Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945) books

The Threshold Mother does not rise into power. She endures it; through oath, through loss, through the physical...  Read More >>

A NEW YORK TIMES MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK OF 2026An unforgettable novel of a working dog, Etna, who, after a devastating...  Read More >>

In this touching sequel to Robert Crooke's compassionate realism, and a narrative poised between humor and sorrow,...  Read More >>

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In the fall of 1939, while Europe grapples with the outbreak of war, Mimi Lukas wages a private battle in her Chicago...  Read More >>

It's a journey that most deem an insane impossibility. Yet on October 20th, 1811, Lydia Latrobe Roosevelt--daughter...  Read More >>

1925. Fifteen-year-old Catherine Quick longs to swim in the warm waters of her Australian home as she's always done....  Read More >>

From a ""deeply talented"" (The New York Times Book Review), award-winning writer comes an alternate history of...  Read More >>

From bestselling novelist Nadia Hashimi--a gripping, occasionally terrifying, yet ultimately hopeful novel focusing...  Read More >>

From the author of the bestselling phenomenon Dietland comes a razor-sharp, subversive thriller about motherhood,...  Read More >>

Three women find themselves caught in the crossfire in this pulse-pounding saga of a Brazilian community in crisis...  Read More >>

Opposites attract in this steamy Scottish romance between a grumpy doctor and the single mother who lives next door,...  Read More >>

In the latest thrilling mystery from Mary Higgins Clark Award-winning author Carol Goodman, a writers' conference...  Read More >>

A young woman's life spirals out of her control after her childhood best friend publishes a memoir that discusses...  Read More >>

The Bear meets It Happened One Summer in this delicious new romance from USA Today bestselling author Grace Reilly,...  Read More >>

A Queens, New York, rap falls in love with a classical pianist, with deadly consequences.  Read More >>

Part riveting love story, part coming-of-age tale, Everything to the Sea is a breathtaking debut novel spanning...  Read More >>

In this compassionate, poignant novel set in contemporary India, a young professor searches for connection and love...  Read More >>

""Beneath all the sharp humor?and believe me, this book is funny?is a wise, deftly-crafted portrait of the importance...  Read More >>

An exuberant and irreverently funny novel about one gorgeously messy friendship-feud-unrequited-love-affair set...  Read More >>

Baby Widow Makes a Home in Murder House The media can say what they want about Chloe Stark, daughter of the infamous...  Read More >>

A trusted senator's world is view is shattered when the nation's AI system shows signs of rewriting events. As doubt...  Read More >>

""I have never had so much fun watching a fictional character try to figure out if she killed someone or not. Wild,...  Read More >>

In this award-winning French novel, two friends from contrasting economic backgrounds, one privileged and one working-class,...  Read More >>

When two polar opposites find themselves sharing a cabin for the summer, they lay down some ground rules to keep...  Read More >>