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Popular Contemporary Books

Popular books from recent years that aren't obscure classics! These are books that have shown up on bestseller lists.
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Orphan Train (Christina Baker Kline)
Orphan Train
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Christina Baker Kline
Room (Emma Donoghue)
Room
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Emma Donoghue
The Light Between Oceans (M.L. Stedman)
The Light Between Oceans
3
M.L. Stedman
The Lowland (Jhumpa Lahiri)
The Lowland
4
Jhumpa Lahiri
The Night Circus (Erin Morgenstern)
The Night Circus
5
Erin Morgenstern
The Palace of Illusions by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
The Palace of Illusions by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
6
The Reluctant Fundamentalist (Mohsin Hamid)
The Reluctant Fundamentalist
7
Mohsin Hamid
The Secret History (Donna Tartt)
The Secret History
8
Donna Tartt
The Girl With the Louding Voice (Abi Daré)
The Girl With the Louding Voice
9
Abi Daré
The Henna Artist (Alka Joshi)
The Henna Artist
10
Alka Joshi
The Color of Our Sky (Amita Trasi)
The Color of Our Sky
11
Amita Trasi
A Gentleman in Moscow (Amor Towles)
A Gentleman in Moscow
12
Amor Towles
Rules of Civility (Amor Towles)
Rules of Civility
13
Amor Towles
The Lincoln Highway (Amor Towles)
The Lincoln Highway
14
Amor Towles
From Sand and Ash (Amy Harmon)
From Sand and Ash
15
Amy Harmon
What the Wind Knows (Amy Harmon)
What the Wind Knows
16
Amy Harmon
Less (Andrew Sean Greer)
Less
17
Andrew Sean Greer
Artemis (Andy Weir)
Artemis
18
Andy Weir
Martian (Andy Weir)
Martian
19
Andy Weir
Project Hail Mary (Andy Weir)
Project Hail Mary
20
Andy Weir
Firekeeper's Daughter (Angeline Boulley)
Firekeeper's Daughter
21
Angeline Boulley
Dominicana (Angie Cruz)
Dominicana
22
Angie Cruz
The Parted Earth (Anjali Enjeti)
The Parted Earth
23
Anjali Enjeti
The Dutch House (Ann Patchett)
The Dutch House
24
Ann Patchett
All the Light We Cannot See (Anthony Doerr)
All the Light We Cannot See
25
Anthony Doerr
Cloud Cuckoo Land (Anthony Doerr)
Cloud Cuckoo Land
26
Anthony Doerr
Homeland Elegies (Ayad Akhtar)
Homeland Elegies
27
Ayad Akhtar
Demon Copperhead (Barbara Kingsolver)
Demon Copperhead
28
Barbara Kingsolver
Yes No Maybe So (Becky Albertalli & Aisha Saeed)
Yes No Maybe So
29
Becky Albertalli & Aisha Saeed
All About Love: New Visions (Bell Hooks)
All About Love: New Visions
30
Bell Hooks
Golden State (Ben Winters)
Golden State
31
Ben Winters
Girl Woman Other (Bernardine Evaristo)
Girl Woman Other
32
Bernardine Evaristo
Recursion (Blake Crouch)
Recursion
33
Blake Crouch
The Mothers (Brit Bennett)
The Mothers
34
Brit Bennett
The Vanishing Half (Brit Bennett)
The Vanishing Half
35
Brit Bennett
Just Mercy (Bryan Stevenson)
Just Mercy
36
Bryan Stevenson
Queenie (Candice Carty-Williams)
Queenie
37
Candice Carty-Williams
Little Fires Everywhere (Celeste Ng)
Little Fires Everywhere
38
Celeste Ng
Our Missing Hearts (Celeste Ng)
Our Missing Hearts
39
Celeste Ng
The Paris Architect (Charles Belfoure)
The Paris Architect
40
Charles Belfoure
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