Contemporary books

From historical whodunits to contemporary page-turners, this collection of 26 best mystery books for teens caters to a variety of interests.

I had to get all my keywords in that title because this one is for all my fellow queer huns who love to read queer books across all genres. For the readers who can't prediect what mood they will be in when they want to pick up a book, for my bookish magpies who like pretty covers, and academic narra

The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky

Where are my fantasy lovers at? 🖤🔮🗡️🌙 I’ve been continuously in my fantasy era since I picked up Acotar last November 🤭 my collection has grown so much and it makes me so happy to see how far my book tastes have come since I first started reading Qotd: what genre got you into reading and what genre do you read now? ~ I started with only contemporary romance until I started fantasy and now I read a mix of the two with the occasional thriller !! . . . . . . . #bookstagram #books…

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What makes you want to read a book? Is it the cover, the synopsis, title maybe? I’m interested to know! Something we’ve been seeing a lot more of lately is books marketed as two popular books merged together and honestly? I love that! Half A Soul by Olivia Atwater is described as Bridgerton meets Howl’s Moving Castle and that’s definitely something to get me intrigued. 😍 #bookstagram #bookstagramuk #Bookish #booksbooksbooks #booktography #shelfie #yafantasy #adultfantasy #fantasy…

Calling all fantasy lovers to the chat 🌲⛰️🌌🗡️ Qotd: what’s your favourite fantasy book pictured here? Let me know in the comments which one of these is your favourite so I can decide which one to jump into now that I’m finished with all of Sarah J Mass’s books. I’m definitely leaning towards serpent and the wings of night because bestie @abbyslilbooks has been heavily suggesting it for the last little while and I need to see what the hype of the series is🥹💓 In honour of house of the…

Some of your go-to Bookstagrammers and Booktok favorites shared the books they're most excited to hit shelves in 2025.

Sam is 28, Swedish, carefree and chaotic. Doing a work placement in London over the course of three sticky summer months, she falls hard for Lucas, a man she first met as a teenager. Lucas, 27, sensitive and calm, is trying to get a start on adult life while struggling to hold the pieces of his life together. Sam is a gorgeous distraction... Contemporary fiction, literary fiction, book gifts, book cover art, books to read, reading aesthetic

From Sally Rooney to Roxane Gay, read a list of acclaimed actress Anya Taylor-Joy's favorite book recommendations. Looking for more celebrity reading lists & book recommendations? Click through to the blog for favorite book lists of famous writers, musicians, entrepreneurs and more! #anyataylorjoy #actress #peakyblinders #queensgambit #thequeensgambit #actor #novels #booklist #readingbooks #bookrecs #bookish #readinglist #bookstoread #books #reading #amreading #tbr #literature #readmorebooks

Normal People is a book that’s hard to define yet one of the greatest contemporary novels. Here are ten books like Normal People to give you that feeling again.

Nanae Aoyama’s A Perfect Day to Be Alone, translated by Jesse Kirkwood, captures a year in the life of Chizu Mita, a young woman who relocates to Tokyo after her mother moves to China for a job. The novel begins with Chizu navigating from the train station to her new home, which she will share with 71-year-old Ginko Ogino, a distant relative. Their relationship is initially strained, reflecting their vast age difference and differing life perspectives. The setting is a small house near a…

A blazing, bodily, raucous journey through contemporary Hawaiian identity and womanhood… Pacific Islander books, diverse reads, short story collections, girl dinner, top books to read, book cover art, book club

Offill’s melancholy and satirical new novel is narrated by a woman who worries about everything from her troubled brother to climate change.

Read 41 reviews from the world’s largest community for readers. Many go into the forest. Only one comes back. 1989, Soviet Estonia. In sixteen-year-old Vi…

"I was born with a reading list I will never finish." —Maud Casey

Rating: 5✨ Genre: Contemporary Romance Clean Level: Level 1.5 If I could give this book more than 5 stars I would!! This book had my heartstrings! Plus since this book is now released there is a bonus scene you get when you sign up for her email, and it just added so much more!! Check out my full review over on Goodreads! (You Can find the link in my bio) Thank you @authorheathermiekstyn for letting me part of your ARC team! Content: * No foul language * Kisses only * Marriage of ...

Pure Colour is a galaxy of a novel: explosive, celestially bright, huge, and streaked with beauty. It is a contemporary bible, an atlas of feeling, and an absurdly funny guide to the great (and terrible) things about being alive. Sheila Heti is a philosopher of modern experience, and she has reimagined what a book can hold.