Contemporary Fiction
Contemporary fiction is a genre where characters respond to realistic situations in the present world or recent past, often touching on societal, cultural, or political topics.
Selected Titles
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The Act of Disappearing: A Novel by 
Father's Day: A Novel by 
The Rabbit Hutch by 
Sipsworth: A Novel by Additional Recommended Titles
These titles and others may be found in Mainstacks on Montgomery Library's main floor. If you cannot find a book in the Mainstacks area, check the New Books/Leisure Reading cart.
| PN 3607 .U54827 R33 2022 | The Rabbit Hutch / Tess Gunty (2022 National Book Award Winner) | |
| PQ 7798.29 .C5388 S5413 2022 | Seven Empty Houses / Samanta Schweblin (2022 National Book Award Winner) | |
| PR 6122 .A36 F38 2017 | Father's Day: A Novel | |
| PR 6122 .A36 N54 2021 | Night Came With Many Stars: A Novel / Simon Van Booy | |
| PR 6122 .A36 S57 2024 | Sipsworth: A Novel / Simon Van Booy | |
| PS 3557 .O368 M66 2021 | Monkey Boy: A Novel / Francisco Goldman | |
| PS 3607 .O9476 2024 | The Act of Disappearing: A Novel / Nathan Gower | |
| PS 3560 .O483 P35 2021 | Palmare / Gayl Jones | |
| PS 3563 .C337 P37 2022 | The Passenger / Cormac McCarthy | |
| PS 3563 .C337 S74 2022 | Stella Maris / Cormac McCarthy | |
| PS 3563 .I42175 C48 2020 | A Children's Bible / Lydia Millet | |
| PS 3602 .A838 W4 2020 | We Ride Upon Sticks/ Quan Barry | |
| PS 3613 .A8274 A78 2022 | All This Could Be Different / Sarah Thankam Mathews | |
| PS 3613 .C28 D43 2020 | Deacon King Kong / James McBride | |
| PS 3613 .O8444 H45 2021 | Hell of a Book or The Altogether Factual, Wholly Bona Fide Story of a Big Dreams, Hard Luck, American Made Kid / Jason Mott (2021 National Book Award for Fiction) | |
| PS 3615 .W447 W48 2018 | Where the Crawdads Sing / Delia Owens |