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21st Century Books to Read

100 fiction books published in the 21st Century that I'd like to read within the next couple of years.
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10:04 (Ben Lerner)
10:04
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Ben Lerner
A Brief History of Seven Killings (Marlon James)
A Brief History of Seven Killings
2
Marlon James
A Good Girl's Guide to Murder (Holly Jackson)
A Good Girl's Guide to Murder
3
Holly Jackson
A Manual for Cleaning Women (Lucia Berlin)
A Manual for Cleaning Women
4
Lucia Berlin
All the Ugly and Wonderful Things (Bryn Greenwood)
All the Ugly and Wonderful Things
5
Bryn Greenwood
Arthur and George (Julian Barnes)
Arthur and George
6
Julian Barnes
Before the Coffee Gets Cold (Toshikazu Kawaguchi)
Before the Coffee Gets Cold
7
Toshikazu Kawaguchi
Behind the Beautiful Forevers (Katherine Boo)
Behind the Beautiful Forevers
8
Katherine Boo
Between the World and Me (Ta-Nehisi Coates)
Between the World and Me
9
Ta-Nehisi Coates
Big Swiss (Jen Beagin)
Big Swiss
10
Jen Beagin
Black Buck (Mateo Askaripour)
Black Buck
11
Mateo Askaripour
Bloodlands (Timothy Snyder)
Bloodlands
12
Timothy Snyder
Bring Up the Bodies (Hilary Mantel)
Bring Up the Bodies
13
Hilary Mantel
Bunny: A Novel (Mona Awad)
Bunny: A Novel
14
Mona Awad
Citizen (Claudia Rankine)
Citizen
15
Claudia Rankine
Cleopatra and Frankenstein (Coco Mellors)
Cleopatra and Frankenstein
16
Coco Mellors
Colored Television (Danzy Senna)
Colored Television
17
Danzy Senna
Consider the Lobster (David Foster Wallace)
Consider the Lobster
18
David Foster Wallace
Dangerous Laughter (Steven Millhauser)
Dangerous Laughter
19
Steven Millhauser
Did You Hear About Kitty Karr? (Crystal Smith Paul)
Did You Hear About Kitty Karr?
20
Crystal Smith Paul
Dogs of Summer (Andrea Abreu)
Dogs of Summer
21
Andrea Abreu
Erasure (Percival Everett)
Erasure
22
Percival Everett
Everything Inside (Edwidge Danticat)
Everything Inside
23
Edwidge Danticat
Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City (Matthew Desmond)
Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City
24
Matthew Desmond
Exit West (Mohsin Hamed)
Exit West
25
Mohsin Hamed
Family Meal (Bryan Washington)
Family Meal
26
Bryan Washington
Fates and Furies (Lauren Groff)
Fates and Furies
27
Lauren Groff
First Lie Wins (Ashley Elston)
First Lie Wins
28
Ashley Elston
Funny Story (Emily Henry)
Funny Story
29
Emily Henry
Girls Burn Brighter (Shobha Rao)
Girls Burn Brighter
30
Shobha Rao
H Is for Hawk (Helen MacDonald)
H Is for Hawk
31
Helen MacDonald
Hateship, Friendship, Courtship, Loveship, Marriage (Alice Munro)
Hateship, Friendship, Courtship, Loveship, Marriage
32
Alice Munro
Heavy (Kiese Laymon)
Heavy
33
Kiese Laymon
How to Be Both (Ali Smith)
How to Be Both
34
Ali Smith
How to End a Love Story (Yulin Kuang)
How to End a Love Story
35
Yulin Kuang
In the Country (Mia Alvar)
In the Country
36
Mia Alvar
Into the Water (Paula Hawkins)
Into the Water
37
Paula Hawkins
Lady Tan's Circle of Women (Lisa See)
Lady Tan's Circle of Women
38
Lisa See
Landline (Rainbow Rowell)
Landline
39
Rainbow Rowell
Light in Gaza (Jehad Abusalim)
Light in Gaza
40
Jehad Abusalim
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