The most popular contemporary fiction books of 2020

Contemporary fiction tells realistic stories about life now. Friendships, families, jobs, break-ups and fresh starts are the material, and the characters could be people you know. These novels fit no other genre and need none. Many book club favorites are among them, along with stories that feel close to home. This list shows the ones first published in 2020.

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Wild at Heart
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Wild at Heart

K.A. Tucker

2020 · 2023 edition

400 pages

Felix Ever After
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Felix Ever After

Kacen Callender

2020 · 2021 edition

360 pages

Grown Ups
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Grown Ups

Marian Keyes

2020 · 2021 edition

688 pages

Sex and Vanity
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Sex and Vanity

Kevin Kwan

2020 · 2021 edition

368 pages

The Jetsetters
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The Jetsetters

Amanda Eyre Ward

2020 · 2021 edition

384 pages

Party of Two
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Party of Two

Jasmine Guillory

Published 2020

312 pages

Love Your Life
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Love Your Life

Sophie Kinsella

2020 · 2021 edition

395 pages

All This Time
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All This Time

Mikki Daughtry, Rachaell Lippincott

Published 2020

336 pages

You Had Me at Hola
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You Had Me at Hola

Alexis Daria, Алексис Дариа

Published 2020

371 pages

Grown
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Grown

Tiffany D. Jackson

2020 · 2021 edition

400 pages

Love & Olives
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Love & Olives

Jenna Evans Welch

Published 2020

506 pages

Hello, Summer
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Hello, Summer

Mary Kay Andrews

2020 · 2026 edition

496 pages

Well Played
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Well Played

Jen DeLuca

2020 · 2022 edition

309 pages