Contemporary

Literature that largely takes place in the present time.

  • Embracing Hope by Viktor E. Frankl
    Embracing Hope: On Freedom, Responsibility & the Meaning of Life

    Release date: Aug 20, 2024
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    Giveaway dates: Jun 19 - Jul 18, 2024

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  • Hot Mother by Nancy Peach
    Hot Mother

    Release date: Jul 25, 2024
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  • The Hivemind Swarmed by David  Wolinsky
    The Hivemind Swarmed: Conversations on Gamergate, the Aftermath, and the Quest for a Safer Internet

    Release date: Aug 13, 2024
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  • Pride and Prejudice by Jane AustenOutlander by Diana GabaldonJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëGone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellSense and Sensibility by Jane Austen
    Best Top Romance Novels of All Time
    662 books — 1,582 voters
    Escaping Reality by Lisa Renee JonesThe 5th Wave by Rick YanceyReal by Katy EvansBranded by Abi KetnerThe Law of Attraction by N.M. Silber
    New Series (2013)
    1,000 books — 2,602 voters

    Ugly Love by Colleen HooverInevitable Detour by S.R. GreyBeautiful Oblivion by Jamie McGuireLead by Kylie ScottRival by Penelope Douglas
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    562 books — 2,445 voters
    The Twilight Saga by Stephenie MeyerFifty Shades of Grey by E.L. JamesThe Catcher in the Rye by J.D. SalingerEat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth GilbertTwilight by Stephenie Meyer
    I Don't Understand All That Fuss
    950 books — 2,524 voters

    The Alchemist by Paulo CoelhoThe Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-ExupérySiddhartha by Hermann HesseTao Te Ching by Lao TzuThe Prophet by Kahlil Gibran
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    4,225 books — 3,437 voters
    The Fault in Our Stars by John GreenEasy by Tammara WebberThe Sea of Tranquility by Katja MillayAnna and the French Kiss by Stephanie PerkinsMe Before You by Jojo Moyes
    TO DIE FOR 2012 - 2013 STAND-ALONES
    608 books — 4,023 voters


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