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Great Non-Classic Fiction

I was sick of lists only containing "classics." There are so many great books in contemporary fiction! These are a few that I've enjoyed immensely.
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The Eyre Affair (Jasper Fforde)
The Eyre Affair
1
Jasper Fforde
People of the Book (Geraldine Brooks)
People of the Book
2
Geraldine Brooks
Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore (Robin Sloan)
Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore
3
Robin Sloan
The Weird Sisters
The Weird Sisters
4
Three Junes (Julia Glass)
Three Junes
5
Julia Glass
The Facts Behind the Helsinki Roccamatios (Yann Martel)
The Facts Behind the Helsinki Roccamatios
6
Yann Martel
A Novel Bookstore (Laurence Cosse)
A Novel Bookstore
7
Laurence Cosse
Alice I Have Been (Melanie Benjamin)
Alice I Have Been
8
Melanie Benjamin
The Pleasure of My Company
The Pleasure of My Company
9
Meddling Kids (Edgar Cantero)
Meddling Kids
10
Edgar Cantero
White Oleander (Janet Fitch)
White Oleander
11
Janet Fitch
Wool (Hugh Howey)
Wool
12
Hugh Howey
Landline (Rainbow Rowell)
Landline
13
Rainbow Rowell
The Buried Giant (Kazuo Ishiguro)
The Buried Giant
14
Kazuo Ishiguro
The 7½ Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle (Stuart Turton)
The 7½ Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle
15
Stuart Turton
Where'd You Go Bernadette (Maria Semple)
Where'd You Go Bernadette
16
Maria Semple
Angry Housewives Eating Bon Bons (Lorna Landvik)
Angry Housewives Eating Bon Bons
17
Lorna Landvik
The Abstinence Teacher (Tom Perrotta)
The Abstinence Teacher
18
Tom Perrotta
The Invisible Bridge (Julie Orringer)
The Invisible Bridge
19
Julie Orringer
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian (Sherman Alexie)
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
20
Sherman Alexie
The Hidden Light of Northern Fires (Daran Wang)
The Hidden Light of Northern Fires
21
Daran Wang
On Beauty (Zadie Smith)
On Beauty
22
Zadie Smith
The Wonder (Emma Donoghue)
The Wonder
23
Emma Donoghue
Little Children (Tom Perrotta)
Little Children
24
Tom Perrotta
The Monsters of Templeton (Lauren Groff)
The Monsters of Templeton
25
Lauren Groff
Year of Wonders (Geraldine Brooks)
Year of Wonders
26
Geraldine Brooks
Maisie Dobbs (Jacqueline Winspear)
Maisie Dobbs
27
Jacqueline Winspear
The Sparrow (Mary Doria Russell)
The Sparrow
28
Mary Doria Russell
How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents (Julia Alvarez)
How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents
29
Julia Alvarez
John Dies at the End (David Wong)
John Dies at the End
30
David Wong
Breakfast on Pluto (Patrick McCabe)
Breakfast on Pluto
31
Patrick McCabe
The High Mountains of Portugal (Yann Martel)
The High Mountains of Portugal
32
Yann Martel
Ella Minnow Pea (Mark Dunn)
Ella Minnow Pea
33
Mark Dunn
Full Dark House (Christopher Fowler)
Full Dark House
34
Christopher Fowler
The Night Circus (Erin Morgenstern)
The Night Circus
35
Erin Morgenstern
Shades of Grey (Jasper Fforde)
Shades of Grey
36
Jasper Fforde
The Gates (John Connolly)
The Gates
37
John Connolly
The Book of Lost Things (John Connolly)
The Book of Lost Things
38
John Connolly
Her Own Place (Dori Sanders)
Her Own Place
39
Dori Sanders
The Martian (Andy Weir)
The Martian
40
Andy Weir
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