Magical Realism

Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil

V. E. Schwab · Literary Fiction

This is a story about hunger. 1532. Santo Domingo de la Calzada. A young girl grows up wild and wily—her beauty is only outmatched by her dreams of…

magical realism · historical fiction · gothic atmosphere · twist ending

Agnes Aubert's Mystical Cat Shelter

Heather Fawcett · Fantasy

**A woman who runs a cat rescue in 1920s Montreal turns to a grouchy but charming wizard to help save the shelter in this heartwarming cozy fantasy…

second chance romance · found family · magical realism

Theo of Golden

Allen Levi · Literary Fiction

“[A] word-of-mouth smash hit.” —The New York Times One spring morning, a stranger arrives in the small southern city of Golden.

magical realism · small town

Piranesi

Susanna Clarke · Fantasy

**From the *New York Times* bestselling author of *Jonathan Strange & Mr.

magical realism · portal fantasy · twist ending

Beloved

Toni Morrison · Literary Fiction

Toni Morrison--author of Song of Solomon and Tar Baby--is a writer of remarkable powers: her novels, brilliantly acclaimed for their passion, their…

historical fiction · magical realism · trauma recovery · haunted setting · ghosts

The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue

V. E. Schwab · Fantasy

France, 1714: in a moment of desperation, a young woman makes a Faustian bargain to live forever and is cursed to be forgotten by everyone she meets.

slow burn · forbidden romance · second chance romance · magical realism · time travel · dark romance

Bunny

Mona Awad · Literary Fiction

Samantha Heather Mackey couldn't be more of an outsider in her small, highly selective MFA program at New England's Warren University.

dark academia · magical realism · gothic atmosphere · coming of age · grimdark

The Seven Year Slip

Ashley Poston · Romance

Sometimes, the worst day of your life happens, and you have to figure out how to live after it.

romantic comedy · time travel · magical realism · forced proximity

The Book Witch

Meg Shaffer · Literary Fiction

Rainy March is a proud third-generation book witch, sworn to defend works of fiction from all foes real and imaginary.

magical realism · slow burn · portal fantasy · romantic comedy

Vigil

George Saunders · Literary Fiction

An electric novel from the #1 New York Times bestselling, Booker Prize–winning author of Lincoln in the Bardo, taking place at the bedside of an oil…

magical realism · unreliable narrator · psychological thriller

The Midnight Library

Matt Haig · Literary Fiction

Between life and death there is a library, and within that library, the shelves go on forever.

magical realism · multiple timelines · trauma recovery · redemption arc

Cursed Daughters

Oyinkan Braithwaite · Literary Fiction

When Ebun gives birth to her daughter, Eniiyi, on the day they bury her cousin Monife, there is no denying the startling resemblance between the…

magical realism · coming of age · redemption arc · twist ending

Death of the Author

Nnedi Okorafor · Literary Fiction

Preorder now and receive the stunning DELUXE LIMITED EDITION while supplies last―featuring a special alternate cover design on the hardcover case,…

magical realism · paranormal romance

The Ministry of Time

Kaliane Bradley · Literary Fiction

In the near future, a civil servant is offered the salary of her dreams and is, shortly afterward, told what project she'll be working on.

magical realism · time travel · romantic comedy · multiple timelines

The Elsewhere Express

Samantha Sotto Yambao · Fantasy

When you lose your way in life, the Elsewhere Express just might find you.

cozy vibes · magical realism · portal fantasy · coming of age

Odessa

Gabrielle Sher · Literary Fiction

In a powerfully imagined Russia at the height of the pogroms, a grief-stricken family turn to ancient magic to bring their daughter back from the…

magical realism · historical fiction · trauma recovery · grimdark

The Teller of Small Fortunes

Julie Leong · Fantasy

A wandering fortune teller finds an unexpected family in this cozy fantasy debut, hailed as “perfection…a beautiful treasure of a book that will warm…

found family · cozy vibes · magical realism · coming of age

American Fantasy

Emma Straub · Literary Fiction

NAMED A MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK OF 2026 BY THE NEW YORK TIMES, PEOPLE, AND TIME, AND HARPER'S BAZAAR "I can hardly remember the last time I read…

magical realism · coming of age · found family · fish out of water

Thistlemarsh

Moorea Corrigan · Fantasy

Faeries disappeared over one hundred years ago, as suddenly as slipping through a doorway.

cozy vibes · magical realism · fae · found family

A Short Stay in Hell

Steven L. Peck · Literary Fiction

An ordinary family man, geologist, and Mormon, Soren Johansson has always believed he’ll be reunited with his loved ones in an eternal hereafter.

magical realism · survival

Endling

Maria Reva · Literary Fiction

Ukraine, 2022. Yeva is a loner and a maverick biologist who lives out of her mobile lab. She scours the country’s forests and valleys, trying and…

magical realism · historical fiction · trauma recovery

The Midnight Train

Matt Haig · Literary Fiction

When your life flashes before your eyes, where would you stop?

magical realism · time travel · second chance romance · trauma recovery

A Beast Slinks Towards Beijing

Alice Evelyn Yang · Literary Fiction

LONGLISTED FOR THE 2026 WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION A dark, magical realist debut family saga that moves through the Japanese occupation of Manchuria,…

magical realism · historical fiction · coming of age · trauma recovery

The Gingerbread Bakery

Laurie Gilmore · Romance

**From the international bestselling author of The Pumpkin Spice Café and The Cinnamon Bun Book Store, comes the highly anticipated Dream Harbor…

small town · cozy vibes · romantic comedy · magical realism

Sounds Like Love

Ashley Poston · Romance

A hitmaking songwriter and a bitter musician share a startling and inexplicable connection that they’ll do anything to shake, in the next sparkling,…

opposites attract · slow burn · magical realism

The Library of Amorlin

Kalyn Josephson · Fantasy

A brilliant con artist and a secretive librarian collide in New York Times bestselling author Kalyn Josephson’s enchanting adult fantasy debut packed…

slow burn · urban fantasy · heist · enemies to lovers · magical realism

The Sun and the Starmaker

Rachel Griffin · Fantasy

There once was a village so far north that most considered it the top of the world...

slow burn · romantic comedy · magical realism · small town · paranormal romance

The River Has Roots

Amal El-Mohtar · Fantasy

In the small town of Thistleford, on the edge of Faerie, dwells the mysterious Hawthorn family.

magical realism · found family · portal fantasy · fae

The Book of Records

Madeleine Thien · Literary Fiction

One of Barack Obama's Favorite Books of the Summer A Literary Hub, Esquire, and Washington Post Most Anticipated Book of 2025 One of Time's and…

magical realism · multiple timelines

Once There Were Wolves

Charlotte McConaghy · Literary Fiction

"Inti Flynn arrives in Scotland with her twin sister, Aggie, to lead a team of biologists tasked with reintroducing fourteen gray wolves into the…

coming of age · magical realism · trauma recovery

Garden Spells

Sarah Addison Allen · Literary Fiction

**In a garden surrounded by a tall fence, tucked away behind a small house in the smallest of towns, is an apple tree rumored to bear a very special…

magical realism · small town · found family · cozy vibes

Water Moon

Samantha Sotto Yambao · Fantasy

**A woman inherits a pawnshop where you can sell your regrets, and then embarks on a magical journey when a charming young physicist wanders into the…

magical realism · romantic comedy · slow burn

Sing, Unburied, Sing

Jesmyn Ward · Literary Fiction

**A SEARING AND PROFOUND SOUTHERN ODYSSEY BY NATIONAL BOOK AWARD WINNER JESMYN WARD** In Jesmyn Ward's first novel since her National Book…

coming of age · found family · trauma recovery · magical realism · ghosts

Private Rites

Julia Armfield · Literary Fiction

A NEW YORK TIMES Editors' Choice!

magical realism · forbidden romance · portal fantasy

Greenteeth

Molly O'Neill · Fantasy

From an outstanding new voice in cozy fantasy comes Greenteeth, "a joyful, warm-hearted" (H.

found family · cozy vibes · fae · magical realism

What You Are Looking For Is in the Library

Michiko Aoyama · Literary Fiction

２０２１年本屋大賞第２位！！　「お探し物は、本ですか?　仕事ですか?　人生ですか?」　仕事や人生に行き詰まりを感じている5人が訪れた、町の小さな図書室。彼らの背中を、不愛想だけど聞き上手な司書さんが、思いもよらない本のセレクトと可愛い付録で、後押しします。　自分が本当に「探している物」に気がつき、明…

found family · magical realism · cozy vibes · coming of age

Orlando

Virginia Woolf · Literary Fiction

In her most exuberant, most fanciful novel, Woolf has created a character liberated from the restraints of time and sex.

historical fiction · magical realism · secret identity · multiple timelines

Shark Heart

Emily Habeck · Literary Fiction

For Lewis and Wren, their first year of marriage is also their last.

slow burn · magical realism · trauma recovery

Clear

Carys Davies · Literary Fiction

“Tender, riveting, and inventive is Clear, the newest offering and masterpiece from the brilliant Carys Davies.

magical realism · coming of age

A Love Song for Ricki Wilde

Tia Williams · Romance

"Leap years are a strange, enchanted time.

magical realism · fated mates

The Warm Hands of Ghosts

Katherine Arden · Literary Fiction

During the Great War, a combat nurse searches for her brother, believed dead in the trenches despite eerie signs that suggest otherwise, in this…

historical fiction · magical realism · quest · ghosts

Lincoln in the Bardo

George Saunders · Literary Fiction

February 1862. The Civil War is less than one year old. The fighting has begun in earnest, and the nation has begun to realize it is in for a long,…

historical fiction · magical realism · found family · trauma recovery

Migrations

Charlotte McConaghy · Literary Fiction

"Franny Stone has always been a wanderer.

slow burn · magical realism · survival · trauma recovery

Exit Party

Emily St. John Mandel · Literary Fiction

COMING AUTUMN 2026 From the bestselling author of Station Eleven, Exit Party is Emily St.

magical realism · multiple timelines · twist ending

Hum

Helen Phillips · Literary Fiction

A Most Anticipated Book for The New York Times, The Washington Post, Time, Goodreads, LitHub, and Book Riot A Best Book of the Summer for Esquire,…

magical realism · trauma recovery

Daughter of the Forest

Juliet Marillier · Fantasy

Daughter of the Forest is a testimony to an incredible author's talent, a first novel and the beginning of a trilogy like no other: a mixture of…

slow burn · forbidden romance · historical fiction · trauma recovery · magical realism · redemption arc

The Bear and the Nightingale

Katherine Arden · Fantasy

At the edge of the Russian wilderness, winter lasts most of the year and the snowdrifts grow taller than houses.

magical realism · historical fiction · dark academia · gothic atmosphere

The Somewhat Wicked Witch of Brigandale

C. M. Waggoner · Fantasy

A practical witch must sabotage her beloved son's ascension to the throne in order to keep the kingdom from ruin, in this delightful cozy fantasy…

cozy vibes · romantic comedy · found family · magical realism

Paradise Logic

Sophie Kemp · Literary Fiction

**A hilarious, surreal, and devastating journey into the mind of Reality Kahn, a young woman on a quest to be the greatest girlfriend of all…

magical realism · coming of age · psychological thriller

Song of Solomon

Toni Morrison · Literary Fiction

A cloth bag containing ten copies of the title, that may also include a folder with miscellaneous notes, discussion questions, biographical…

coming of age · magical realism · found family · quest

salt slow

Julia Armfield · Literary Fiction

In her brilliantly inventive and haunting debut collection of stories, Julia Armfield explores bodies and the bodily, mapping the skin and bones of…

magical realism · coming of age

Gliff

Ali Smith · Literary Fiction

From a literary master, a moving and genre-bending story about our era-spanning search for meaning and knowingAn uncertain near-future.

dystopian society · magical realism · portal fantasy · political intrigue

Beautyland

Marie-Helene Bertino · Literary Fiction

From the acclaimed author of Parakeet, Marie-Helene Bertino’s Beautyland is a wise, tender novel about a woman who doesn't feel at home on Earth.

magical realism

Practical Magic

Alice Hoffman · Literary Fiction

For more than two hundred years, the Owens women had been blamed for everything that went wrong in their Massachusetts town.

forbidden romance · witches · magical realism · coming of age

You've Reached Sam

Dustin Thao · Literary Fiction

Seventeen-year-old Julie has her future all planned out—move out of her small town with her boyfriend Sam, attend college in the city, spend a summer…

coming of age · trauma recovery · magical realism · small town · missing person

The Sirens

Emilia Hart · Fantasy

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A GOOD MORNING AMERICA BOOK CLUB PICK • #1 LibraryReads Pick • Indie Next Pick A spellbinding novel about sisters…

found family · magical realism · historical fiction · multiple timelines

Love Me Tomorrow

Emiko Jean · Romance

From the New York Times bestselling author of Tokyo Ever After comes “an endearing, lightly magical romantic comedy” (Kirkus Reviews) about a girl…

romantic comedy · magical realism · time travel · slow burn · fated mates

The Poppy Fields

Nikki Erlick · Literary Fiction

Welcome to the Poppy Fields, where there’s hope for even the most battered hearts to heal.

found family · magical realism · trauma recovery · coming of age

The Paper Menagerie

Ken Liu · Literary Fiction

Presents the author's selection of his best short stories, as well as a new piece.

magical realism · coming of age

Cat's Cradle

Kurt Vonnegut · Literary Fiction

One of Vonnegut's major works, a young writer decides to interview the children of a scientist primarily responsible for the creation of the atomic…

magical realism · twist ending

Ours

Phillip B. Williams · Literary Fiction

Named a Best Book of the Year by The New Yorker, People, Los Angeles Times, NPR, and more “An inventive ode to self-determination and also a…

magical realism · coming of age

Autumn

Ali Smith · Literary Fiction

A girl's friendship with an older neighbor stands at the center of this multifaceted meditation on aging, art, love, and affection.

magical realism · historical fiction · coming of age · trauma recovery

Cloud Atlas

David Stephen Mitchell · Literary Fiction

A stunning, innovative Matyroshka doll of six nested narratives, which start in the 19th century and vault us into a dystopian future.

multiple timelines · magical realism · post apocalyptic · quest

The Baby Dragon Café

A. T. Qureshi · Fantasy

magical realism · found family · small town

In the Company of Witches

Auralee Wallace · Mystery & Thriller

The cozy, magical TikTok sensation, now in trade paperback with exclusive bonus content!

magical realism · found family · witches

The Salt Grows Heavy

Cassandra Khaw · Horror

You may think you know how the fairy tale goes: a mermaid comes to shore and weds the prince.

dark romance · gothic atmosphere · magical realism · paranormal romance

The Rainshadow Orphans

Naomi Ishiguro · Fantasy

Featuring stenciled edges and original art for the front and back endpapers.

magical realism · dragons · found family

Wildwood Dancing

Juliet Marillier · Fantasy

High in the Transylvanian woods, at the castle Piscul Draculi, live five daughters and their doting father.

slow burn · forbidden romance · gothic atmosphere · paranormal romance · fae · magical realism

The Wood at Midwinter

Susanna Clarke · Fantasy

From the internationally bestselling and prize-winning author of Piranesi and Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell, an enchanting, beautifully illustrated…

magical realism · historical fiction

The Unmaking of June Farrow

Adrienne Young · Fantasy

In the small mountain town of Jasper, North Carolina, June Farrow is waiting for fate to find her.

time travel · slow burn · second chance romance · revenge plot · magical realism

The Snow Child

Eowyn Ivey · Fantasy

November, 1920. Jack and Mabel have staked everything on making a fresh start in a homestead 'at the world's edge' in the Alaskan wilderness. But as…

magical realism · historical fiction · coming of age · gothic atmosphere

Stories of Your Life and Others

Ted Chiang · Sci-Fi

Ted Chiang's first published story, "Tower of Babylon," won the Nebula Award for 1990.

magical realism · time travel

The White Octopus Hotel

Alexandra Bell · Fantasy

Journey to a magical hotel in the Swiss Alps, where two lost souls living in different centuries meet and discover if a second chance awaits them…

second chance romance · time travel · magical realism · multiple timelines · paranormal romance

When Women Were Dragons

Kelly Barnhill · Fantasy

A GOODREADS BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR • A fiery feminist fantasy tale set in 1950s America where thousands of women have spontaneously transformed into…

magical realism · historical fiction · dragons · coming of age · redemption arc

The Starseekers

Nicole Glover · Fantasy

Indiana Jones meets Hidden Figures in this brand-new stand-alone historical fantasy set in the world of The Conductors, in which the space race of…

historical fiction · magical realism · coming of age