Best Contemporary Fiction Books of 2023

From Jeannette Walls, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Glass Castle, comes a riveting new novel about an indomitable young woman in Virginia during Prohibition.Most folk thought Sallie Kincaid was a nobody who’d amount to nothing. Sallie...

(Available after June 30th, 2023)This powerful and moving novel from the New York Times bestselling author of A Long Petal of the Sea and Violeta weaves together past and present, tracing the ripple effects of war and immigration on one child in Europe...

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERIn this “magical trip worth taking” (Associated Press), the New York Times bestselling author of In Five Years returns with a powerful novel about the transformational love...

Two-time Pulitzer Prize winning Colson Whitehead continues his Harlem saga in a powerful and hugely-entertaining novel that summons 1970s New York in all its seedy glory.It’s 1971. Trash piles up on the streets, crime is at an all-time high, the city is...

Adelaide Hills, Christmas Eve, 1959: At the end of a scorching hot day, beside a creek on the grounds of the grand and mysterious mansion, a local delivery man makes a terrible discovery. A police investigation is called and the small town of Tambilla...

Holly Gibney, one of Stephen King’s most compelling and ingeniously resourceful characters, returns in this thrilling novel to solve the gruesome truth behind multiple disappearances in a midwestern town.“Sometimes the universe throws you a...

A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERONE of the TOP 10 BOOKS OF THE YEAR by THE NEW YORK TIMES * ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY * SLATE* THE PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER *Also named one of the BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR by Vanity Fair, Time, NPR, The Guardian, Oprah Daily, Self,...

From the author of Daisy Jones & the Six and The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo, Carrie Soto is Back is the story of one woman's determination to be the best tennis player in the world, no matter the cost. Like Daisy Jones...

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, clever...

Small Mercies is Dennis Lehane’s latest novel since 2017’s Since We Fell. As with the best of Lehane’s work, a thriller is perfectly blended with issues of social injustice. Dennis Lehane uses the eyes of a detective and the...

The #1 New York Times-bestselling author's terrifying new thriller about one man's ice-cold malice, and one woman's fight to reclaim her life.Former Army brat Morgan Albright has finally planted roots in a friendly neighborhood near Baltimore. Her friend...

A young woman pretends to be someone she isn't in this stunning novel by the New York Times bestselling author of The Girls.Summer is coming to a close on the East End of Long Island, and Alex is no longer welcome.A misstep at a dinner party, and the...

350+ million copies, 45 languages, 10 blockbuster films: NO ONE WRITES DRAMA LIKE JOHN GRISHAMThe Boys from Biloxi continues to cement John Grisham as our preeminent storyteller when it comes to mysteries, thrillers, and court room dramas. He is always...

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Hotel Nantucket: After tragedy strikes, Hollis Shaw gathers four friends from different stages in her life to spend an unforgettable weekend on Nantucket, by the #1 New York...

(Available after July 30th, 2023)Ruth Ware stopped us in our tracks with her 2015 debut In a Dark, Dark Wood. We’ve followed her step by step as if moving through foggy landscape, and now we’ve arrived at the door to her eighth book, Zero Days. Please...

Get lost in the enchanting world of The Priory of the Orange Tree in this stunning prequel filled with even more dragons, magic, and lore. An epic feminist fantasy series that’s a master class in world-building. Don’t be intimidated by the length; every...

WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE FOR FICTION.A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER.ONE OF THE NEW YORK TIMES TOP TEN BOOKS OF 2022. ONE OF BARACK OBAMA'S FAVORITE BOOKS OF 2022. LONGLISTED FOR THE 2022 BOOKER PRIZE.“Buzzy and enthralling...