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Popular books from recent years that aren't obscure classics! These are books that have shown up on bestseller lists.
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Black Cake (Charmaine Wilkerson)
Black Cake
41
Charmaine Wilkerson
The Stardust Thief (Chelsea Abdullah)
The Stardust Thief
42
Chelsea Abdullah
Americanah (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)
Americanah
43
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Independence (Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni)
Independence
44
Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
Everyone Brave Is Forgiven (Chris Cleave)
Everyone Brave Is Forgiven
45
Chris Cleave
The Girl Who Smiled Beads: A Story of War and What Comes After (Clemantine Wamariya)
The Girl Who Smiled Beads: A Story of War and What Comes After
46
Clemantine Wamariya
The Nickel Boys (Colson Whitehead)
The Nickel Boys
47
Colson Whitehead
Cloud Atlas (David Mitchell)
Cloud Atlas
48
David Mitchell
Age of Vice (Deepti Kapoor)
Age of Vice
49
Deepti Kapoor
Where the Crawdads Sing (Delia Owens)
Where the Crawdads Sing
50
Delia Owens
The Goldfinch (Donna Tartt)
The Goldfinch
51
Donna Tartt
Shuggie Bain (Douglas Stuart)
Shuggie Bain
52
Douglas Stuart
Beach Read (Emily Henry)
Beach Read
53
Emily Henry
Station Eleven (Emily St John Mandel)
Station Eleven
54
Emily St John Mandel
The Glass Hotel (Emily St. John Mandel)
The Glass Hotel
55
Emily St. John Mandel
Sea of Tranquility (Emily St.John Mandel)
Sea of Tranquility
56
Emily St.John Mandel
Ready Player One (Ernest Cline)
Ready Player One
57
Ernest Cline
Ready Player Two (Ernest Cline)
Ready Player Two
58
Ernest Cline
A Woman Is No Man (Etaf Rum)
A Woman Is No Man
59
Etaf Rum
Ove (A Man Called Ove) (Fredrik Backman)
Ove (A Man Called Ove)
60
Fredrik Backman
Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow (Gabrielle Zevin)
Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow
61
Gabrielle Zevin
Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine (Gail Honeyman)
Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine
62
Gail Honeyman
Lincoln in the Bardo (George Saunders)
Lincoln in the Bardo
63
George Saunders
We Were the Lucky Ones (Georgia Hunter)
We Were the Lucky Ones
64
Georgia Hunter
Horse (Geraldine Brooks)
Horse
65
Geraldine Brooks
A Little Life (Hanya Yanagihara)
A Little Life
66
Hanya Yanagihara
Trust (Herman Diaz)
Trust
67
Herman Diaz
Behold the Dreamers (Imbolo Mbue)
Behold the Dreamers
68
Imbolo Mbue
A Long Petal of the Sea (Isabel Allende)
A Long Petal of the Sea
69
Isabel Allende
Violeta (Isabel Allende)
Violeta
70
Isabel Allende
The Library of Legends (Janie Chang)
The Library of Legends
71
Janie Chang
Maame (Jessica George)
Maame
72
Jessica George
The Women in the Castle (Jessica Shattuck)
The Women in the Castle
73
Jessica Shattuck
The Heart's Invisible Furies (John Boyne)
The Heart's Invisible Furies
74
John Boyne
The Giver of Stars (Jojo Moyes)
The Giver of Stars
75
Jojo Moyes
Home Fire (Kamila Shamsie)
Home Fire
76
Kamila Shamsie
The Alice Network (Kate Quinn)
The Alice Network
77
Kate Quinn
How to Walk Away (Katherine Center)
How to Walk Away
78
Katherine Center
Klara and the Sun (Kazuo Ishiguro)
Klara and the Sun
79
Kazuo Ishiguro
Crazy Rich Asians (Kevin Kwan)
Crazy Rich Asians
80
Kevin Kwan
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