New Adult Literature

Our new Curated Collection - New Adult Literature - is for readers aged 18+ to late twenties. This collection is an emerging sub-genre of literature for young readers who are all often missing from the pages of both Young Adult and Adult books. New Adult books explore many themes, including the transition from late adolescence to adulthood.

Updated January 22, 2026
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20 fragments of a ravenous youth
Guo, Xiaolu
Paper Book
A brave young woman negotiates Beijing life in search of love and friendship in this daring novel from the Orange Prize- shortlisted author of 'A Concise Chinese-English Dictionary for Lovers'.
Anxious hearts
Sigley, Guy.
Paper Book
If crushing anxiety and an all-consuming drive to succeed rule your life, can there still be room for love?
Better left unsent : a novel
Louis, Lia
Paper Book
So many ways to torpedo your career and your love life... So little time. A woman accidentally reveals all her secrets in this witty and charming novel from the author of Eight Perfect Hours. Two years ago, thirty-year-old receptionist Millie Chandler...
The book of George : a novel
Greathead, Kate
Paper Book
"An extraordinary artistic achievement." --Gabe Hudson Prize committee citation From the author of the critically acclaimed Laura & Emma comes a The Love Affairs of Nathaniel P. for our times: Kate Greathead's razor-sharp but big-hearted...
Boy parts
Clark, Eliza
Paper Book
One of Granta's Best Young British Novelists 2023 An incendiary debut novel from a brash new talent--a pitch-black comedy, both shocking and hilarious, which fearlessly explores sexuality and gender roles in the twenty-first century. "Hallucinogenic, electric...
The Build-A-Boyfriend Project : A Novel
Deaver, Mason
Paper Book
Bestselling and award-winning author Mason Deaver's adult romance debut follows a journalist in a dead-end job who agrees to teach his disastrous blind date how to be a better boyfriend. Readers will delight in this sweet and steamy queer romance with trans representation! ...
Catalina
Villavicencio, Karla Cornejo
Paper Book
LONGLISTED FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD 2024 'Sparkling' NEW YORK TIMES 'Magnetic' IRA GLASS 'Fierce' TIME 'In Garcia Marquez, people in love experienced bouts of vomiting, psychosomatic fevers and real catatonia. I wanted to make...
Codename charming
Parker, Lucy (Novelist)
Paper Book
A New York Times Books Review Best Romances of 2023 pick Following Battle Royal, beloved author Lucy Parker pens another delicious romantic comedy about a fake relationship between a grumpy royal bodyguard and the charming, sunny assistant who melts his cold, hard exterior. ...
Confessions of a Grammar Queen : A Novel
Knight, Eliza
Paper Book
There are no female publishing CEOs in 1960's New York. And that is exactly what savvy, ambitious Bernadette Swift plans to change. Bernadette Swift, a young copyeditor at Lenox & Park Publishing, is determined to become the first female CEO in the publishing industry. But first...
Fear and loathing in Las Vegas : a savage journey to the heart of the American dream
Thompson, Hunter S.
Paper Book
A fiftieth-anniversary edition of the cult classic of gonzo journalism, hailed as "the best book on the dope decade" (The New York Times Book Review), featuring Ralph Steadman's original drawings and an introduction by Caity Weaver The inspiration for the major motion...
Final cut
Burns, Charles
Paper Book
'An instant classic from a master of the form' PUBLISHERS WEEKLY 'Unsettling and beautifully executed' GUARDIAN An arresting story of an artist's obsessions, from the beloved and award-winning author of Black Hole. As a...
Finna
Cipri, Nino
Paper Book
"A magical anti-capitalist adventure." --Annalee Newitz Nino Cipri's Finna is a rambunctious, touching story that blends all the horrors the multiverse has to offer with the everyday awfulness of low-wage work. It explores queer relationships and queer feelings, capitalism...
For the record
Lord, Emma
Paper Book
'Engaging, hilarious, and an utter pleasure to read' ALI HAZELWOOD 'Like your favourite Taylor Swift song on repeat - romantic, heart-breaking, and utterly enchanting' ASHLEY POSTON IT'S NEVER TOO LATE FOR A COMEBACK Once the most...
Homesick
Saunders, Sylvia.
Paper Book
A story of falling out of love for fans of Monica Heisey and Dolly Alderton 'A thoughtful and tender take on the concept of "home"' Pandora Sykes 'There's a snap and crackle in Saunders's dialogue' The Times 'Saunders makes funny and heartbreaking seem...
Instructions for heartbreak
Handyside, Sarah
Paper Book
'Warm, gorgeous, tender and hopeful . . . Simply brilliant' - Daisy Buchanan, author of Insatiable 'Funny, practical and moving' - Daily Mail * * * * A beautiful, razor-sharp novel by Sarah Handyside, Instructions for Heartbreak<...
Ishmael
Quinn, Daniel
Paper Book
One of the most beloved and bestselling novels of spiritual adventure ever published, Ishmael has earned a passionate following. This special twenty-fifth anniversary edition features a new foreword and afterword by the author. "A thoughtful, fearlessly low-key novel...
KATABASIS
KUANG, R.F.
Paper Book
Prepare for one hell of a journey... 'A big, bold fantasy romp' GUARDIAN 'R.F. Kuang is making magic' ELLE '[A] truly original and spellbinding hero's-journey story' VOGUE 'I devoured it' RED One of the BBC's 25 best books of 2025 Katabasis,...
Life of Pi : a novel
Martel, Yann.
Paper Book
WINNER OF THE MAN BOOKER PRIZE The international bestseller and modern classic of adventure, survival, and the power of storytelling is now an award-winning play.  "A story to make you believe in the soul-sustaining power of fiction."--Los Angeles Times Book...
Margo's Got Money Troubles: 'Funny, perceptive . . . add it to your summer reading list stat.' STYLIST
Thorpe, Rufi.
Paper Book
Mistakes and other lovers
Lovat, Amy
Paper Book
El O'Reilly is exceptionally good at making mistakes. Mistakes like:-falling in love with the charismatic youth pastor, Mace, while engaged to her high school boyfriend -breaking up with her fiancé the night before Valentine's Day -walking out on her family -dropping out of uni with no plan B...
Notes on infinity
Taylor, Austin
Paper Book
When Zoe and Jack meet in a chemistry classroom in Harvard, they couldn't be more different- she's the daughter of a renowned MIT professor, he's escaping an upbringing steeped in poverty - but they are immediately drawn to one another. Neither knows it yet, but...
On the road
Kerouac, Jack
Paper Book
Jack Kerouac's classic American novel of freedom and the search for originality that defined a generation "An authentic work of art."--The New York Times   Inspired by Jack Kerouac's adventures with Neal Cassady, On the Road tells the story...
Playworld
Ross, Adam.
Paper Book
NAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY THE NEW YORKER, PEOPLE, AND TOWN & COUNTRY * NAMED A NOTABLE BOOK OF THE YEAR BY THE NEW YORK TIMES AND THE WASHINGTON POST * GOTHAM BOOK PRIZE FINALIST * MULANEY READS BOOK CLUB PICK * A big and big-hearted novel--one enthralling,...
Rejection
Tulathimutte, Tony.
Paper Book
'A thrill for the sickos among us' JIA TOLENTINO 'Utterly inimitable' RAVEN LEILANI 'Unrelentingly brutal and gut-bustingly funny and spares no one' CARMEN MARIA MACHADO 'Symbiotically serious and funny' MEGAN NOLAN 'A wild, brutally funny chain of stories about people...
A river of golden bones
Mulford, A. K.
Paper Book
From bestselling author and TikTok sensation A.K. Mulford comes the first riveting, enchanting book in the all-new Golden Court trilogy. A young heir begins a journey of self-discovery, romance, and adventure as she comes out of hiding to save her sister from a malicious, powerful...
The sorrows of love
Paper Book
A thoughtful meditation on the true and sometimes dark nature of love. We often associate love with being happy. This tendency is misleading, however, as love can also cause the deepest heartbreak imaginable. We tend to treat our sadness individually, as if it were unique and shameful....
Summer at the Santorini bookshop
Raisin, Rebecca
Paper Book
Don't miss Secrets at Maple Syrup Farm, the coziest novel to curl up this fall 2025, from bestselling author Rebecca Raisin! *** ☀️A Greek island holiday. A fake-dating pact. A chance at true love?☀️ After losing her job as a book...
Sweetbitter
Danler, Stephanie
Paper Book
A New York Times BestsellerA LibraryReads PickAn Instant National BestsellerMeet Tess, an unforgettable twenty-two-year-old at the heart of this stunning debut. A lush, raw, thrilling novel of the senses, it follows a year in the life of this uniquely beguiling young woman, set in the wild,...
There's no such thing as an easy job
Tsumura, Kikuko
Paper Book
"[A] 21st-century response to Herman Melville's 'Bartleby, the Scrivener.'" -NPR "A thought-provoking, drily funny critique of capitalism and the systems of self-worth that are built around it." -TIME, "Must-Read Books of the Year" A...
Timequake
Vonnegut, Kurt.
Paper Book
After the universe decides to back up ten years and all humans must live through the 1990s again, author Kurt Vonnegut finds himself trying to write a book called Timequake, which he knows he will never finish since he already did not finish it.
U Want It Darker
Middleton, Murray.
Paper Book
A true artist transforms suffering into beauty. But sometimes, all you've got is the suffering. . . U Want It Darker is a bold and darkly humorous short story collection about artists struggling with their egos, facing their failures and redeeming their bad behaviour. With each exhilarating tale,...
Vinegar girl : the taming of the shrew retold
Tyler, Anne
Paper Book
"*** As read on Radio 4 ***'You can't get around Kate Battista as easily as all that'Kate Battista is feeling stuck. How did she end up running house and home for her eccentric scientist father and uppity, pretty younger sister Bunny? Plus, she's always in trouble at work - her pre...
The vulnerables
Nunez, Sigrid
Paper Book
'A sharp-eyed and tender novel about human connection' (PAULA HAWKINS) from the bestselling, National Book Award-winning author of The Friend'A must-read about unlikely friendships' SUNDAY TIMES STYLE'One of my favourite authors' NATALIE PORTMAN'A novel that truly,...
The work
Lee, Bri
Paper Book
A stunning debut novel about art, power, love and money from the acclaimed and bestselling author of Eggshell Skull.

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