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Highly Recommended New Contemporary Fiction

Writer Mateo Askaripour has put together a list of highly recommended novels and collections published in the past three years or forthcoming in 2022.
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Nuclear Family (Joseph Han)
Nuclear Family
1
Joseph Han
Transcendent Kingdom (Yaa Gyasi)
Transcendent Kingdom
2
Yaa Gyasi
On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous (Ocean Vuong)
On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous
3
Ocean Vuong
These Ghosts Are Family (Maisy Card)
These Ghosts Are Family
4
Maisy Card
Neruda on the Park (Clyvis Natera)
Neruda on the Park
5
Clyvis Natera
The Atmospherians (Alex McElroy)
The Atmospherians
6
Alex McElroy
Interior Chinatown (Charles Yu)
Interior Chinatown
7
Charles Yu
Give My Love to the Savages (Chris Stuck)
Give My Love to the Savages
8
Chris Stuck
Fake Accounts (Lauren Oyler)
Fake Accounts
9
Lauren Oyler
Lot (Bryan Washington)
Lot
10
Bryan Washington
Love in the Big City (Sang Young Park)
Love in the Big City
11
Sang Young Park
Detransition, Baby (Torrey Peters)
Detransition, Baby
12
Torrey Peters
What's Mine and Yours (Naima Coster)
What's Mine and Yours
13
Naima Coster
The Farm (Joanne Ramos)
The Farm
14
Joanne Ramos
Trust Exercise (Susan Choi)
Trust Exercise
15
Susan Choi
The Ones Who Don't Say They Love You (Maurice Carlos Ruffin)
The Ones Who Don't Say They Love You
16
Maurice Carlos Ruffin
Convenience Store Woman (Sayaka Murata)
Convenience Store Woman
17
Sayaka Murata
Open Water (Caleb Azumah Nelson)
Open Water
18
Caleb Azumah Nelson
Assembly (Natasha Brown)
Assembly
19
Natasha Brown
Luster (Raven Leilani)
Luster
20
Raven Leilani
Hell of a Book (Jason Mott)
Hell of a Book
21
Jason Mott
When No One Is Watching (Alyssa Cole)
When No One Is Watching
22
Alyssa Cole
All Adults Here (Emma Straub)
All Adults Here
23
Emma Straub
Memorial (Bryan Washington)
Memorial
24
Bryan Washington
The Other Black Girl (Zakiya Dalila Harris)
The Other Black Girl
25
Zakiya Dalila Harris
The Startup Wife (Tahmima Anam)
The Startup Wife
26
Tahmima Anam
Queenie (Candice Carty-Williams)
Queenie
27
Candice Carty-Williams
The Selfless Act of Breathing (J.J. Bola)
The Selfless Act of Breathing
28
J.J. Bola
Beautiful World, Where Are You (Sally Rooney)
Beautiful World, Where Are You
29
Sally Rooney
The Secret Lives of Church Ladies (Deesha Philyaw)
The Secret Lives of Church Ladies
30
Deesha Philyaw
The Odyssey (Lara Williams)
The Odyssey
31
Lara Williams
Lakewood (Megan Giddings)
Lakewood
32
Megan Giddings
Your Driver Is Waiting (Priya Guns)
Your Driver Is Waiting
33
Priya Guns
Such a Fun Age (Kiley Reid)
Such a Fun Age
34
Kiley Reid
My Year Abroad (Chang-Rae Lee)
My Year Abroad
35
Chang-Rae Lee
My Monticello (Jocelyn Nicole Johnson)
My Monticello
36
Jocelyn Nicole Johnson
People Person (Candice Carty-Williams)
People Person
37
Candice Carty-Williams
Stories From the Tenants Downstairs (Sidik Fofana)
Stories From the Tenants Downstairs
38
Sidik Fofana
The Survivalists (Kashana Cauley)
The Survivalists
39
Kashana Cauley
The Chinese Groove (Kathryn Ma)
The Chinese Groove
40
Kathryn Ma
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