Wilson's Fiction Core Collection (17th Edition, 2014) recommends novels, novellas, and story collections for the general adult audience. It is a guide to over 8,000 books, plus review sources and other professional aids for librarians.

The collection is a valuable tool for collection development and maintenance, reader's advisory and curriculum support. All entries include:

Complete bibliographic data
Subject headings, annotations, grade level, Dewey classification, and cover art
Quotations from reviews