Welcome to the General Fiction Books Collection July 13, a thoughtfully curated list of powerful, character-rich stories perfect for readers who enjoy meaningful and immersive storytelling. For this July 13, 2025 edition, we’ve gathered general fiction titles that span a wide range of themes—family, identity, love, loss, and resilience.
Whether you’re a fan of contemporary fiction, literary novels, or emotional dramas, this collection offers something for every reader who values deep narratives and unforgettable characters. Get ready to discover compelling plots that stay with you long after you’ve finished reading.
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List of Assorted Genral Fiction Books Collection July 13, 2025
Culpability by Bruce Holsinger
Bruce Holsinger is the author of four novels, including The Displacements and The Gifted School, and many works of nonfiction, most recently On Parchment: Animals, Archives, and the Making of Culture from Herodotus to the Digital Age (Yale University Press). His books have been recognized with the Colorado Book Award, the John Hurt Fisher Prize, the Philip Brett Award, the John Nicholas Brown Prize, the Modern Language Association’s Prize for a First Book, and others.
Daikon by Samuel Hawley
A sweeping and suspenseful novel of love and war, set in Japan during the final days of World War II, with a shocking historical premise: three atomic bombs were actually delivered to the Pacific—not two—and when one of them falls into the hands of the Japanese, the fate of a couple that has been separated from one another becomes entangled with the fate of this terrifying new device.
Bottom of the Breath by Jayne Mills
For fans of Liane Moriarty and Maria Semple, this contemporary debut novel weaves together romance, mystery, and adventure as a woman travels to the Grand Canyon seeking answers after uncovering an old family secret.
Fools for Love by Helen Schulman
A virtuosic, laugh-out-loud collection of stories that explore the fraught and fantastic nature of human connection—featuring women, men, various couples, and one terribly precocious baby enmeshed in tangled romances of all shapes and sizes.
Happiness and Love by Zoe Dubno
One of New York Magazine’s Most Anticipated Books of 2025 Following a young woman over the course of one outrageous and insufferable downtown dinner party at the home of her estranged best friends—an artist and curator couple, whom she now realizes stand for everything she detests—Happiness and Love is a piercing debut novel about brazen materialism, self-obsession, and the empty careerism of so-called cultural elites.
Image of the Invisible by Rachel Fahrenbach
Nine voices. One city. Too many secrets to stay hidden. On a street corner in Chicago, a violinist plays each day, offering a melody to anyone willing to stop and listen. And as they pause—artists, scientists, students, executives—he glimpses something beyond their polished faces: the unseen fractures, the invisible battles they carry. But it’s not his place to tug at the fraying threads of their lives. They are already pulling at them, even if they don’t know it yet.
Long Distance by Aysegul Savas
A masterful and tender debut collection of stories from the acclaimed author of The Anthropologists, about distance and closeness in the age of connectivity.
Slanting Towards the Sea by Lidija Hilje
Spanning twenty years and one life-altering summer in Croatia, Slanting Towards the Sea is at once an unforgettable love story and a powerful exploration of what it means to come of age in a country younger than oneself.
The Lakes Water is Never Sweet by Giulia Caminito
The English-language debut of an award-winning Italian novelist, following a teenage girl as her family transitions to a fraught new beginning in a tranquil lakeside town, capturing the disillusionment, loneliness, and rage that defined a generation.
The Sandersons Fail Manhattan by Scott Johnston
William Sanderson is very rich, but you can always be richer. He’s up for a huge promotion at investment giant Bedrock Capital, but there’s one crucial hurdle he must clear first—assuming he can keep the HR department at bay. He’s also looking for any string to pull to get his maddeningly indifferent daughter Ginny into Yale. Ellie, his wife, is a newcomer to New York who only wants to fit in, while Daughter #2, the shy Zoey, is happy just to make a new friend, even in the form of the unusual new girl who calls herself a goblin.
Vera or Faith by Gary Shteyngart
A poignant, sharp-eyed, and bitterly funny tale of a family struggling to stay together in a country rapidly coming apart, told through the eyes of their wondrous ten-year-old daughter, by the bestselling author of Super Sad True Love Story and Our Country Friends
A Father Is Born by Andrés Neuman
A poignant, sharp-eyed, and bitterly funny tale of a family struggling to stay together in a country rapidly coming apart, told through the eyes of their wondrous ten-year-old daughter, by the bestselling author of Super Sad True Love Story and Our Country Friends
Conclusion
We hope you’ve enjoyed browsing the General Fiction Books Collection July 13. These novels remind us why fiction remains one of the most powerful ways to explore the human experience. Each story offers a fresh perspective, emotional depth, and the kind of storytelling that leaves a lasting impression. Be sure to bookmark your favorites, share with fellow readers, and stay tuned for our next collection of inspiring fiction.
