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500 Contemporary Novels

Five hundred contemporary (written in the last 30-40 years, mostly more recently though) novels from various literary genres. How many have you read?
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The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian (Sherman Alexie)
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
1
Sherman Alexie
Adverbs (Daniel Handler)
Adverbs
2
Daniel Handler
The Age of Miracles (Karen Thompson Walker)
The Age of Miracles
3
Karen Thompson Walker
Alias Grace (Margaret Atwood)
Alias Grace
4
Margaret Atwood
All American Boys (Jason Reynolds and Brendan Kiely)
All American Boys
5
Jason Reynolds and Brendan Kiely
All the Bright Places (Jennifer Niven)
All the Bright Places
6
Jennifer Niven
All the Light We Cannot See (Anthony Doerr)
All the Light We Cannot See
7
Anthony Doerr
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay (Michael Chabon)
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay
8
Michael Chabon
American Dirt (Jeanine Cummins)
American Dirt
9
Jeanine Cummins
American Gods (Neil Gaiman)
American Gods
10
Neil Gaiman
American Pastoral (Philip Roth)
American Pastoral
11
Philip Roth
Americanah (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)
Americanah
12
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
An Abundance of Katherines (John Green)
An Abundance of Katherines
13
John Green
An American Marriage (Tayari Jones)
An American Marriage
14
Tayari Jones
And the Mountains Echoed (Khaled Hosseini)
And the Mountains Echoed
15
Khaled Hosseini
Angels and Demons (Dan Brown)
Angels and Demons
16
Dan Brown
Anil's Ghost
Anil's Ghost
17
Animal Dreams (Barbara Kingsolver)
Animal Dreams
18
Barbara Kingsolver
Anthropology of an American Girl (Hilary Thayer Hamann)
Anthropology of an American Girl
19
Hilary Thayer Hamann
Anxious People (Fredrik Backman)
Anxious People
20
Fredrik Backman
Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe (Benjamin Alire Saenz)
Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe
21
Benjamin Alire Saenz
The Art of Fielding (Chad Harbach)
The Art of Fielding
22
Chad Harbach
The Art of Racing in the Rain (Garth Stein)
The Art of Racing in the Rain
23
Garth Stein
Artemis (Andy Weir)
Artemis
24
Andy Weir
Ask Again, Yes (Mary Beth Keane)
Ask Again, Yes
25
Mary Beth Keane
Atonement (Ian McEwan)
Atonement
26
Ian McEwan
Austenland (Shannon Hole)
Austenland
27
Shannon Hole
Beach Read (Emily Henry)
Beach Read
28
Emily Henry
The Bean Trees (Barbara Kingsolver)
The Bean Trees
29
Barbara Kingsolver
Beartown (Fredrik Backman)
Beartown
30
Fredrik Backman
Beautiful Ruins (Jess Walter)
Beautiful Ruins
31
Jess Walter
Beautiful World, Where Are You (Sally Rooney)
Beautiful World, Where Are You
32
Sally Rooney
Bee Season (Myla Goldberg)
Bee Season
33
Myla Goldberg
The Beekeeper of Aleppo (Christy Lefteri)
The Beekeeper of Aleppo
34
Christy Lefteri
Before I Go to Sleep (S.J. Watson)
Before I Go to Sleep
35
S.J. Watson
Before We Were Yours (Lisa Wingate)
Before We Were Yours
36
Lisa Wingate
Bel Canto (Ann Patchett)
Bel Canto
37
Ann Patchett
The Believers
The Believers
38
Beloved (Toni Morrison)
Beloved
39
Toni Morrison
Beneath a Scarlet Sky (Mark Sullivan)
Beneath a Scarlet Sky
40
Mark Sullivan
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