Contemporary Fiction

Explore the best in Contemporary Fiction at Harry Hartog Bookseller, featuring bestselling modern novels, award-winning new releases, and powerful stories that reflect today’s world. From literary fiction to bold debut authors, our contemporary fiction books offer fresh voices and unforgettable narratives. Available now at Harry Hartog.

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Super-Frog Saves Tokyo
$34.99
Super-Frog Saves Tokyo
Haruki Murakami
'What you see with your eyes is not necessarily real' A lavishly illustrated edition of...
Shadow Ticket by Thomas Pynchon - 9781787336346
$34.99
Shadow Ticket
Thomas Pynchon
A private eye is catapulted on to a riotous and continent-hopping journey that proves difficult...
Orlanda
$24.99
Orlanda
Jacqueline Harpman
A radical novel on androgyny and double selves, from the author of BookTok sensation I...
Gabriel's Moon by William Boyd - 9780241542088
$24.99
Gabriel's Moon
William Boyd
In his most exhilarating novel yet, Britain's greatest storyteller transports you from the vibrant streets...
The Divorce by Moa Herngren - 9781786583772
$24.99
The Divorce
Moa Herngren
THERE ARE TWO SIDES TO EVERY STORY. WHICH ONE WILL YOU BELIEVE? 'Addictively readable. Absorbing,...
Storybook Ending by Moira Macdonald - 9781526683793
$32.99
Storybook Ending
Moira Macdonald
'I so enjoyed Storybook Ending. It's the perfect balance of cosiness and originality - warm,...
Summer Island by Kristin Hannah - 9781035045945
$34.99
Summer Island
Kristin Hannah
Years ago, Nora Bridge walked out on her marriage and left her daughters behind. She...
Maid For Each Other by Lynn Painter - 9781405959889
$24.99
Maid For Each Other
Lynn Painter
A millionaire and a housecleaner are a match maid in heaven in this swoon-worth romcom...
Happiness and Love by Zoe Dubno - 9781529930160
$34.99
Happiness and Love
Zoe Dubno
An unnamed narrator who has fled a set of friends she despised, who bring out...
Hard by a Great Forest by Leo Vardiashvili - 9781526659835
$22.99
Hard by a Great Forest
Leo Vardiashvili
*LONGLISTED FOR THE ONDAATJE PRIZE 2025* * AN OBSERVER BEST NEW NOVELIST FOR 2024 *...
Poor Ghost! by Gabriel Flynn - 9781399740746
$34.99
Poor Ghost!
Gabriel Flynn
'Gabriel Flynn's work, rich with insight and wit, makes the world newly vivid' Claire Messud,...
The Borrowed Hills by Scott Preston - 9781399812863
$24.99
The Borrowed Hills
Scott Preston
A GUARDIAN BOOK OF THE YEAR 'Viscerally vivid . . . a sucker-punch of a...
Shape of an Apostrophe by Uttama Kirit Patel - 9781800819900
$34.99
Shape of an Apostrophe
Uttama Kirit Patel
Lina never wanted children, but now there are two lines on the test. Where does...
Daikon by Samuel Hawley - 9781668209585
$34.99
Daikon
Samuel Hawley
War has taken everything from physicist Keizo Kan. His young daughter was killed in the...
Back in the Day by Oliver Lovrenski - 9780241705834
$34.99
Back in the Day
Oliver Lovrenski
Taut, lyrical and utterly gripping - a headrush of a debut novel about four boys...
Writing Mr. Wrong by Kelley Armstrong - 9780349438092
$22.99
Writing Mr. Wrong
Kelley Armstrong
A reunion gone viral. A love story that's anything but fictional??????? Debut author Gemma Stanton...
When the Museum is Closed by Emi Yagi - 9781787304642
$34.99
When the Museum is Closed
Emi Yagi
A quirky, joyful queer love story about a lonely museum worker who falls in love...
We Would Have Told Each Other Everything by Judith Hermann - 9781738536207
$29.99
We Would Have Told Each Other Everything
Judith Hermann
In a series of three interconnected stories, Judith Hermann weaves together themes of psychology and...
Train Dreams by Denis Johnson - 9781803510224
$24.99
Train Dreams
Denis Johnson
An epic miniature of one man's life journey through the American West at the turn...
The Wedding People by Alison Espach - 9781399622752
$24.99
The Wedding People
Alison Espach
'BEST READ OF THE YEAR SO FAR' THE TIMES 'BOOKS AS FUN AS THIS ONE...
The Seven O'Clock Club by Amelia Ireland - 9781785307041
$32.99
The Seven O'Clock Club
Amelia Ireland
'Finished in one sitting. Had no idea where it was going but knew there was...
The Letter Carrier by Francesca Giannone - 9781035435807
$34.99
The Letter Carrier
Francesca Giannone
What would happen if you finally met your soul mate - but they were married...
The Eyes Are the Best Part by Monika Kim - 9781914240874
$24.99
The Eyes Are the Best Part
Monika Kim
'I was enticed from the first line' OYINKAN BRAITHWAITE, author of My Sister, the Serial...
The Dilemmas of Working Women by Fumio Yamamoto - 9780349019222
$32.99
The Dilemmas of Working Women
Fumio Yamamoto
The classic Japanese bestseller published in English for the very first time - a darkly...
The Accidentals by Guadalupe Nettel - 9781804271476
$26.99
The Accidentals
Guadalupe Nettel
When an albatross strays too far from its home, or loses its bearings, it becomes...
Sweet Heat by Bolu Babalola - 9781472286444
$34.99
Sweet Heat
Bolu Babalola
'Hilarious, hot and heartfelt' MEG CABOT 'Romantic, sexy, fun, delicious and important' MARIAN KEYES 'A...
Tell Me Everything by Elizabeth Strout - 9780241634363
$24.99
Tell Me Everything
Elizabeth Strout
A hopeful, healing novel about new friendships, old loves, and the very human desire to...
Real Americans by Rachel Khong - 9781804945360
$24.99
Real Americans
Rachel Khong
'A mesmerizing multigenerational novel' BRIT BENNETT ** THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER ** 'Insightful...