This selection includes Khattar Kakak Tarang by Harimohan Jha and Okaro Kahiyo Pankhi Hetai by Shubhendu Shekhar among others.

Kist-Kist Jeevan by Shefalika Verma
Translated as Episodes Of The Life by Jyoti Jha Chaudhary

An autobiographical novel showcasing the trails of women in a backward society that earned Verma the Sahitya Akademi Award, the first for a woman writing in Maithili. She is also an author who switched from Hindi to Maithili so as to play her part in nurturing the language!

Khattar Kakak Tarang by Harimohan Jha

Jha's first novel captures his writing style perfectly: it is brimming with satire, stereotypes and hypocrisy.

Patrahin Nagna Gachh by Yatri

A Sahitya Akademi Award-winning poetry collection by Vaidyanath Mishra, also known as Nagarjun by his Hindi audience, who is regarded as the most prominent figure of modern literature in Maithili.
His work can also be found online.

Khaksiyah by Gourinath

A collection of short stories.

Okaro Kahiyo Pankhi Hetai by Shubhendu Shekhar

Another collection of short stories that explores human values and moralities.