Favourite recent(ish) fiction
Discover a curated list of favourite recent fiction books that captivate and inspire. Explore top picks for your next great read!
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Heyday
by Kurt Andersen
Heyday is a brilliantly imagined, wildly entertaining tale of America’s boisterous coming of age–a sweeping panorama of madcap rebellion and overnight fortunes, palaces and brothels, …
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The Body Artist
by Don DeLillo
From the award-winning, bestselling author of "White Noise" and "Underworld" comes a spare, seductive, novel about marriage, loneliness, and the nature of creativity. Widow Lauren …
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White Noise
by Don DeLillo
Jack Gladney, a professor of Nazi history at a Middle American liberal arts school, and his family try to handle normal family life as a …
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A Free Life
by Ha Jin
"From Ha Jin, the widely acclaimed, award-winning author of Waiting and War Trash, comes a novel that takes his fiction to a new setting: 1990s …
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War Trash
by Ha Jin
Ha Jin’s masterful new novel casts a searchlight into a forgotten corner of modern history, the experience of Chinese soldiers held in U.S. POW camps …
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The Gun Seller
by Hugh Laurie
The star of TV's "House" brings readers the irresistible tale of a former Scots Guard-turned-hired gun, a freelance soldier of fortune who also happens to …
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Men and Cartoons
by Jonathan Lethem
A boozy ex-military captain trapped in a mysterious vessel searches for his runaway son, an aging superhero settles into academia, and a professional "dystopianist" receives …
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Motherless Brooklyn
by Jonathan Lethem
When Lionel's friend is killed, he is forced to delve into the complex, shadowy web of relationships, threats, and favors that make up the Brooklyn …
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Election
by Tom Perrotta
From the New York Times bestselling author of The Leftovers and Tracy Flick Can't Win comes a darkly hilarious novel about a high school election …
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Little Children
by Tom Perrotta
A group of young suburban parents, including a stay-at-home dad, a former feminist, and an over-structured mom, finds its sleepy existence shattered when a convicted …
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The Hundred Secret Senses
by Amy Tan
The story of two sisters, one brought up in the U.S., the other in China. The American sister is contemptuous of the other's belief in …