan, Political struggle |
| My Struggle: Book 1 | Knausgaard, Karl Ove | Autofiction, Fiction, Novel | |
| The Orange Eats Creeps | Krilanovich, Grace | Dystopian, Fiction, Novel | Drugs, ESP |
| Go Home, Ricky | Kwak, Gene | Fiction, Novel | Injury, Masculinity, Wrestling |
| Us Fools | Lange, Nora | Feminism, Fiction, Novel | American dream, Anti-capitalism, Coming-of-age |
| The Rainbow | Lawrence, D.H. | Fiction, Graphic novel, Novel | Industrialization, Marriage, Sexuality |
| Get Shorty | Leonard, Elmore | Fiction, Mystery, Novel, Science Fiction, Suspense | Florida, Hollywood, Loan sharks, Mob |
| Body High | Lindsey, Jon | Fiction, Novel | Kidnapping, Lust, Southern California, Sperm bank |
| The Ask | Lipsyte, Sam | Fiction, Humor, Novel, Romance | Cooking shows, Death row, Romantic comedy, Unemployment |
| Be Brief and Tell Them Everything | Listi, Brad | Disability fiction, Family life fiction, Fiction, Novel, Psychological fiction | Creativity, Los Angeles, Middle-life, Writer |
| The Red-Headed Pilgrim | Maloney, Kevin | Autofiction, Biographical fiction, Coming of age, Dark humor, Novel | Divorce, Misadventure, Parenthood, Wanderlust |
| Cult of Loretta | Maloney, Kevin | Autofiction, Fiction, Novel | Adolescence, Drugs, Obsession |
| Tell Me I’m an Artist | Martin, Chelsea | Fiction, Novel | Art school, Class, Film, Wes Anderson |
| All the Pretty Horses | McCarthy, Cormac | Fiction, Historical Fiction, Novel, Thriller, Western | Mexico, Ranchers, Texas |
| Parasocialite | Menjivar, Brittany | Fiction, Novel | Ecstasy, Fashion photography, Spyware, Twitter |
| Quiet Days in Clichy | Miller, Henry | Fiction, Novel | Brothel, Paris, Writer |
| Kafka on the Shore | Murakami, Haruki | Fiction, Novel, Surrealism | Runaway |
| Norwegian Wood | Murakami, Haruki | Fiction, Novel, Romance | College, Japanese literature |
| A Wild Sheep Chase | Murakami, Haruki | Fiction, Magican realism, Mystery, Novel, Thriller | Advertising, Postcard |
| Ancient Oceans of Central Kentucky | Nahm, David Connerly | Fiction, Novel | Childhood, Kentucky, Swimming |
| Deliver Me | Nash, Elle | Fiction, Novel | Fetish, Meatpacking, Miscarriage, Pentecostal |
| Animals Eat Each Other | Nash, Elle | Fiction, Novel | Isolation, Jealousy, Queer sexuality, Sadomasochism |
| Gag Reflex | Nash, Elle | Confessional, Fiction, Novel | Eating disorders, Internet friends, Livejournal |
| The Friend | Nunez, Sigrid | Dogs, Fiction, Grief, Loss, Novel | |
| Tampa | Nutting, Alissa | Fiction, Novel, Satire, Suspense, Thriller | Grooming, Middle school teacher, Pedophilia, Sociopath |
| Going After Cacciato | O'Brien, Tim | Fiction, Novel | Psychological, War |
| The Things They Carried | O'Brien, Tim | Fiction, Novel | Nostalgia, Sentimentality, Storytelling, War |
| Wise Blood | O'Connor, Flannery | Fiction, Novel, Southern fiction | False prophets, Religion, Retribution |
| Dept. of Speculation | Offill, Jenny | Family, Fiction, Novel, Psychological fiction | Domestic, Love, Marriage |
| Low Down Death Right Easy | Osborne, J. David | American studies, Fiction, Novel, Outdoors | Fishing, Working class |
| The Garbage Times | Pink, Sam | Fiction, Novel | Chicago, Florida, Girl Scouts, Swamp |
| Norwood | Portis, Charles | Fiction, Humor, Novel | Country music, Marines, Trailers, Travel |
| Gringos | Portis, Charles | Fiction, Novel | Archaeology, Expat, Mexico, UFOs |
| Crying of Lot 49 | Pynchon, Thomas | Conspiracy, Fiction, Novel, Satire | California, Real estate, USPS |
| The Half-Life | Raymond, Jonathan | Fiction, Novel, Outdoors | Communal Living, Pacific Northwest, Teenage girls |
| Denial | Raymond, Jon | Fiction, Novel, Travel | Climate change, Corruption, Pacific Northwest, Venice |
| Free Bird | Raymond, Jon | Fiction, Novel | Afghanistan, Bureauocracy, Navy, Sustainability |
| Leasing | Robbins, D.T. | Absurdism, Dark humor, Fiction, Novel, Relationships | Apartment complex, Dead-end jobs, Southern California |
| The Catcher in the Rye | Salinger, J.D. | Fiction, Novel, School | Central park, Coming-of-age, New York, Teenagers |
| The Fun We’ve Had | Seidlinger, Michael J | Fiction, Metaphysical, Novel | |
| Teenager | Smith, Bud | Fiction, Novel | Juvenile detention, Teenage love |
| Calm Face | Smith, Bud | Fiction, Novel | New York |
| The Ballad of Buttery Cake Ass | Stone, Aug | Fiction, Novel | Music, Travel |
| Reboot | Taylor, Justin | Fiction, Humor, Novel, Satire | Alcoholism, Fandom, Hollywood, The internet |
| All My Puny Sorrows | Toews, Miriam | Fiction, Mental health, Music, Novel | Family, Loss |
| The Palm-Wine Drinkard and My Life in the Bush of Ghosts | Tutuola, Amos | Fiction, Folklore, Magical Realism, Novel | African, Ghosts |
| Sillyboy | Vack, Peter | Fiction, Novel, Romance, Suspense | Instagram, Romance, Technology |
| The Horse | Vlautin, Willy | Fiction, Novel | Alcoholism, Horses, Music, Nevada |
| Slaughterhouse-Five | Vonnegut, Kurt | Fiction, Historical Fiction, Novel, Satire | Antiwar, POW, Violence |
| The Sirens of Titan | Vonnegut, Kurt | Fiction, Novel, Satire, Science Fiction | |
| Bluebeard | Vonnegut, Kurt | Fiction, Novel | Long Island, Potatoes, Widower |
| Cherry | Walker, Nico | Fiction, Novel, Sex work | Iraq war, Ohio, Porn, PTSD |
| Now is Not the Time to Panic | Wilson, Kevin | Coming of age, Fiction, Novel | Summer, Teenagers, Tennessee |
| The Job of the Wasp | Winnette, Colin | Fiction, Gothic, Mystery, Novel | Coming-of-age, Ghost story |
| I Only Cry with Emoticons | Zalkow, Yuvi | Fiction, Humor, Novel | Apps, Oregon, Portland |
