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Are You Well Read in Contemporary Books?

The classics are wonderful, but there are so many different voices and marginalized groups underrepresented in them. Therefore, I've compiled a huge list of award-winning, bestselling, and talked-about books from the last 20 years in a variety of genres. So many of them are SO GOOD; please check them out if you haven't yet!
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11/22/63 (Stephen King)
11/22/63
Stephen King
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1776 (David McCullough)
1776
David McCullough
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2666 (Roberto Bolano)
2666
Roberto Bolano
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Alexander Hamilton (Ron Chernow)
Alexander Hamilton
Ron Chernow
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All the Birds in the Sky (Charlie Jane Anders)
All the Birds in the Sky
Charlie Jane Anders
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All Grown Up (Jami Attenberg)
All Grown Up
Jami Attenberg
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All the Light We Cannot See (Anthony Doerr)
All the Light We Cannot See
Anthony Doerr
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The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay (Michael Chabon)
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay
Michael Chabon
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Americanah (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)
Americanah
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
10
An Absolutely Remarkable Thing (Hank Green)
An Absolutely Remarkable Thing
Hank Green
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An American Marriage (Tayari Jones)
An American Marriage
Tayari Jones
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An Ember in the Ashes (Sabaa Tahir)
An Ember in the Ashes
Sabaa Tahir
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An Unnecessary Woman (Rabih Alameddine)
An Unnecessary Woman
Rabih Alameddine
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And the Mountains Echoed
And the Mountains Echoed
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Annihilation (Jeff Vandermeer)
Annihilation
Jeff Vandermeer
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The Argonauts (Maggie Nelson)
The Argonauts
Maggie Nelson
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The Art of Fielding
The Art of Fielding
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The Art of Racing in the Rain
The Art of Racing in the Rain
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Asterios Polyp (David Mazzucchelli)
Asterios Polyp
David Mazzucchelli
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Atonement (Ian McEwan)
Atonement
Ian McEwan
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Babel (Rebecca Kuang)
Babel
Rebecca Kuang
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Bad Feminist (Roxane Gay)
Bad Feminist
Roxane Gay
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Battleborn (Claire Vaye Watkins)
Battleborn
Claire vaye Watkins
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Beach Read (Emily Henry)
Beach Read
emily henry
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The Bear and the Nightingale (Katherine Arden)
The Bear and the Nightingale
Katherine Arden
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Beautiful World, Where Are You (Sally Rooney)
Beautiful World, Where Are You
sally rooney
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Becoming (Michelle Obama)
Becoming
Michelle Obama
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Behind the Beautiful Forevers
Behind the Beautiful Forevers
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Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk
Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk
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Black Leopard, Red Wolf (Marlon James)
Black Leopard, Red Wolf
Marlon James
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Blackout (Connie Willis)
Blackout
connie willis
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Blankets (Craig Thompson)
Blankets
craig thompson
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The Bone Clocks (David Mitchell)
The Bone Clocks
David Mitchell
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Book Lovers (Emily Henry)
Book Lovers
Emily Henry
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The Book of Goose (Yiyun Li)
The Book of Goose
Yiyun Li
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The Book of Unknown Americans (Cristina Henriquez)
The Book of Unknown Americans
cristina henriquez
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The Book Thief (Markus Zusak)
The Book Thief
Markus Zusak
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Bossypants (Tina Fey)
Bossypants
Tina Fey
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Boy, Snow, Bird by Helen Oyeyemi
Boy, Snow, Bird by Helen Oyeyemi
40
A Brief History of Seven Killings (Marlon James)
A Brief History of Seven Killings
Marlon James
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