Contemporary

The Idiot
The Idiot: Elif Batuman’s semi-autobiographical novel follows Selin, a Turkish-American freshman at Harvard in the mid-1990s, as she navigates the ...

Nine Liars
In Nine Liars the fifth book in the Truly Devious series, Stevie Bell returns to solve a new mystery. This ...

Astonish Me
Astonish Me: Maggie Shipstead’s novel delves into the world of ballet, following Joan, a dancer who helps a Soviet ballet ...

If We Were Villains
If We Were Villains follows Oliver Marks, who has just been released from prison after serving ten years for a ...

The Learning Curve
The Learning Curve: Mandy Berman’s novel follows Fiona and Liv, two college friends whose lives take divergent paths after graduation. ...

Their Vicious Games
Their Vicious Games centers on Adina Walker, a Black girl from a working-class background who is thrust into the world ...

Thieves’ Gambit
Thieves’ Gambit follows Rosalyn Quest, a young and skilled thief born into a family of master criminals. When her mother ...

A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder
In A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder, Pippa Fitz-Amobi investigates the closed case of Andie Bell’s murder for her school ...

The King Is Dead
Summary: “The King Is Dead” is a contemporary thriller set in a modern monarchy, where the newly crowned King James ...

A Study in Charlotte
A Study in Charlotte is a modern reimagining of Sherlock Holmes, following Charlotte Holmes, the great-great-great-granddaughter of the famous detective, ...