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Standout Novels and Short Story Collections, 2000-2020

This list contains winners and nominees for various awards for fiction, plus a few of my favorites, that were published between 2000 and 2020. It is limited to adult fiction and first books of series and is by no means exhaustive. The goal was rather to present a variety and hopefully, inspiration for your reading!
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1Q84 (Haruki Murakami)
1Q84
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Haruki Murakami
After This
After This
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All the Light We Cannot See (Anthony Doerr)
All the Light We Cannot See
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Anthony Doerr
All Souls
All Souls
4
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay (Michael Chabon)
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay
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Michael Chabon
American Gods (Neil Gaiman)
American Gods
6
Neil Gaiman
American Woman
American Woman
7
Americanah (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)
Americanah
8
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Among Others (Jo Walton)
Among Others
9
Jo Walton
An American Marriage (Tayari Jones)
An American Marriage
10
Tayari Jones
An Unfinished Season (Ward Just)
An Unfinished Season
11
Ward Just
Ancillary Justice (Ann Leckie)
Ancillary Justice
12
Ann Leckie
And the Birds Rained Down (Jocelyne Saucier)
And the Birds Rained Down
13
Jocelyne Saucier
Atonement (Ian McEwan)
Atonement
14
Ian McEwan
Bel Canto (Ann Pratchett)
Bel Canto
15
Ann Pratchett
Beneath the Lion's Gaze by Maaza Mengiste
Beneath the Lion's Gaze by Maaza Mengiste
16
Binti (Nnedi Okorafor)
Binti
17
Nnedi Okorafor
The Blind Assassin (Margaret Atwood)
The Blind Assassin
18
Margaret Atwood
Blonde (Joyce Carol Oates)
Blonde
19
Joyce Carol Oates
The Blood of Flowers (Anita Amirrezvani)
The Blood of Flowers
20
Anita Amirrezvani
The Book of Night Women (Marlon James)
The Book of Night Women
21
Marlon James
A Brief History of Seven Killings (Marlon James)
A Brief History of Seven Killings
22
Marlon James
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao (Junot Díaz)
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
23
Junot Díaz
The Bright Forever (Lee Martin)
The Bright Forever
24
Lee Martin
Bring Up the Bodies (Hilary Mantel)
Bring Up the Bodies
25
Hilary Mantel
Broken Glass (Alain Mabanckou)
Broken Glass
26
Alain Mabanckou
Burnt Shadows (Kamila Shamsie)
Burnt Shadows
27
Kamila Shamsie
By Night the Mountain Burns (Juan Tomas Avila Laurel)
By Night the Mountain Burns
28
Juan Tomas Avila Laurel
Celestial Bodies (Jokha Alharthi)
Celestial Bodies
29
Jokha Alharthi
Censoring an Iranian Love Story
Censoring an Iranian Love Story
30
The City and the City (China Mieville)
The City and the City
31
China Mieville
A Concise Chinese-English Dictionary for Lovers (Xiaolu Gui)
A Concise Chinese-English Dictionary for Lovers
32
Xiaolu Gui
The Corrections (Jonathan Franzen)
The Corrections
33
Jonathan Franzen
Cutting for Stone (Abraham Verghese)
Cutting for Stone
34
Abraham Verghese
Delirium (Lauren Oliver)
Delirium
35
Lauren Oliver
Do Not Say We Have Nothing (Madeleine Thien)
Do Not Say We Have Nothing
36
Madeleine Thien
Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead (Olga Tokarczuk)
Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead
37
Olga Tokarczuk
Dust (Yvonne Owuor)
Dust
38
Yvonne Owuor
The Dutch House (Ann Patchett)
The Dutch House
39
Ann Patchett
The Echo Maker
The Echo Maker
40
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