8 Award-Winning Literary Fiction Books You’ve Probably Never Heard Of

Despite winning awards, these little-known beautiful and thought-provoking literary fiction books, like Last of Her Name by Mimi Lok, remain criminally underrated. Continue reading at 'Book Riot'

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Does Winning a Literary Award Lead to Negative Reviews?

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Irish novelist wins first book award

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