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Are You Well Read in Contemporary Books?

The classics are wonderful, but there are so many different voices and marginalized groups underrepresented in them. Therefore, I've compiled a huge list of award-winning, bestselling, and talked-about books from the last 20 years in a variety of genres. So many of them are SO GOOD; please check them out if you haven't yet!
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11/22/63 (Stephen King)
11/22/63
1
Stephen King
1776 (David McCullough)
1776
2
David McCullough
2666 (Roberto Bolano)
2666
3
Roberto Bolano
Alexander Hamilton (Ron Chernow)
Alexander Hamilton
4
Ron Chernow
All the Birds in the Sky (Charlie Jane Anders)
All the Birds in the Sky
5
Charlie Jane Anders
All Grown Up (Jami Attenberg)
All Grown Up
6
Jami Attenberg
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
Americanah (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)
Americanah
9
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
An Absolutely Remarkable Thing (Hank Green)
An Absolutely Remarkable Thing
10
Hank Green
An American Marriage (Tayari Jones)
An American Marriage
11
Tayari Jones
An Ember in the Ashes (Sabaa Tahir)
An Ember in the Ashes
12
Sabaa Tahir
An Unnecessary Woman (Rabih Alameddine)
An Unnecessary Woman
13
Rabih Alameddine
And the Mountains Echoed (Khaled Hosseini)
And the Mountains Echoed
14
Khaled Hosseini
Annihilation (Jeff Vandermeer)
Annihilation
15
Jeff Vandermeer
The Argonauts (Maggie Nelson)
The Argonauts
16
Maggie Nelson
The Art of Fielding (Chad Harbach)
The Art of Fielding
17
Chad Harbach
The Art of Racing in the Rain (Garth Stein)
The Art of Racing in the Rain
18
Garth Stein
Asterios Polyp (David Mazzucchelli)
Asterios Polyp
19
David Mazzucchelli
Atonement (Ian McEwan)
Atonement
20
Ian McEwan
Babel (Rebecca Kuang)
Babel
21
Rebecca Kuang
Bad Feminist (Roxane Gay)
Bad Feminist
22
Roxane Gay
Battleborn (Claire Vaye Watkins)
Battleborn
23
Claire Vaye Watkins
Beach Read (Emily Henry)
Beach Read
24
Emily Henry
The Bear and the Nightingale (Katherine Arden)
The Bear and the Nightingale
25
Katherine Arden
Beautiful World, Where Are You (Sally Rooney)
Beautiful World, Where Are You
26
Sally Rooney
Becoming (Michelle Obama)
Becoming
27
Michelle Obama
Behind the Beautiful Forevers (Katherine Boo)
Behind the Beautiful Forevers
28
Katherine Boo
Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk (Ben Fountain)
Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk
29
Ben Fountain
Black Leopard, Red Wolf (Marlon James)
Black Leopard, Red Wolf
30
Marlon James
Blackout (Connie Willis)
Blackout
31
Connie Willis
Blankets (Craig Thompson)
Blankets
32
Craig Thompson
The Bone Clocks (David Mitchell)
The Bone Clocks
33
David Mitchell
Book Lovers (Emily Henry)
Book Lovers
34
Emily Henry
The Book of Goose (Yiyun Li)
The Book of Goose
35
Yiyun Li
The Book of Unknown Americans (Cristina Henriquez)
The Book of Unknown Americans
36
Cristina Henriquez
The Book Thief (Markus Zusak)
The Book Thief
37
Markus Zusak
Bossypants (Tina Fey)
Bossypants
38
Tina Fey
Boy, Snow, Bird (Helen Oyeyemi)
Boy, Snow, Bird
39
Helen Oyeyemi
A Brief History of Seven Killings (Marlon James)
A Brief History of Seven Killings
40
Marlon James
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