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Below is a curated selection of must-read modern literature that captures the diverse voices and themes of our time. Check off the books you have read and discover new ones to add to your reading journey. Happy reading!
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Mad Honey (Jodi Picoult)
Mad Honey
281
Jodi Picoult
10 Minutes 38 Seconds in This Strange World (Elif Shafak)
10 Minutes 38 Seconds in This Strange World
282
Elif Shafak
I See You (Clare MacKintosh)
I See You
283
Clare MacKintosh
The Buddha in the Attic (Julie Otsuka)
The Buddha in the Attic
284
Julie Otsuka
Interior Chinatown (Charles Yu)
Interior Chinatown
285
Charles Yu
Daisy Darker (Alice Feeney)
Daisy Darker
286
Alice Feeney
Heaven (Mieko Kawakami)
Heaven
287
Mieko Kawakami
None of This Is True (Lisa Jewell)
None of This Is True
288
Lisa Jewell
Summer (Ali Smith)
Summer
289
Ali Smith
Lone Women (Victor Lavalle)
Lone Women
290
Victor Lavalle
What Alice Forgot (Liane Moriarty)
What Alice Forgot
291
Liane Moriarty
Spring (Ali Smith)
Spring
292
Ali Smith
Child 44 (Tom Rob Smith)
Child 44
293
Tom Rob Smith
Exciting Times (Naoise Dolan)
Exciting Times
294
Naoise Dolan
The One (John Marrs)
The One
295
John Marrs
City of Mirrors (Justin Cronin)
City of Mirrors
296
Justin Cronin
The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August (Claire North)
The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August
297
Claire North
Frankissstein (Jeanette Winterson)
Frankissstein
298
Jeanette Winterson
Ordinary Grace (William Kent Krueger)
Ordinary Grace
299
William Kent Krueger
Upgrade (Blake Crouch)
Upgrade
300
Blake Crouch
The Blind Assassin (Margaret Atwood)
The Blind Assassin
301
Margaret Atwood
The Measure (Nikki Erlick)
The Measure
302
Nikki Erlick
The Winners (Fredrik Backman)
The Winners
303
Fredrik Backman
Memphis (Tara M. Stringfellow)
Memphis
304
Tara M. Stringfellow
Sorrow and Bliss (Meg Mason)
Sorrow and Bliss
305
Meg Mason
Silver Nitrate (Silivia Moreno Garcia)
Silver Nitrate
306
Silivia Moreno Garcia
The Boy on the Bridge (M.R. Carey)
The Boy on the Bridge
307
M.R. Carey
Matrix (Lauren Groff)
Matrix
308
Lauren Groff
The Girl Before (Delaney)
The Girl Before
309
Delaney
Replay (Ken Grimwood)
Replay
310
Ken Grimwood
Transcendent Kingdom (Yaa Gyasi)
Transcendent Kingdom
311
Yaa Gyasi
Before the Fall (Hawley)
Before the Fall
312
Hawley
Gossip Girl (Cecily Von Ziegesar)
Gossip Girl
313
Cecily Von Ziegesar
I Who Have Never Known Men (Jacqueline Harpman)
I Who Have Never Known Men
314
Jacqueline Harpman
Utopia Avenue (David Mitchell)
Utopia Avenue
315
David Mitchell
The Extraordinary Life of Sam Hell (Robert Dugoni)
The Extraordinary Life of Sam Hell
316
Robert Dugoni
How the One-Armed Sister Sweeps (Cherie Jones)
How the One-Armed Sister Sweeps
317
Cherie Jones
Memories of My Melancholy Whores (Gabriel Garcia Marquez)
Memories of My Melancholy Whores
318
Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Black Water Sister (Zen Cho)
Black Water Sister
319
Zen Cho
Redhead by the Side of the Road (Anne Tyler)
Redhead by the Side of the Road
320
Anne Tyler
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