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50 Great Books to Read That Aren't Classics

Classics are great, but sometimes it's nice to read something a bit more contemporary. Here are 50 Great Books That Aren't Classics.
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11/22/63 (Stephen King)
11/22/63
1
Stephen King
All the Light We Cannot See (Anthony Doerr)
All the Light We Cannot See
2
Anthony Doerr
All the Seas of the World (Guy Gavriel Kay)
All the Seas of the World
3
Guy Gavriel Kay
A Bad Day for Sunshine (Darynda Jones)
A Bad Day for Sunshine
4
Darynda Jones
Before We Were Yours (Lisa Wingate)
Before We Were Yours
5
Lisa Wingate
The Blood of Flowers (Anita Amirrezvani)
The Blood of Flowers
6
Anita Amirrezvani
The Book of Lost Friends (Lisa Wingate)
The Book of Lost Friends
7
Lisa Wingate
The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek (Kim Michele Richardson)
The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek
8
Kim Michele Richardson
The Call of the Wrens (Jenni L. Walsh)
The Call of the Wrens
9
Jenni L. Walsh
Call Your Daughter Home (Deb Spera)
Call Your Daughter Home
10
Deb Spera
Circe (Madeleine Miller)
Circe
11
Madeleine Miller
The City of Brass (S.A.Chakraborty)
The City of Brass
12
S.A.Chakraborty
The Course of Honor (Lindsey Davis)
The Course of Honor
13
Lindsey Davis
The Diamond Eye (Kate Quinn)
The Diamond Eye
14
Kate Quinn
Elder Race (Adrian Tchaikovsky)
Elder Race
15
Adrian Tchaikovsky
Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine (Gail Honeyman)
Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine
16
Gail Honeyman
The Fifth Season (N. K. Jemisin)
The Fifth Season
17
N. K. Jemisin
The Gargoyle (Andrew Davidson)
The Gargoyle
18
Andrew Davidson
The Gilded Hour (Sara Donati)
The Gilded Hour
19
Sara Donati
The Goblin Emperor (Katherine Addison)
The Goblin Emperor
20
Katherine Addison
The Good Wife of Bath (Karen Brooks)
The Good Wife of Bath
21
Karen Brooks
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society (Mary Ann Shaffer)
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
22
Mary Ann Shaffer
The Historian (Elizabeth Kostova)
The Historian
23
Elizabeth Kostova
Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet (Jamie Ford)
Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet
24
Jamie Ford
The House in the Cerulean Sea (T.J. Klune)
The House in the Cerulean Sea
25
T.J. Klune
The Huntress (Kate Quinn)
The Huntress
26
Kate Quinn
Looking for Jane (Heather Marshall)
Looking for Jane
27
Heather Marshall
Major Pettigrew's Last Stand (Helen Simonson)
Major Pettigrew's Last Stand
28
Helen Simonson
A Man Called Ove (Fredrik Backman)
A Man Called Ove
29
Fredrik Backman
A Memory Called Empire (Arkady Martine)
A Memory Called Empire
30
Arkady Martine
The Nightingale (Kristin Hannah)
The Nightingale
31
Kristin Hannah
The Ninth Rain (Jen Williams)
The Ninth Rain
32
Jen Williams
The One Hundred Years of Lenni and Margot (Marianne Cronin)
The One Hundred Years of Lenni and Margot
33
Marianne Cronin
Out of the Easy (Ruta Sepetys)
Out of the Easy
34
Ruta Sepetys
Pope Joan (Donna Woolfolk Cross)
Pope Joan
35
Donna Woolfolk Cross
The Pull of the Stars (Emma Donoghue)
The Pull of the Stars
36
Emma Donoghue
Push (Sapphire)
Push
37
Sapphire
Sacred Hearts (Sarah Dunnant)
Sacred Hearts
38
Sarah Dunnant
Sarah's Key (Tatiana De Rosnay)
Sarah's Key
39
Tatiana De Rosnay
Semiosis (Sue Burke)
Semiosis
40
Sue Burke
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