100 Best Contemporary Novels - April 2024

Invisible Man (Modern Library 100 Best Novels)

Selected by the Modern Library as one of the 100 best novels of all time • Nominated as one of America’s best-loved novels by PBS’s The Great American ReadInvisible Man is a milestone in American literature, a book that has continued to engage readers since its appearance in 1952. A first novel by an unknown writer, it remained on the bestseller list for sixteen weeks, won the National Book Award for fiction, and established Ralph Ellison as one of the key writers of the century. The nameless narrator of the novel describes growing up in a black community in the South, attending a Negro... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0679601392
• ASIN: 0679601392
• ISBN: 9780679601395
• Brand: Modern Library
• Manufacturer: Modern Library

Midnight's Children: A Novel (Modern Library 100 Best Novels)

The iconic masterpiece of India that introduced the world to “a glittering novelist—one with startling imaginative and intellectual resources, a master of perpetual storytelling” (The New Yorker)WINNER OF THE BEST OF THE BOOKERS • SOON TO BE A NETFLIX ORIGINAL SERIES Selected by the Modern Library as one of the 100 best novels of all time • The twenty-fifth anniversary edition, featuring a new introduction by the author Saleem Sinai is born at the stroke of midnight on August 15, 1947, the very moment of India’s independence. Greeted by fireworks displays, cheering crowds, and ... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0812976533
• ASIN: 0812976533
• ISBN: 9780812976533
• Brand: Unbranded
• Manufacturer: Random House Trade Paperbacks

Slaughterhouse-Five: A Novel (Modern Library 100 Best Novels)

A special fiftieth anniversary edition of Kurt Vonnegut’s masterpiece, “a desperate, painfully honest attempt to confront the monstrous crimes of the twentieth century” (Time), featuring a new introduction by Kevin Powers, author of the National Book Award finalist The Yellow Birds Selected by the Modern Library as one of the 100 best novels of all time  Slaughterhouse-Five, an American classic, is one of the world’s great antiwar books. Centering on the infamous World War II firebombing of Dresden, the novel is the result of what Kurt Vonnegut described as a twenty-three-year strugg... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0385312083
• ASIN: 0385312083
• ISBN: 0385312083
• Manufacturer: Modern Library

A Man Called Ove: A Novel

Read the New York Times bestseller that has taken the world by storm! In this “charming debut” (People) from one of Sweden’s most successful authors, a grumpy yet loveable man finds his solitary world turned on its head when a boisterous young family moves in next door.Meet Ove. He’s a curmudgeon—the kind of man who points at people he dislikes as if they were burglars caught outside his bedroom window. He has staunch principles, strict routines, and a short fuse. People call him “the bitter neighbor from hell.” But must Ove be bitter just because he doesn’t walk around with a ... [Read More]

• ASIN: B00GEEB730
• ASIN: B00GEEB730
• Manufacturer: Atria Books

One Hundred Years of Solitude (P.S.) (Harper Perennial Modern Classics)

One Hundred Years of Solitude tells the story of the rise and fall, birth and death of the mythical town of Macondo through the history of the Buendía family. Inventive, amusing, magnetic, sad, and alive with unforgettable men and women -- brimming with truth, compassion, and a lyrical magic that strikes the soul -- this novel is a masterpiece in the art of fiction.

• ASIN: 0060883286
• ASIN: 0060883286
• ISBN: 9780060883287
• Brand: Gabriel Garc 237 a M 225 rquez
• Manufacturer: Harper Perennial Modern Classics

Sorry Not Sorry: The perfect laugh out loud romantic comedy

A fabulously feel-good novel that will make you make you laugh till you cry and leave you living life to the full, margarita in hand! Is this all there is? I scraped the last dregs of Caramel Chew Chew ice cream out of the bottom of the tub with my finger and licked it. It left a sticky smear on my phone’s screen when I typed into Google, “How to find love, sex and happiness.”Charlotte has always been a good girl. But being good is getting boring… She’s not just stuck in a rut – she’s buried in it up to her chin. The only company she has in bed is the back catalogue of Netflix an... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1786817527
• ASIN: 1786817527
• ISBN: 1786817527
• Manufacturer: Bookouture

Before We Were Yours: A Novel

THE BLOCKBUSTER HIT—Over two million copies sold! A New York Times, USA Today, Wall Street Journal, and Publishers Weekly Bestseller“Poignant, engrossing.”—People • “Lisa Wingate takes an almost unthinkable chapter in our nation’s history and weaves a tale of enduring power.”—Paula McLain Memphis, 1939. Twelve-year-old Rill Foss and her four younger siblings live a magical life aboard their family’s Mississippi River shantyboat. But when their father must rush their mother to the hospital one stormy night, Rill is left in charge—until strangers arrive in force. Wren... [Read More]

• ASIN: B01M14UN1J
• ASIN: B01M14UN1J
• Manufacturer: Ballantine Books

It All Comes Back to You: A Book Club Recommendation!

"It All Comes Back to You is one of those stories you need to savor. You want to put the book down so as to have more to read tomorrow, but you can't. It becomes attached to you, a part of you. "Dan Brown, Author of Reunion Alabama, 1947.War's over, cherry-print dresses, parking above the city lights, swing dancing.Beautiful, seventeen-year-old Violet lives in a perfect world .Everybody loves her.In 2012, she's still beautiful, charming, and surrounded by admirers. Veronica "Ronni" Johnson, licensed practical nurse and aspiring writer, meets the captivating Violet in the assisted living facili... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0578448831
• ASIN: 0578448831
• ISBN: 0578448831
• Manufacturer: The Art of Dixie

Little Fires Everywhere: A Novel

The #1 New York Times bestseller!Soon to be a Hulu limited series starring Reese Witherspoon and Kerry Washington.Named a Best Book of the Year by: People, The Washington Post, Bustle, Esquire, Southern Living, The Daily Beast, GQ, Entertainment Weekly, NPR, Amazon, Barnes & Noble, iBooks, Audible, Goodreads, Library Reads, Book of the Month, Paste, Kirkus Reviews, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, and many more...  “I read Little Fires Everywhere in a single, breathless sitting.” —Jodi Picoult“To say I love this book is an understatement. It’s a deep psychological mystery about the... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0735224315
• ASIN: 0735224315
• ISBN: 0735224315
• Brand: Penguin Books
• Manufacturer: Penguin Books

My Sister's Lies: A gripping and heartbreaking story of love, loss and dark family secrets for 2019

The USA Today and Kindle Top #25 Bestseller‘A real tear-jerker’ THE SUN‘A stunning read’ MIRANDA DICKINSONFor a decade, Hannah’s life has been pretty close to perfect – she has a great job, she’s married to Mark, and her child-free existence means she’s free as a bird. The only sadness in her life is a fall-out with her sister Diane, who hasn’t spoken to her in over ten years. But now Diane is on her doorstep – and this time, she’s got her teenage daughter Mia in tow.When Diane asks if Mia can stay with Hannah and Mark for a few days, Hannah is glad of the chance to get t... [Read More]

• ASIN: B07H64F568
• ASIN: B07H64F568
• Manufacturer: Avon

Ordinary Grace: A Novel

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER WINNER OF THE 2014 EDGAR AWARD FOR BEST NOVEL WINNER OF THE 2014 DILYS AWARD A SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL BEST BOOK OF 2013 From New York Times bestselling author William Kent Krueger, a brilliant new novel about a young man, a small town, and murder in the summer of 1961.“That was it. That was all of it. A grace so ordinary there was no reason at all to remember it. Yet I have never across the forty years since it was spoken forgotten a single word.” New Bremen, Minnesota, 1961. The Twins were playing their debut season, ice-cold root beers were selling out at the so... [Read More]

• ASIN: B008J2G5Y6
• ASIN: B008J2G5Y6
• Manufacturer: Atria Books

Ulysses (Modern Library 100 Best Novels)

• ASIN: B000FC1KRU
• ASIN: B000FC1KRU
• Manufacturer: Modern Library

The Handmaid's Tale

#1 New York Times bestseller Look for The Testaments, the sequel to The Handmaid’s Tale, available now.   An instant classic and eerily prescient cultural phenomenon, from “the patron saint of feminist dystopian fiction” (New York Times). Now an award-winning Hulu series starring Elizabeth Moss.  In Margaret Atwood’s dystopian future, environmental disasters and declining birthrates have led to a Second American Civil War. The result is the rise of the Republic of Gilead, a totalitarian regime that enforces rigid social roles and enslaves the few remaining fertile women. Offred ... [Read More]

• ASIN: 038549081X
• ASIN: 038549081X
• ISBN: 038549081X
• Brand: AMERICAN WEST BOOKS
• Manufacturer: Anchor

The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared

The international publishing sensation--over six million copies sold worldwide!A reluctant centenarian much like Forrest Gump (if Gump were an explosives expert with a fondness for vodka) decides it's not too late to start over . . .After a long and eventful life, Allan Karlsson ends up in a nursing home, believing it to be his last stop. The only problem is that he's still in good health, and in one day, he turns 100. A big celebration is in the works, but Allan really isn't interested (and he'd like a bit more control over his vodka consumption). So he decides to escape. He climbs out the wi... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1401324649
• ASIN: 1401324649
• ISBN: 1401324649
• Brand: Hachette Books
• Manufacturer: Hachette Books

The Hideaway

In this USA TODAY and Amazon Charts Bestseller, Sara is wrenched back to Sweet Bay, Alabama, by her grandmother’s will, where she learns more about Margaret Van Buren in the wake of her death than she ever knew in her life. After her last remaining family member dies, Sara Jenkins goes home to The Hideaway, her grandmother Mags’s ramshackle B&B in Sweet Bay. She intends to quickly tie up loose ends then return to her busy life and thriving antique shop in New Orleans. Instead, she learns Mags has willed The Hideaway to her and charged her with renovating it—no small task considering her... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0718084225
• ASIN: 0718084225
• ISBN: 0718084225
• Brand: HarperCollins Christian Pub.
• Manufacturer: Thomas Nelson

Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels - eBook

From one of the best-known editors in modern science fiction, this lively and authoritative guide will appeal to both newcomers and connoisseurs of the genre alike. Informative and readable, David Pringle's choices focus on landmark

• UPC: 733794071
• Rating: 5.0

The Best of Us : A Novel

Paradise isn't quite what it seems as four college friends meet for an island vacation in this captivating new novel from the acclaimed author of "These Girls." An all-expense-paid week at a luxury villa in

• UPC: 21277570
• Rating: 4.2

The Next Best Thing : A Novel

Blockbuster #1 "New York Times"-bestselling author Weiner returns with an irresistible story about a young woman trying to make it in Hollywood. Set against the fascinating backdrop of Los Angeles show business culture, with an

• UPC: 21277669
• Rating: 3.6

Burning Your Own: A coming-of-age novel by one of the best contemporary Irish writers - eBook

It is the summer of 1969 and ten-year-old Mal is finding it difficult to settle into his new home, a housing estate on the outskirts of Belfast. He befriends a brash and rebellious teenager, Francy,

• UPC: 962281327

The 100 Best Novels in English

This is the author's choice of the 100 best English language novels spanning 400 years.. Each entry has a two page critique of the book in question. His selection touches on both the classics and

• UPC: 681964827
• Rating: 4.0

The 100 Best Novels in English

This is the author's choice of the 100 best English language novels spanning 400 years.. Each entry has a two page critique of the book in question. His selection touches on both the classics and

• UPC: 435965609
• Rating: 4.0

Fahrenheit 451 : A Novel

Ray Bradbury's internationally acclaimed novel Fahrenheit 451 is a masterwork of twentieth-century literature set in a bleak, dystopian future. Guy Montag is a fireman. In his world, where television rules and literature is on the

• UPC: 19532376
• Color: Multicolor
• Rating: 4.1806

I'm So Happy for You : A novel about best friends

Wendy's best friend, Daphne, has always been dependably prone to catastrophe. And Wendy has always been there to help. But when Daphne suddenly starts to surpass her in every way, Wendy is not so happy

• UPC: 10762203
• Rating: 3.9

Spectrum 25 : The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art

The premier showcase for imaginative fantastic

• UPC: 764982641

The Water Dancer : A Novel

"Young Hiram Walker was born into bondage--and lost his mother and all memory of her when he was a child--but he is also gifted with a mysterious power. Hiram almost drowns when he crashes a

• UPC: 858234329

Modern Library 100 Best Novels: Midnight's Children by Salman Rushdie 2006

• UPC: 164010782975
• Category: Fiction & Literature
• Price: 9 CAD