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Best Fiction by Contemporary Authors - Page 4

These are my favorite contemporary authors and some highly recommended that I haven't read yet. Most of them are fiction novels and historical fiction, my favourite genres, with a few exceptions.
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The Nickel Boys (Colson Whitehead)
The Nickel Boys
121
Colson Whitehead
The Underground Railroad (Colson Whitehead)
The Underground Railroad
122
Colson Whitehead
The Girl With the Louding Voice (Abi Dare)
The Girl With the Louding Voice
123
Abi Dare
Convenience Store Woman (Sayaka Murata)
Convenience Store Woman
124
Sayaka Murata
Normal People (Sally Rooney)
Normal People
125
Sally Rooney
Conversations With Friends (Sally Rooney)
Conversations With Friends
126
Sally Rooney
The Death of Vivek Oji (Akwaeke Emezi)
The Death of Vivek Oji
127
Akwaeke Emezi
Homeland Elegies (Ayad Akhtar)
Homeland Elegies
128
Ayad Akhtar
Poisonwood Bible (Kingsolver, Barbara)
Poisonwood Bible
129
Kingsolver, Barbara
The Switch (Beth O'leary)
The Switch
130
Beth O'leary
The Flat Share (Beth O'leary)
The Flat Share
131
Beth O'leary
A Man Called Ove (Fredrik Backman)
A Man Called Ove
132
Fredrik Backman
Britt-Marie Was Here (Fredrik Backman)
Britt-Marie Was Here
133
Fredrik Backman
Anxious People (Fredrik Backman)
Anxious People
134
Fredrik Backman
The Midnight Library (Matt Haig)
The Midnight Library
135
Matt Haig
How to Stop Time (Matt Haig)
How to Stop Time
136
Matt Haig
American Dirt (Jeanine Cummins)
American Dirt
137
Jeanine Cummins
Homegoing (Yaa Gyasi)
Homegoing
138
Yaa Gyasi
A Long Petal of the Sea (Isabel Allende)
A Long Petal of the Sea
139
Isabel Allende
Eva Luna (Isabel Allende)
Eva Luna
140
Isabel Allende
The Japanese Lover (Isabel Allende)
The Japanese Lover
141
Isabel Allende
Where the Lost Wander (Amy Harmon)
Where the Lost Wander
142
Amy Harmon
What the Wind Knows (Amy Harmon)
What the Wind Knows
143
Amy Harmon
Queenie (Candice Carty-Williams)
Queenie
144
Candice Carty-Williams
Girl, Woman, Other (Bernardine Evaristo)
Girl, Woman, Other
145
Bernardine Evaristo
Ayesha at Last (Uzma Jalaluddin)
Ayesha at Last
146
Uzma Jalaluddin
The Map of Salt and Stars (Jennifer Zeynab Joukhadar)
The Map of Salt and Stars
147
Jennifer Zeynab Joukhadar
The Gustav Sonata (Rose Tremain)
The Gustav Sonata
148
Rose Tremain
Dominicana (Angie Cruz)
Dominicana
149
Angie Cruz
The House on Mango Street (Sandra Cisneros)
The House on Mango Street
150
Sandra Cisneros
Second Class Citizen (Buchi Emecheta)
Second Class Citizen
151
Buchi Emecheta
The Joys of Motherhood (Buchi Emecheta)
The Joys of Motherhood
152
Buchi Emecheta
The Bride Price (Buchi Emecheta)
The Bride Price
153
Buchi Emecheta
The Saddlebag (Bahiyyah Nakhjavani)
The Saddlebag
154
Bahiyyah Nakhjavani
Us & Them (Bahíyyih Nakhjavání)
Us & Them
155
Bahíyyih Nakhjavání
The Woman Who Read Too Much (Bahiyyih Nakhjavani)
The Woman Who Read Too Much
156
Bahiyyih Nakhjavani
Torto Arado (Itamar Vieira Junior)
Torto Arado
157
Itamar Vieira Junior
One Night, Markovitch (Ayelet Gundar-Goshen)
One Night, Markovitch
158
Ayelet Gundar-Goshen
Waking Lions (Ayelet Gundar-Goshen)
Waking Lions
159
Ayelet Gundar-Goshen
The Stationary Shop (Marjan Kamali)
The Stationary Shop
160
Marjan Kamali
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