Contemporary Fiction

Anxious People

by Fredrik Backman

Anxious People brings together contemporary fiction, mental health themes, and human connection. It is a strong match for readers drawn to unconventional characters, darkly funny, and book club read.

Beach Read

by Emily Henry

Beach Read gives you a lakeside summer, sharp banter, and two writers challenging each other to see stories differently. It is warm, funny, and thoughtful enough to satisfy well beyond the romance.

Before I Forget

by Tory Henwood Hoen

Released December 2, 2025

Before I Forget explores memory, family, and the complicated ways we try to protect the people we love. We recommend it for its tender father-daughter story and the emotional questions that linger after the final page.

Good Joy, Bad Joy

by Mikki Brammer

Good Joy, Bad Joy brings together contemporary fiction, friendship, and grief & healing. It is a strong match for readers drawn to generational story, quirky & heartfelt, and book club read.

Heart Bones

by Colleen Hoover

Heart Bones brings together contemporary fiction, romance, and love & loss. It is a strong match for readers drawn to emotional read and book club read.

In a Holidaze

by Christina Lauren

In a Holidaze brings together contemporary fiction, romance, and magical realism. It is a strong match for readers drawn to holiday setting, feel-good read, and quirky & heartfelt.

Lady X

by Molly Fader

Lady X brings together historical fiction, contemporary fiction, and female rage. It is a strong match for readers drawn to vigilante justice, generational women, and book club read.

Meet Cute

by Helena Hunting

Meet Cute brings together contemporary fiction, romance, and modern relationships. It is a strong match for readers drawn to love story and beach escape.

So Old, So Young

by Grant Ginder

So Old, So Young brings together contemporary fiction, friendship, and coming of age again. It is a strong match for readers drawn to love & loss, darkly funny, and book club read.

The Flatshare

by Beth O'Leary

The Flatshare begins with two strangers sharing one apartment—and one bed—on opposite schedules. Its inventive premise grows into a genuinely warm story about trust, recovery, and finding support in unexpected places.

The Midnight Library

by Matt Haig

The Midnight Library imagines the lives we might have lived and gently asks what makes the life in front of us worth choosing. It is accessible, reflective, and hopeful without avoiding regret or mental-health struggles.

The One Day You Were My Husband

by Rosie Walsh

The One Day You Were My Husband brings together contemporary fiction, romance, and marriage & relationships. It is a strong match for readers drawn to emotional read, secrets & second chances, and curl up & cry.