Best Contemporary Fiction
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The Best American Short Stories, 2023 is an annual anthology that compiles the finest short stories published in the United States. Each year, it features works from a wide range of authors, including...
Paul Beatty's blistering satire about a black man who tries to reintroduce segregation in his Los Angeles neighborhood. Winner of the Man Booker Prize.
While fiction, this novel by Richard Powers is essential reading because it frames ecological collapse through the lens of human connection to trees. It weaves together multiple storylinesfrom logging...
Gabrielle Zevin's novel is a love letter to books and the communities they build. It follows a bookstore owner who finds himself at the center of a small-town mystery. The story is deeply heartwarming...
A two-volume anthology edited by Richard Ford, featuring essential American short stories from the 20th century.
Zadie Smith's dazzling debut explores the lives of two families in multicultural London, spanning three generations and multiple continents.
A quirky caregiver falls in love with a paralyzed banker who wants to end his life. An exploration of love, choice, and sacrifice.
A deeply moving exploration of regret and potential. Nora Seed finds herself in a library between life and death, where every book represents a life she could have lived. Haig crafts a narrative that...
This novel explores the lives of twin sisters who choose to live radically different livesone passing as white, the other remaining in their Black community. The audiobook beautifully handles themes o...
Colleen Hoover's 'It Starts With Us' continues to dominate the bestseller charts in 2025, building upon the immense popularity of 'It Ends With Us.' This sequel delves deeper into the complex relation...
