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Literary Fiction
Literary fiction is a term that has come into common usage in the early 1960s. The term is principally used to distinguish "serious fiction" which is a work that claims to hold literary merit, in comparison from genre fiction and popular fiction. The name literature is sometimes used for this genre, although it can also refer to a broader category of writing.
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Santa Barbara Gigolo (The Writer Predicament, #4)
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The American Riviera Yacht Club in Santa Barbara represents a carefully curated world of exclusivity, where wealth and membership define the boundarie
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Barack Obama recommends Anita Desai's ROSARITA as one of his Favorite 2025 Summer Reads!
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Laws of Love and Logic
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A STUNNING DEBUT NOVEL FROM JENNA BUSH HAGER’S NEW VENTURE, THOUSAND VOICES
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