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250 Contemporary Novels

A list of 250 contemporary novels. Some are YA but most are adult contemporary fiction. How many have you read?
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All the Bright Places (Jennifer Niven)
All the Bright Places
1
Jennifer Niven
All the Light We Cannot See (Anthony Doerr)
All the Light We Cannot See
2
Anthony Doerr
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay (Michael Chabon)
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay
3
Michael Chabon
Americanah (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)
Americanah
4
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
And the Mountains Echoed (Khaled Hosseini)
And the Mountains Echoed
5
Khaled Hosseini
Angels and Demons (Dan Brown)
Angels and Demons
6
Dan Brown
Anil's Ghost
Anil's Ghost
7
Animal Dreams (Barbara Kingsolver)
Animal Dreams
8
Barbara Kingsolver
Anthropology of an American Girl (Hilary Thayer Hamann)
Anthropology of an American Girl
9
Hilary Thayer Hamann
Anxious People (Fredrik Backman)
Anxious People
10
Fredrik Backman
The Art of Racing in the Rain (Garth Stein)
The Art of Racing in the Rain
11
Garth Stein
Ask Again, Yes (Mary Beth Keane)
Ask Again, Yes
12
Mary Beth Keane
Atonement (Ian McEwan)
Atonement
13
Ian McEwan
Austenland (Shannon Hole)
Austenland
14
Shannon Hole
Beach Read (Emily Henry)
Beach Read
15
Emily Henry
The Bean Trees (Barbara Kingsolver)
The Bean Trees
16
Barbara Kingsolver
Beartown (Fredrik Backman)
Beartown
17
Fredrik Backman
Beautiful World, Where Are You (Sally Rooney)
Beautiful World, Where Are You
18
Sally Rooney
Bee Season (Myla Goldberg)
Bee Season
19
Myla Goldberg
Before I Fall (Lauren Oliver)
Before I Fall
20
Lauren Oliver
Bel Canto (Ann Patchett)
Bel Canto
21
Ann Patchett
Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk (Ben Fountain)
Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk
22
Ben Fountain
Blessings (Anna Quindlen)
Blessings
23
Anna Quindlen
The Book of Joe (Jonathan Tropper)
The Book of Joe
24
Jonathan Tropper
The Borrower (Rebecca Makkai)
The Borrower
25
Rebecca Makkai
The Brief Wonderous Life of Oscar Wao (Junot Diaz)
The Brief Wonderous Life of Oscar Wao
26
Junot Diaz
Bring Up the Bodies (Hilary Mantel)
Bring Up the Bodies
27
Hilary Mantel
Britt-Marie Was Here (Fredrik Backman)
Britt-Marie Was Here
28
Fredrik Backman
Brown Girl Dreaming (Jacqueline Woodson)
Brown Girl Dreaming
29
Jacqueline Woodson
The Care and Feeding of Ravenously Hungry Girls (Anissa Gray)
The Care and Feeding of Ravenously Hungry Girls
30
Anissa Gray
The Casual Vacancy (J. K. Rowling)
The Casual Vacancy
31
J. K. Rowling
Circe (Madeline Miller)
Circe
32
Madeline Miller
The Circle (Dave Eggers)
The Circle
33
Dave Eggers
Cloud Cuckoo Land (Anthony Doerr)
Cloud Cuckoo Land
34
Anthony Doerr
Commonwealth (Ann Patchett)
Commonwealth
35
Ann Patchett
Concrete Rose (Angie Thomas)
Concrete Rose
36
Angie Thomas
Confessions of a Shopaholic (Sophie Kinsella)
Confessions of a Shopaholic
37
Sophie Kinsella
Conversations With Friends (Sally Rooney)
Conversations With Friends
38
Sally Rooney
The Corrections (Jonathan Franzen)
The Corrections
39
Jonathan Franzen
A Court of Thorns and Roses (Sarah J. Mass)
A Court of Thorns and Roses
40
Sarah J. Mass
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