Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945) books

She found the literary voices that would inspire the world. . . . The extraordinary story of the woman who ignited...  Read More >>

An incredibly propulsive and provocative debut novel about the dark underside of gossip - the way it can shape and...  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 >>

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

One night ruined everything. One bed might fix what's left. Ten years ago, Clayton Traeger vanished from Leni Kane's...  Read More >>

The nest may be empty, but family problems loom large. And no one is aging gracefully in Prison of Now. Fifty-seven-year-old...  Read More >>

A powerful testament to writing as an act of beauty and rebellion that speaks truth and condemns violent legacies...  Read More >>

Set against the backdrop of escalating environmental collapse, this novel is a timely exploration of the terrifying...  Read More >>

The BRAND NEW title in the gripping, high-octane Wolf Six series from Alex Shaw. A must-read for fans of James Swallow...  Read More >>

Set against the Rocky Mountains, this emotionally charged Western noir explores themes of fathers and sons, men...  Read More >>

At sixty-four, Brenda Barker's life is anything but over-though someone should tell that to her butcher, who insists...  Read More >>

Why the Secrets? Through Their Eyes is a contemporary family drama that examines the vital role communication plays...  Read More >>

In the summer of 1985, Charlene Hardcastle relocates to the seemingly perfect suburb of Paradise Harbor, believing...  Read More >>

Will he learn how to truly live his faith before he dies? It's 1975. Pastor Tom McGarvey has spent years preaching...  Read More >>