Character-driven literary fiction focused on the inner workings of complex relationships like CONVERSATIONS WITH FRIENDS; INTERMEZZO; DETRANSITION, BABY; or TOMORROW, AND TOMORROW, AND TOMORROW (think: anything messy and emotional, where the emotional journey drives the narrative) 

Sprawling family sagas or chronicles of a life, with a historical bent, like THE LOVE SONGS OF W.E.B DU BOIS, THE QUEEN OF THE NIGHT, LITTLE GODS, A GRAIN OF WHEAT, or DEEP RIVER 

Fiction strongly grounded in place, where place is a character, like THE TURNER HOUSE, PEW, BROWN GIRLS, or even FUNNY STORY 

Fiction that dissects and attempts to understand grief, either directly or indirectly (loss of self, loss of a home, etc.), like TRANSCENDENT KINGDOM 

Mythological or folklore retellings like CIRCE or A THOUSAND SHIPS  

Novels that play with form or have unreliable narrators, like THE LOST DAUGHTER or TRUST EXERCISE 

Literary suspense/thrillers like THE SECRET HISTORY, IDAHO, or BEL CANTO   

Historical fiction that is gorgeously written, sheds light on something new, and (again) is character-driven, like WE NEED NEW NAMES or THE MARRIAGE PORTRAIT  

Contemporary fiction with young female characters, and that is a bit weird & whacky, like MARGO’S GOT MONEY TROUBLES, THE FIRST BAD MAN, or CULT CLASSIC 

High fantasy / romantasy that breaks with common tropes, is told in beautiful and purposeful prose, centers on underrepresented characters, incorporates intricate worldbuilding, says something new within the genre, and is sexy 

Genre-bending fiction that uses elements of genre to make a point about the primary narrative and themes of the book (think Margaret Atwood)  

Story collections with elements of any of the above 

Debuts in any of the above categories! Anything from voices that have gone unheard! Anything from poets-turned-novelists!