Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945) books

A lively, rich novel about the power of language, friendship and protest in the face of political turmoil.  Read More >>

As an Irish–American family gathers for Thanksgiving weekend at their home on Long Island, they must confront the...  Read More >>

A short, sharp fable-esque novel about a grieving man on a remote island who is forced to reckon with an invasive...  Read More >>

A taut, provocative debut novel about creativity and sex, coercion and control, with shades of Rachel Cusk and Katie...  Read More >>

""Lost Lambs follows a suburban family of five unspooling at the seams, navigating a disastrous open marriage, teenage...  Read More >>

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Her mother said if she could imagine doing something in her head, she could do it in real life. But as hard as she...  Read More >>

A gem of a debut novel by award-winning playwright George Kemp, about small-town lives and the search for genuine...  Read More >>

An always hilarious, sometimes heartbreaking new novel from the publishers of Marian Keyes and Dolly Alderton. Seed...  Read More >>

A raw domestic thriller for fans of Liane Moriarty and The Slap. If you were gripped by Big Little Lies, you'll...  Read More >>

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Wormholes in your kitchen. Gravity failures at school. Quantum tornadoes tearing through the midwest.  Read More >>

From the bestselling author of Elizabeth & Elizabeth and The Governor, His Wife and His Mistress, comes a remarkable...  Read More >>

""A woman with a heart transplant develops a dangerous infatuation with her donor's husband--who may have had something...  Read More >>

""Two unsung Black women, Cleo Silvers and Aylene Quin, used food as a political weapon during the civil rights...  Read More >>

Perfect for fans of Ottessa Moshfegh and Sally Rooney, Methuselah offers a raw and haunting glimpse into our collective...  Read More >>

One hotel room. One bed. Zero chance of keeping it professional. Harry When I agreed to chaperone the boys'...  Read More >>

A series of murders along a 50-mile stretch of the rugged northern California coast is being committed by an unknown...  Read More >>

From the author of Cracks comes a novel of the horrors and betrayals of the Holocaust and afterwards as 18-year-old...  Read More >>

A woman returns home to South Africa to mourn her sister's death-only to discover disturbing truths about her brother-in-law...  Read More >>

A novel based on the life of Lucy Dillon, an 18th-century French aristocrat. Her intelligence, beauty, and lack...  Read More >>

From the cotton mills of Lancashire to the sands of Egypt, Records of a Voyage tells the story of one family's unraveling...  Read More >>

Counter Cult follows Jury, a young man obsessed with founding a new religion without rules, restrictions, or a God....  Read More >>

Sicily, 1915: When his middle brother kills the son of the local Mafia don while defending their mother, Petru Donatello...  Read More >>

Jobac prefers life at a distance. Nicknamed ""Jo in the back"" for his habit of observing rather than participating,...  Read More >>