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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Entitlement by Rumaan Alam - 9781526674234
$22.99
Entitlement
Rumaan Alam
From the bestselling author of Leave the World Behind - 'the book of an era'...
Art on Fire by Yun Ko-eun - 9781915590909
$29.99
Art on Fire
Yun Ko-eun
A darkly comic and compelling satire of the art world from the author of The...
So, I Met This Guy . . .
$34.99
So, I Met This Guy . . .
Alexandra Potter
From the author of the mega bestseller Confessions of a Fortysomething F##k Up comes another...
The Opportunist by Tarryn Fisher - 9780008730284
$22.99
The Opportunist
Tarryn Fisher
From the Sunday Times bestselling author of Never Never comes the twisty, unconventional second-chance love...
The Birdwatcher by Jacquelyn Mitchard - 9781038962522
$32.99
The Birdwatcher
Jacquelyn Mitchard
From New York Times bestselling author Jacquelyn Mitchard comes a page-turning drama that explores the...
Some Bright Nowhere by Ann Packer - 9780008803612
$32.99
Some Bright Nowhere
Ann Packer
AN OPRAH'S BOOK CLUB PICK 'One of those rare books that once you've finished, comes...
How to Grieve Like a Victorian by Amy Carol Reeves - 9781038965943
$32.99
How to Grieve Like a Victorian
Amy Carol Reeves
It's fine. She's fine. Really. When life's turned you into a big hot mess, there's...
Drive Me Crazy by Lizzy Dent - 9781460768464
$22.99
Drive Me Crazy
Lizzy Dent
'I love, love, love Lizzy Dent' Emily Henry, #1 New York Times bestselling author Sparks...
Anyone's Ghost by August Thompson - 9781035034109
$22.99
Anyone's Ghost
August Thompson
This new novel is a real heart-squeezer' - Matt Berninger of The National 'Genuinely powerful'...
Small Rain by Garth Greenwell - 9781509874729
$22.99
Small Rain
Garth Greenwell
Winner of the PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction 'My book of the year . . ....
In Your Dreams by Sarah Adams - 9781035409082
$24.99
In Your Dreams
Sarah Adams
The new rom-com by Sarah Adams, the New York Times bestselling author of the TikTok...
The Travelling Cat Chronicles and The Goodbye Cat by Hiro Arikawa - 9781529959871
$45.00
The Travelling Cat Chronicles and The Goodbye Cat
Hiro Arikawa
Fabulous double volume of THE TRAVELLING CAT CHRONICLES and THE GOODBYE CAT, two sensational global...
The Hill in the Dark Grove by Liam Higginson - 9781035069439
$34.99
The Hill in the Dark Grove
Liam Higginson
Carwyn and Rhian - the last in a long family line of sheep farmers -...
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Summer at Mount Asama by Masashi Matsuie - 9781917378000
$29.99
Summer at Mount Asama
Masashi Matsuie
**Winner of The Yomiuri Prize for Literature, 2012** The Japanese novel comes of age in...
Conversation with the Sea by Hugo Hamilton - 9781399752107
$34.99
Conversation with the Sea
Hugo Hamilton
'Truly a book for our time' PAUL LYNCH FROM THE AWARD-WINNING AUTHOR OF THE SPECKLED...
Schattenfroh by Michael Lentz - 9781646053827
$49.99
Schattenfroh
Michael Lentz
An intricate, metaphysical, ambitious 'psychogeography of the self' that both disrupts and elevates the 21st...
Capitalists Must Starve by Seolyeon Park - 9781917126212
$29.99
Capitalists Must Starve
Seolyeon Park
From the writer and translator duo of A Magical Girl Retires, a powerful historical novel...
The Trail of Lost Hearts by Tracey Garvis Graves - 9781250838803
$34.99
The Trail of Lost Hearts
Tracey Garvis Graves
New York Times bestselling author Tracey Garvis Graves's novel The Trail of Lost Hearts takes...
The Hotel Avocado by Bob Mortimer - 9781398529656
$24.99
The Hotel Avocado
Bob Mortimer
THE NUMBER ONE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER 'As a comedian, Bob Mortimer spins a shaggy-dog story...
The Mighty Red by Louise Erdrich - 9781472159533
$24.99
The Mighty Red
Louise Erdrich
Longlisted for the 2025 Pen/Faulkner Award for Fiction 'A sweeping, tender-hearted epic' Harper's Bazaar 'In...
Spent Bullets by Terao Tetsuya - 9780063476615
$32.99
Spent Bullets
Terao Tetsuya
Set in Taiwan and the Silicon Valley, a collection of linked stories that explore the...
The Unwilding by Marina Kemp - 9780008637897
$22.99
The Unwilding
Marina Kemp
SHORTLISTED FOR THE RSL ENCORE AWARD 2025 'Compelling and fine and rich, I devoured it'...
Acts of Service by Lillian Fishman - 9781787704640
$24.99
Acts of Service
Lillian Fishman
A MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK OF 2022 - VOGUE, BuzzFeed, LitHub 'A bold, promising debut.' -...
The Mad Wife by Meagan Church - 9781464236747
$29.99
The Mad Wife
Meagan Church
From bestselling author Meagan Church comes a haunting exploration of identity, motherhood, and the suffocating...
Flesh by David Szalay - 9780224099783
$55.00
Flesh
David Szalay
WINNER OF THE BOOKER PRIZE 2025 - A propulsive, hypnotic novel about a man who...
The Convenience Store by the Sea by Sonoko Machida - 9781398728417
$24.99
The Convenience Store by the Sea
Sonoko Machida
A special night edition to celebrate the success of The Convenience Store by the Sea....
Her Fearful Symmetry by Audrey Niffenegger - 9781529955637
$24.99
Her Fearful Symmetry
Audrey Niffenegger
The Vintage Classics WEIRD GIRLS series ventures into the depraved, delectable depths of weird fiction...
Death in Her Hands by Ottessa Moshfegh - 9781529955651
$24.99
Death in Her Hands
Ottessa Moshfegh
The Vintage Classics WEIRD GIRLS series ventures into the depraved, delectable depths of women's weird...