Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945) books

A great, sad boy once sang: ""I'm so happy 'cause today I found my friends. They're in my head.""  Read More >>

""Set against the vibrant yet turbulent backdrop of World War II-era California, Emerald City Blues is a heartfelt...  Read More >>

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History records the box score. It does not record the cost. On a warm June night in 1970, Dock Ellis took the...  Read More >>

A spellbinding, atmospheric mystery, rich with Icelandic myth and perfect for fans of Burial Rites and The Witches...  Read More >>

Based on true stories from Marie Kondo's personal experience of tidying over 1,000 rooms, novelist and filmmaker...  Read More >>

""Rival editors Rebecca and Ben work for competing publishing houses that share a space in the same building. As...  Read More >>

A stinging novel of friendship, rivalry, and the thin line between infatuation and obsession . . . For fans of Eliza...  Read More >>

A bold and electrifying story of a family in which three generations of gay men in India fight for love and dignity...  Read More >>

An irreverent and playful novella of Metis voices that reflects the complexities of contemporary prairie life.  Read More >>

A dark and funny short story collection that reveals poignant truths about queer chosen family.  Read More >>

Barbara Comyns' witty and touching classic The Vet's Daughter tells the story of Alice, a young woman from Edwardian...  Read More >>

The sequel to THE EXCITEMENTS  Read More >>

The new novel from Irish Book Award-shortlisted author Rob Doyle; the story of the life of an invented novelist...  Read More >>

Don't miss the BRAND NEW laugh-out-loud read from bestseller Carmen Reid for everyone who knows how hard it is to...  Read More >>

A provocative, sharp-voiced and sometimes shocking rediscovered classic about desire, power and female sexuality...  Read More >>

This incredible novel by the last surviving writer of the Harlem Renaissance deserves to be discovered by a new...  Read More >>

An exuberant, pink-lipsticked, bestselling tale of London life, love and young motherhood in the sixties - now reissued...  Read More >>

First published in 1962, IN DIAMOND SQUARE considered the most important Catalan novel of all time and is a deeply...  Read More >>

A classic of lesbian literature and a groundbreaking portrayal of queer love from 1964, now republished in Virago's...  Read More >>

A rich upmarket horror, steeped in Pagan folklore and a sapphic romance set against the backdrop of hungry creatures...  Read More >>

The award-winning literary masterpiece of Shirley Hazzard - the story of two beautiful orphan sisters whose fates...  Read More >>

A mouthwatering and uplifting debut about legacy, tradition, and striking out on your own, set in family-run restaurants...  Read More >>

A pacy, voice-driven debut about two sisters and their survival, for readers of Bandit Queens and Martyr!  Read More >>

Originally published in 1982 as the first of Edmund White's trilogy of autobiographical novels, A Boy's Own Story...  Read More >>