14 works of fiction that illuminate vital contemporary issues. Usually some pretty great reads.
created by Janets_Thingamajigs
last updated November, 2026
The Disappearers
Marlon James
Dèy
Edwidge Danticat
I'll Take the Fire: A Novel
LeĂŻla Slimani
One Leg on Earth
'Pemi Aguda
Should the Waters Take Us: A Novel
Stephanie Soileau
Etna
Paul Yoon
The Calamity Club
Kathryn Stockett
A Private Man
Stephanie Sy-Quia
Fat Swim
Emma Copley Eisenberg
Good People
Patmeena Sabit
Kin
Tayari Jones
John of John
Douglas Stuart
American Hagwon
Min Jin Lee
A Splintering: An unforgettable story of motherhood, obsession and ambition
Dur e Aziz Amna
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