#contemporary-fiction

#contemporary-fiction

Summer brings the chance to indulge in reading with new releases from popular authors like Melissa Febos, R.F. Kuang, and Taylor Jenkins Reid.

The shortlist reflects a commitment to brevity, with five of the six titles under 200 pages, emphasizing precision and idiosyncrasy to deliver impactful narratives.

When an author is relatively new, it can take a while to identify some of their traits... it's clear that Cassidy wants to show that nothing is old if you make it new.

What would writers do without problematic patriarchs? From King Lear to Logan Roy, they are the linchpins of countless family dramas: adored fathers who dominate and damage their children in equal measure.

The idioms of a language-its jokes, expressions, and well-worn wordplay-are windows into its speakers' values and points of view.

Denetsosie's work is sharp-eyed about the lasting impact of American colonialism on Native communities and the seismic shifts that contemporary life has brought.

Murakami's style embodies a global novel that is deracinated, stripped of local context, and written in simplified language to facilitate translation.