Best Contemporary Fiction Books of 2023

Five years ago, an innocent man began a life sentence for murdering his own son. Today he found out his son is still alive. David Burroughs was once a devoted father to his three-year-old son Matthew, living a dream life just a short drive away from...

Vibrantly alive with multilayered characters and dazzling set pieces, Crossroads finds the acclaimed author of Freedom and The Corrections delivering a breathtaking saga of family dysfunction at a pivotal moment in...

(Available after 3-20 days)The New York Times bestselling "epic feminist fantasy perfect for fans of Game of Thrones" (Bustle).NAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY:AMAZON (Top 100 Editors Picks and Science Fiction and Fantasy) * CHICAGO PUBLIC LIBRARY *...

From the New York Times bestselling author of Daisy Jones & The Six . . . Four famous siblings throw an epic party to celebrate the end of the summer. But over the course of twenty-four hours, their lives will change forever...

Some authors make us wait a year in between books. Others like to extend that wait. Lucy Foley is back after 2020’s The Guest List. The Paris Apartment is definitely worth the time in between so you can savor every moment of mystery as...

#1 New York Times Bestselling author Brandon Sanderson brings us deeper into the Cosmere universe with a rollicking, riveting tale that will appeal to fans of The Princess Bride.The only life Tress has known on her island home in an emerald-green ocean...

NATIONAL BESTSELLER * Emma Rosenblum's Bad Summer People is a whip-smart, propulsive debut about infidelity, backstabbing, and murderous intrigue, set against an exclusive summer haven on Fire Island."This roiling beach community satire serves up wicked,...

New York Times bestselling author Taylor Jenkins Reid’s acclaimed novels, One True Loves; Maybe in Another Life; Forever, Interrupted; and After I Do are now available together in this delightful boxed set!From an...

‘A stunning, ingenious, truly immersive mystery. The Turnglass is a thrilling delight' -- Chris Whitaker Stuart Turton meets The Magpie Murders in this immersive and unique story for fans of clever crime fiction.1880s England . On the bleak...

In 1835, when gay hero Bellerophon “Belle” Nash returns to Bath, in the west of England, after four years of forced exile in the Caribbean, he is a much changed man. Responsible for freeing the slaves on his aunt’s former estate in...

In this classic whodunnit, crime-solving teacher Hildegarde Withers discovers a dead body while on a trip to the New York Aquarium with her third-grade class. For the third graders at Jefferson School, a field trip is always a treat. But one day at the...

This witty story of love under house arrest is a delicious delight with an intriguing cast of characters, befuddling circumstances, and mouthwatering meals. The story of a nosy neighbor, the consequences of a night of pleasure under the stars, and the...

This big-hearted debut about music and its ability to heal proves that it's never too late for a second chance. You can't help but root for Prudence and Alexei. The Second Ending is a crescendo of joy.A former prodigy who refuses to believe her...

You won't soon forget Mary Alice Roth or Billington, Texas anytime soon after reading Bobby Finger's The Old Place. This big-hearted novel about small-town life, family secrets and how it's never too late to change your ways will surprise and...

A gothic fantasy of immense quality, this is the story of a dying town and the people still living there. It’s Opal’s search for a home, for a life, for anything other than what she was born into. Written with exacting prose, this is a...

A beautiful, uncategorisable and truly original modern-day fable about loss, hope and the magic of everyday life, Isaac and the Egg tells the story of a broken man's transformative journey into the woods. A young man walks into the woods on...

If you need a thrill, you can’t go wrong with John Grisham. Judge’s List brings back fan-favorite Lacy Stoltz as she tracks an elusive serial killer, who may also be a sitting judge. It’s got the stakes, tension, and...

Have you ever heard of supernovas? They shine brighter than anything else in the sky and then fade out really quickly, a short burst of extraordinary energy. I like to think you and Ben were like that . . . in that short time, you had more passion than...

From acclaimed and bestselling novelist Zadie Smith, a kaleidoscopic work of historical fiction set against the legal trial that divided Victorian England, about who gets to tell their story—and who gets to be believedIt is 1873. Mrs. Eliza Touchet...

Chief Inspector Armand Gamache returns in the eighteenth book in #1 New York Times bestseller Louise Penny's beloved series.It’s spring and Three Pines is reemerging after the harsh winter. But not everything buried should come alive...