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Best Literary Fiction Book Publishing Companies
A comprehensive directory of the best publishers in 2023, vetted by the team at Reedsy. Showing 105 publishers.
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Catapult
Biographies & Memoirs, Literary Fiction, Narrative Nonfiction, Diverse Literature, Fiction, Nonfiction, Short Story
Location - New York City, US
Size - Small press
Formats - Physical Books, Ebooks
Diversity - Diverse Literature
Website - https://books.catapult.co/
☑️ Indie publisher
💥 Hit titles
All You Can Ever Know
Nicole Chung
The Manningtree Witches
A.K. Blakemore
Lean Fall Stand
Jon McGregor
Melville House
Literary Fiction, Narrative Nonfiction, Politics, History, Art, Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry
Location - New York City, US
Size - Small press
Formats - Physical Books, Ebooks
Website - https://www.mhpbooks.com/
☑️ Indie publisher
💥 Hit titles
Cat Out of Hell
Lynne Truss
Debt: the First 5,000 Years
David Graeber
Fiasco
Imre Kertész
Autumn House Press
Literary Fiction, History, Biographies & Memoirs, Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry
Location - Philadelphia, US
Size - Small press
Formats - Physical Books, Ebooks, Audiobooks
Submission format - Manuscript entries & contests - Submit here
Website - https://www.autumnhouse.org/
☑️ Indie publisher
☑️ Accepts submissions
💥 Hit titles
No One Leaves the World Unhurt
John Foy
American Home
Sean Cho A.
speculation, n.
Shayla Lawz
Coffee House Press
Literary Fiction, Narrative Nonfiction, Biographies & Memoirs, Diverse Literature, Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, Short Story
Location - Minneapolis, US
Size - Small press
Formats - Physical Books, Ebooks
Diversity - Diverse Literature
Submission format - Manuscript entries - Submit here
Website - https://coffeehousepress.org/
☑️ Indie publisher
☑️ Accepts submissions
💥 Hit titles
I Hotel
Karen Tei Yamashita
Indecency
Justin Phillip Reed
Firmin: Adventures of a Metropolitan Lowlife
Sam Savage
Stairway Press
Math & Science, Science Fiction, Politics, Thriller & Suspense, Action & Adventure, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction, Self-Help, Environmental, Biographies & Memoirs, Fantasy, Fiction, Nonfiction, Short Story
Location - Phoenix, US
Size - Small press
Formats - Physical Books
Website - https://stairwaypress.com
☑️ Indie publisher
💥 Hit titles
In Global Warming We Trust: Too Big to Fail
Anthony Sadar
Failure To Fracture
Anthony Garone
Cyberwarfare
Larry Bell
Graywolf Press
Literary Fiction, Poetry, Fiction, Short Story
Location - Minneapolis, US
Size - Small press
Formats - Physical Books, Ebooks
Submission format - Manuscript entries & contests - Submit here
Website - https://www.graywolfpress.org/
☑️ Indie publisher
☑️ Accepts submissions
💥 Hit titles
The Wild Fox of Yemen
Threa Almontaser
Her Body and Other Parties
Carmen Maria Machado
The Twilight Zone
Nona Fernández
Ventura Press
Literary Fiction, Biographies & Memoirs, Business, Health & Wellbeing, Diverse Literature, Fiction, Nonfiction
Location - Sydney, AU
Size - Small press
Formats - Physical Books, Ebooks
Diversity - Diverse Literature
Website - https://www.venturapress.com.au/
☑️ Indie publisher
💥 Hit titles
The Night Letters
Denise Leith
The Cubs Roar
Blanche d'Alpuget
The Women's Circle
Karyn Sepulveda
Farrar, Straus & Giroux
Literary Fiction, History, Politics, Math & Science, Narrative Nonfiction, Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry
Part of - Macmillan > Farrar, Straus, & Giroux
Location - New York City, US
Size - Mid size
Formats - Physical Books, Ebooks, Audiobooks
Website - https://us.macmillan.com/fsg/
💥 Hit titles
Sharks in the Time of Saviors
Kawai Strong Washburn
Slouching Towards Bethlehem
Joan Didion
Everything That Rises Must Converge
Flannery O'Connor
Allen and Unwin
Picture Book, Middle Grade, Young Adult, Sports & Outdoors, True Crime, Health & Wellbeing, Self-Help, Humor, History, Environmental, Politics, Business, Biographies & Memoirs, Mystery & Crime, Romance, Literary Fiction, Women's Fiction, Thriller & Suspense, Fantasy, Science Fiction, Medical, Fiction, Nonfiction, Children's
Location - Sydney, AU
Size - Mid size
Formats - Physical Books, Ebooks
Submission format - Manuscript entries & contests - Submit here
Website - https://www.allenandunwin.com/
☑️ Indie publisher
☑️ Accepts submissions
💥 Hit titles
Lord of the Rings
J. R. R. Tolkien
Love Objects
Emily Maguire
Crazy Rich Asians
Kevin Kwan
Seven Stories Press
Literary Fiction, Politics, Diverse Literature, LGBTQ+, BIPOC, Fiction, Poetry
Location - New York City, US
Size - Small press
Formats - Physical Books, Ebooks
Diversity - Diverse Literature, LGBTQ, BIPOC
Website - https://www.sevenstories.com/
☑️ Indie publisher
💥 Hit titles
The Pandemic Pivot
John Feffer
The Involuntary Sojourner
S. P. Tenhoff
The New Handbook for a Post-Roe America
Robin Marty
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