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Popular Contemporary Fiction

A list of some of the more popular contemporary novels and short story collections out there. Not comprehensive by any means but some of the ones I could h think of. Enjoy!
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All the Bright Places (Jennifer Niven)
All the Bright Places
1
Jennifer Niven
All the Light We Cannot See (Anthony Doerr)
All the Light We Cannot See
2
Anthony Doerr
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay (Michael Chabon)
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay
3
Michael Chabon
Americanah (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)
Americanah
4
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Angels and Demons (Dan Brown)
Angels and Demons
5
Dan Brown
Animal Dreams (Barbara Kingsolver)
Animal Dreams
6
Barbara Kingsolver
Anthropology of an American Girl (Hilary Thayer Hamann)
Anthropology of an American Girl
7
Hilary Thayer Hamann
Anxious People (Fredrik Backman)
Anxious People
8
Fredrik Backman
Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe (Benjamin Alire Saenz)
Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe
9
Benjamin Alire Saenz
The Art of Racing in the Rain (Garth Stein)
The Art of Racing in the Rain
10
Garth Stein
Atonement (Ian McEwan)
Atonement
11
Ian McEwan
The Bean Trees (Barbara Kingsolver)
The Bean Trees
12
Barbara Kingsolver
Beartown (Fredrik Backman)
Beartown
13
Fredrik Backman
Bel Canto (Ann Patchett)
Bel Canto
14
Ann Patchett
The Blind Assassin (Margaret Atwood)
The Blind Assassin
15
Margaret Atwood
The Borrower (Rebecca Makkai)
The Borrower
16
Rebecca Makkai
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao (Junot Díaz)
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
17
Junot Díaz
Britt-Marie Was Here (Fredrik Backman)
Britt-Marie Was Here
18
Fredrik Backman
Brown Girl Dreaming (Jacqueline Woodson)
Brown Girl Dreaming
19
Jacqueline Woodson
The Care and Feeding of Ravenously Hungry Girls (Anissa Gray)
The Care and Feeding of Ravenously Hungry Girls
20
Anissa Gray
Circe (Madeline Miller)
Circe
21
Madeline Miller
The Circle (Dave Eggers)
The Circle
22
Dave Eggers
Cloud Cuckoo Land (Anthony Doerr)
Cloud Cuckoo Land
23
Anthony Doerr
Commonwealth (Ann Patchett)
Commonwealth
24
Ann Patchett
Concrete Rose (Angie Thomas)
Concrete Rose
25
Angie Thomas
Conversations With Friends (Sally Rooney)
Conversations With Friends
26
Sally Rooney
The Corrections (Jonathan Franzen)
The Corrections
27
Jonathan Franzen
Crazy Rich Asians (Kevin Kwan)
Crazy Rich Asians
28
Kevin Kwan
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time (Mark Haddon)
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
29
Mark Haddon
Daisy Jones & the Six (Taylor Jenkins Reid)
Daisy Jones & the Six
30
Taylor Jenkins Reid
Daughter of Fortune (Isabel Allende)
Daughter of Fortune
31
Isabel Allende
The Davinci Code (Dan Brown)
The Davinci Code
32
Dan Brown
Deception Point (Dan Brown)
Deception Point
33
Dan Brown
Digital Fortress (Dan Brown)
Digital Fortress
34
Dan Brown
A Dogs Purpose (W Bruce Cameron)
A Dogs Purpose
35
W Bruce Cameron
Nebraska: Eleanor and Park (Rainbow Rowell)
Nebraska: Eleanor and Park
36
Rainbow Rowell
Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine (Gail Honeyman)
Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine
37
Gail Honeyman
The Elegance of the Hedgehog (Muriel Barberry)
The Elegance of the Hedgehog
38
Muriel Barberry
The Every (Dave Eggers)
The Every
39
Dave Eggers
The Fault in Our Stars (John Green)
The Fault in Our Stars
40
John Green
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