No One Is Fine: Literary Fiction That Feels a Little Too Real

19 Jun 2025

No One Is Fine: Literary Fiction That Feels a Little Too Real

These characters are holding it together, but barely. These novels explore private unravelings with emotional honesty, refusing to sugarcoat or simplify. A collection for readers who feel deeply.

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Editorial License

by Ellis Johnson M.D.

Release Date: June 17, 2025

The long journey back from tragedy follows no timeline, and the road is never a straight path. It winds its way through a vast wilderness between sanity and madness, and the border between the two is not always clear.

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The Outcast

by D L Whipple

Release Date: April 21, 2025

In the fall of 1963, a young girl is raped; a neighbor boy stands in the crosshairs of a small town’s judgment. Truth doesn’t matter when everyone has found you guilty. “The storyline is gritty and authentic, with sunshine and rainbows in short supply. Definitely a novel that will stay in the reader’s mind for some time.” -Historical Fiction Co (Recommended). “Our verdict: Get It!” -Kirkus Reviews

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The Duke’s Dream (The Swans of Paris Book 1)

by Giovanna Siniscalchi

Release Date: May 28, 2025

Helene de Beaumont, a French émigrée in Regency London, is poised to become the star of Sir Walter Scott’s new ballet, La Sylphide. With flawless technique and a self-taught mastery of dancing en pointe, her dreams of ballet glory are finally within reach.

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Great Black Hope

by Rob Franklin

Release Date: June 10, 2025

An arrest for cocaine possession on the last day of a sweltering New York summer leaves Smith, a queer Black Stanford graduate, in a state of turmoil. Pulled into the court system and mandated treatment, he finds himself in an absurd but dangerous situation: his class protects him, but his race does not.

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Next To Heaven

by James Frey

Release Date: June 17, 2025

New Bethlehem, Connecticut. Picture-perfect lawns, manicured hedges, and multi-million dollar homes present a carefully curated facade. But beneath the designer yoga gear and country club memberships lies a darker reality.

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You Started It

by Daniel Hurst

Release Date: June 4, 2025

Alison thought she lived a quiet, normal life with her husband, Damian. But that all changes when an unexpected visitor reveals a shocking truth about her partner. Things will never be the same after that as a deadly game of deceit begins, full of shocks and surprises, lies and betrayal, and ultimately proving that when it comes to revenge, it’s best to take your time.

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