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100 Contemporary Books to Add to Your To-Read List - Page 2

The classics are wonderful, of course, but there are a lot of voices missing from them, and it would be great to see more support for contemporary authors!
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Hunger (Roxane Gay)
Hunger
41
Roxane Gay
I'm Glad My Mom Died (Jennette McCurdy)
I'm Glad My Mom Died
42
Jennette McCurdy
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks (Rebecca Skloot)
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
43
Rebecca Skloot
Less (Andrew Sean Greer)
Less
44
Andrew Sean Greer
Life After Life (Kate Atkinson)
Life After Life
45
Kate Atkinson
Little Fires Everywhere (Celeste Ng)
Little Fires Everywhere
46
Celeste Ng
A Little Life (Hanya Yanagihara)
A Little Life
47
Hanya Yanagihara
The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet (Becky Chambers)
The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet
48
Becky Chambers
A Man Called Ove (Fredrik Backman)
A Man Called Ove
49
Fredrik Backman
March (Nate Powell)
March
50
Nate Powell
Men We Reaped (Jesmyn Ward)
Men We Reaped
51
Jesmyn Ward
The Mercies (Kiran Millwood Hargrave)
The Mercies
52
Kiran Millwood Hargrave
Milkman (Anna Burns)
Milkman
53
Anna Burns
Minor Feelings (Cathy Park Hong)
Minor Feelings
54
Cathy Park Hong
My Brilliant Friend (Elena Ferrante)
My Brilliant Friend
55
Elena Ferrante
The New Jim Crow (Michelle Alexander)
The New Jim Crow
56
Michelle Alexander
News of the World (Paulette Jiles)
News of the World
57
Paulette Jiles
The Nickel Boys (Colson Whitehead)
The Nickel Boys
58
Colson Whitehead
The Night Watchman (Louise Erdrich)
The Night Watchman
59
Louise Erdrich
Normal People (Sally Rooney)
Normal People
60
Sally Rooney
Nothing to See Here (Kevin Wilson)
Nothing to See Here
61
Kevin Wilson
NW (Zadie Smith)
NW
62
Zadie Smith
The Ocean at the End of the Lane (Neil Gaiman)
The Ocean at the End of the Lane
63
Neil Gaiman
Olive Kitteridge (Elizabeth Strout)
Olive Kitteridge
64
Elizabeth Strout
On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous (Ocean Vuong)
On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous
65
Ocean Vuong
The Once and Future Witches (Alix E. Harrow)
The Once and Future Witches
66
Alix E. Harrow
The Only Good Indians (Stephen Graham Jones)
The Only Good Indians
67
Stephen Graham Jones
The Orenda (Joseph Boyden)
The Orenda
68
Joseph Boyden
The Orphan Master's Son (Adam Johnson)
The Orphan Master's Son
69
Adam Johnson
The Overstory (Richard Powers)
The Overstory
70
Richard Powers
Pachinko (Min Jin Lee)
Pachinko
71
Min Jin Lee
The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake (Aimee Bender)
The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake
72
Aimee Bender
Piranesi (Susanna Clarke)
Piranesi
73
Susanna Clarke
Queenie (Candice Carty-Williams)
Queenie
74
Candice Carty-Williams
Red at the Bone (Jacqueline Woodson)
Red at the Bone
75
Jacqueline Woodson
The Round House (Louise Erdrich)
The Round House
76
Louise Erdrich
Salvage the Bones (Jesmyn Ward)
Salvage the Bones
77
Jesmyn Ward
The Sellout (Paul Beatty)
The Sellout
78
Paul Beatty
The Sense of an Ending (Julian Barnes)
The Sense of an Ending
79
Julian Barnes
The Sisters Brothers (Patrick Dewitt)
The Sisters Brothers
80
Patrick Dewitt
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