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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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A Long Petal of the Sea (Isabel Allende)
A Long Petal of the Sea
81
Isabel Allende
Looking for Alaska (John Green)
Looking for Alaska
82
John Green
The Lost Symbol (Dan Brown)
The Lost Symbol
83
Dan Brown
The Lovely Bones (Alice Sebold)
The Lovely Bones
84
Alice Sebold
A Man Called Ove (Fredrik Backman)
A Man Called Ove
85
Fredrik Backman
Memoirs of a Geisha (Arthur Golden)
Memoirs of a Geisha
86
Arthur Golden
The Memory Keeper's Daughter (Kim Edwards)
The Memory Keeper's Daughter
87
Kim Edwards
Middlesex (Jeffrey Eugenides)
Middlesex
88
Jeffrey Eugenides
The Midnight Library (Matt Haig)
The Midnight Library
89
Matt Haig
My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry (Frederik Backman)
My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry
90
Frederik Backman
My Monticello (Jocelyn Nicole Johnson)
My Monticello
91
Jocelyn Nicole Johnson
The Namesake (Jhumpa Lahiri)
The Namesake
92
Jhumpa Lahiri
Netherland (Joseph O'Neill)
Netherland
93
Joseph O'Neill
Never Let Me Go (Kazuo Ishiguro)
Never Let Me Go
94
Kazuo Ishiguro
The Night Circus (Erin Morgenstern)
The Night Circus
95
Erin Morgenstern
The Nightingale (Kristin Hannah)
The Nightingale
96
Kristin Hannah
Normal People (Sally Rooney)
Normal People
97
Sally Rooney
Odd Thomas (Dean Koontz)
Odd Thomas
98
Dean Koontz
Olive Kitteridge (Elizabeth Strout)
Olive Kitteridge
99
Elizabeth Strout
On the Come Up (Angie Thomas)
On the Come Up
100
Angie Thomas
Origin (Dan Brown)
Origin
101
Dan Brown
Oryx and Crake (Margaret Atwood)
Oryx and Crake
102
Margaret Atwood
Paper Towns (John Green)
Paper Towns
103
John Green
The Paris Apartment (Lucy Foley)
The Paris Apartment
104
Lucy Foley
The Paris Wife (Paula McLain)
The Paris Wife
105
Paula McLain
The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake (Aimee Bender)
The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake
106
Aimee Bender
People of the Book
People of the Book
107
Pigs in Heaven (Barbara Kingsolver)
Pigs in Heaven
108
Barbara Kingsolver
The Poisonwood Bible (Barbara Kingsolver)
The Poisonwood Bible
109
Barbara Kingsolver
Prep (Curtis Sittenfeld)
Prep
110
Curtis Sittenfeld
Prodigal Summer (Barbara Kingsolver)
Prodigal Summer
111
Barbara Kingsolver
Room (Emma Donoghue)
Room
112
Emma Donoghue
The Round House (Louise Erdrich)
The Round House
113
Louise Erdrich
The Secret History (Donna Tartt)
The Secret History
114
Donna Tartt
The Secret Life of Bees (Sue Monk Kidd)
The Secret Life of Bees
115
Sue Monk Kidd
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo (Taylor Jenkins Reid)
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo
116
Taylor Jenkins Reid
She's Come Undone (Wally Lamb)
She's Come Undone
117
Wally Lamb
Sing, Unburied, Sing (Jesmyn Ward)
Sing, Unburied, Sing
118
Jesmyn Ward
Small Great Things (Jodi Picoult)
Small Great Things
119
Jodi Picoult
Snow Flower and the Secret Fan (Lisa See)
Snow Flower and the Secret Fan
120
Lisa See
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