The Lonely Hearts Book Club
Lucy Gilmore, Луси Гилмор
Published 2023
352 pages
The most popular contemporary fiction books of 2023
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 2023.
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Vacation Wars
Meghan Quinn
Published 2023
410 pages
The Starfish Sisters
Barbara O'Neal
Published 2023
344 pages
Seven Summers
Paige Toon
2023 · 2024 edition
448 pages
Exes and O's
Amy Lea
Published 2023
361 pages
An American Beauty
Shana Abé
Published 2023
352 pages
Midnight at the Christmas Bookshop
Jenny Colgan
Published 2023
368 pages
The Happy Life of Isadora Bentley
Courtney Walsh
Published 2023
358 pages
The Chemistry of Love
Sariah Wilson
Published 2023
347 pages
A Lady's Guide to Scandal
Sophie Irwin
Published 2023
359 pages
Close to Home
Michael Magee
Published 2023
288 pages
Gone Tonight A Novel
Sarah Pekkanen
Published 2023
352 pages
The Little Italian Hotel
Phaedra Patrick
Published 2023
314 pages
The Reunion
Kayla Olson
Published 2023
320 pages
Lunar Love
Lauren Kung Jessen
Published 2023
336 pages
My Magnolia Summer
Victoria Benton Frank
Published 2023
352 pages
Love Interest
Clare Gilmore
Published 2023
339 pages
The Daydreams
Laura Hankin
Published 2023
368 pages
Borrow My Heart
Kasie West
Published 2023
269 pages
The Sweetheart List
Jill Shalvis
Published 2023
352 pages
The Labors of Hercules Beal
Gary D. Schmidt
2023 · 2025 edition
352 pages
Simon Sort of Says
Erin Bow
Published 2023
320 pages
Squished
Megan Wagner Lloyd
Published 2023
248 pages
The Twelve Dogs of Christmas
Susan Wiggs
2023 · 2025 edition
304 pages