Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945) books

An electrifying, sultry and deliciously dark exploration of sex, power and art – a queer Rebecca for the twenty-first...  Read More >>

A visionary dystopian epic of survival and memory in a climate-ravaged America.  Read More >>

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Even a smart woman can make a foolish mistake. But when reality hits you in the face what you do next matters....  Read More >>

This year's Small Bites winners deliver sharp, unforgettable tales where revelations hit hard and nothing stays...  Read More >>

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Deliciously unsettling and chillingly funny, this singular debut novel from prize-winner Chloe Wilson delves into...  Read More >>

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An emotional and empowering romance about two musicians healing their wounds and finding love, all the while competing...  Read More >>

The hilarious and poignant new novel from the author of It's Getting Hot in Here - about a woman who joins her local...  Read More >>

1784: While stationed in the Caribbean, Nelson marries the young widow Fanny Nesbit. Ordered next to the Mediterranean,...  Read More >>

A defiant heiress at an elite academy in a post-eco-apocalyptic Manhattan must survive brutal society trials, conceal...  Read More >>

Survival depends on determination, daring, and Dust in this dystopian adventure--with a dash of romance--from the...  Read More >>

Rooted in memory and steeped in magic, The Library of Flowers is a radiant exploration of family, identity, and...  Read More >>

A trio of darkly elegant, women-centric novellas from a master of twentieth-century Hungarian literature. Mrs...  Read More >>

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A forbidden romance and summer of self-discovery from Selina Mae, the author of Lessons in Faking, featuring gorgeous...  Read More >>

Once part of a dying species, one wolf now harnesses supernatural and godlike abilities as it fights for survival,...  Read More >>

A dark comedy about Manhattan's most privileged neighborhood facing a most inconvenient problem: a zombie plague....  Read More >>

The Rain Catcher is a riff on Homer's Odyssey that features: Myles Kern, 72 (Odysseus). Triple-bypass convalescent....  Read More >>

In this absorbing, suspenseful novel Julia Kristeva combines social satire, medieval history, philosophy, psychoanalytic...  Read More >>

One of the Library of Congress’s “Books That Shaped America” One of The Guardian's 100 Best Novels in English...  Read More >>

Winner of the Pulitzer Prize “Both a masterpiece about the universal human condition and a masterpiece of Native...  Read More >>

A PBS Great American Read Top 100 Pick ""Moby-Dick is a book you come back to, again and again, to find new treasures...  Read More >>