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A List of "Upmarket Fiction" Books

Have you heard of the term "upmarket fiction"? It gained popularity over the past couple decades. Its basic description involves narrative force, strong emotionality, and depth in style & complexity. It straddles the overlapping line between airport fiction and literary fiction, requiring more attention than a simpler story while simultaneously not getting bogged down. That's not official or formal, but I think I got the gist of it. Maybe another way to put it is that upmarket fiction works well for book clubs. In any case, this list features titles that should fit the bill to a large extent. Plenty more, but this gives you an idea, I think. Happy reading!
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A Little Life (Hanya Yanagihara)
A Little Life
1
Hanya Yanagihara
A Visit From the Goon Squad (Jennifer Egan)
A Visit From the Goon Squad
2
Jennifer Egan
All the Light We Cannot See (Anthony Doerr)
All the Light We Cannot See
3
Anthony Doerr
Americanah (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)
Americanah
4
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Atonement (Ian McEwan)
Atonement
5
Ian McEwan
Bel Canto (Ann Pratchett)
Bel Canto
6
Ann Pratchett
Brooklyn (Colm Toibin)
Brooklyn
7
Colm Toibin
Circe (Madeline Miller)
Circe
8
Madeline Miller
Cloud Atlas (David Mitchell)
Cloud Atlas
9
David Mitchell
Cutting for Stone (Abraham Verghese)
Cutting for Stone
10
Abraham Verghese
Empire Falls (Richard Russo)
Empire Falls
11
Richard Russo
Fates and Furies (Lauren Groff)
Fates and Furies
12
Lauren Groff
Gilead (Marilynne Robinson)
Gilead
13
Marilynne Robinson
Homegoing (Yaa Gyasi)
Homegoing
14
Yaa Gyasi
Little Fires Everywhere (Celeste Ng)
Little Fires Everywhere
15
Celeste Ng
Middlesex (Jeffrey Eugenides)
Middlesex
16
Jeffrey Eugenides
My Brilliant Friend (Elena Ferrante)
My Brilliant Friend
17
Elena Ferrante
Never Let Me Go (Kazuo Ishiguro)
Never Let Me Go
18
Kazuo Ishiguro
Normal People (Sally Rooney)
Normal People
19
Sally Rooney
Olive Kitteridge (Elizabeth Strout)
Olive Kitteridge
20
Elizabeth Strout
Pachinko (Min Jin Lee)
Pachinko
21
Min Jin Lee
Regeneration (Pat Barker)
Regeneration
22
Pat Barker
Salvage the Bones (Jesmyn Ward)
Salvage the Bones
23
Jesmyn Ward
Station Eleven (Emily St John Mandel)
Station Eleven
24
Emily St John Mandel
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay (Michael Chabon)
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay
25
Michael Chabon
The Book of Illusions (Paul Auster)
The Book of Illusions
26
Paul Auster
The Corrections (Jonathan Franzen)
The Corrections
27
Jonathan Franzen
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time (Mark Haddon)
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
28
Mark Haddon
The Goldfinch (Donna Tartt)
The Goldfinch
29
Donna Tartt
The Handmaid's Tale (Margaret Atwood)
The Handmaid's Tale
30
Margaret Atwood
The Interestings (Meg Wolitzer)
The Interestings
31
Meg Wolitzer
The Luminaries (Eleanor Catton)
The Luminaries
32
Eleanor Catton
The Namesake (Jhumpa Lahiri)
The Namesake
33
Jhumpa Lahiri
The North Water (Ian McGuire)
The North Water
34
Ian McGuire
The Overstory (Richard Powers)
The Overstory
35
Richard Powers
The Poisonwood Bible (Barbara Kingsolver)
The Poisonwood Bible
36
Barbara Kingsolver
The Underground Railroad (Colson Whitehead)
The Underground Railroad
37
Colson Whitehead
The World According to Garp (John Irving)
The World According to Garp
38
John Irving
White Teeth (Zadie Smith)
White Teeth
39
Zadie Smith
Wolf Hall (Hilary Mantel)
Wolf Hall
40
Hilary Mantel
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