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Contemporary Literary Fiction

Caroline Gouldie

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/ About Caroline

The books exist. That is the fact.

Caroline Gouldie writes contemporary literary fiction. Her novels deal in ordinary pressure — the kind that doesn't announce itself until something breaks. She is based in North America and publishes with small independent presses.

She is not interested in the author's story as a selling point. The writing is the argument; everything else is footnote. Read the full portrait on the About page.

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Close detail of a paperback book spine and front cover lying flat on a pale linen surface, natural window light, title area visible, understated typographic cover design
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Tight shot of hands holding an open novel, the reader's fingers pressing lightly on the page, overcast daylight from a nearby window, no faces, only hands and text
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A worn paperback book face-down on a wooden desk beside a pencil, natural overcast light, a half-filled glass of water at the edge of frame, sparse and still
— Published Titles

Three novels. Finished, in print.

The Quiet Margin

All the Distances

What Remains Legible

A woman returns to her hometown after her mother's death and finds the house is less empty than expected. Published 2021, Aldine Press.

Two estranged siblings settle their father's estate in a city neither of them chose. Set over nine days. Published 2022, Aldine Press.

A translator working on a dead author's final manuscript begins to doubt the text. Published 2024, Aldine Press.

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