Lariat Adult Fiction List

Here are recommended fiction titles for adults from the 2026 Lariat List! The Lariat List features outstanding fiction titles for adults, published within the current and previous year, that are simply a pleasure to read! That's it. That's the criteria. The Lariat List is selected by a committee of Texas librarians and is one of 10 reading lists from the Texas Library Association. Visit txla.org/reading-lists for the full list and lists from previous years.


Updated January 13, 2026
Lewisville Public Library
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Wild dark shore
McConaghy, Charlotte
Paper Book
REESE'S BOOK CLUB PICK * INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * #1 AMAZON BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR SO FAR 2025 A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR (NPR, TIME, USA Today, The Economist, Scientific American, Good Housekeeping, Reader's Digest,...
Broken country
Hall, Clare Leslie
Paper Book
​*****AMAZON'S BOOK OF THE YEAR​​​***** INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES AND NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER REESE WITHERSPOON'S BOOK CLUB PICK FEARNE COTTON'S HAPPY PLACE BOOK CLUB PICK AMANDA LAMB BOOK CLUB PICK ...
The correspondent : a novel
Evans, Virginia
Paper Book
Discover the word-of-mouth bestselling phenomenon that thousands of readers are calling their favourite book of the year! THE #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLEROVER HALF A MILLION COPIES SOLD WORDLWIDEA TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR A...
The Dream Hotel A Read with Jenna Pick: A Novel
Lalami, Laila.
The human scale
Wright, Lawrence
Paper Book
Lawrence Wright at the height of his powers. Centers around the newfound--and forced--relationship between a Palestinian American FBI agent and a hard-line Israeli cop, working together uneasily to solve the murder of the Israeli police chief in Gaza. Moving, thrilling, with extraordinary scope,...
The names
Knapp, Florence
Paper Book
The story of one family told three different ways, leading to three different fates--a dazzling debut that asks: Can a name shape the course of a life? In the wake of an enormous, history-making storm, Cora sets off with her nine-year-old daughter, Maia, to register her son's...
Witchcraft for wayward girls
Hendrix, Grady
Paper Book
THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER The twisted, unforgettable horror novel from Grady Hendrix, author of How to Sell a Haunted House and The Final Girl Support Group. 'A chillingly addictive Southern Gothic tale' - Cosmopolitan<...

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