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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Cover Story by Mhairi McFarlane - 9780008744069
$34.99
Cover Story
Mhairi McFarlane
A Guardian Book of the Year!A Spotify Romance Book of the Year!Winner of the 2026...
Birding by Rose Ruane - 9781472157997
$24.99
Birding
Rose Ruane
'If you're heading to a British seaside town this summer, the book you should take...
The End of Days by Jenny Erpenbeck - 9781803512525
$24.99
The End of Days
Jenny Erpenbeck
Winner of the 2015 Independent Foreign Fiction Prize From one of the most daring voices...
Go, Went, Gone by Jenny Erpenbeck - 9781803512532
$24.99
Go, Went, Gone
Jenny Erpenbeck
Richard has spent his life as a university professor, immersed in the world of books...
Glorious Exploits by Ferdia Lennon - 9780241998007
$24.99
Glorious Exploits
Ferdia Lennon
'One of the most original and brilliant debuts in years' Irish Times An exhilarating and...
Beartooth by Callan Wink - 9781803510965
$34.99
Beartooth
Callan Wink
In the Montana backcountry live two brothers who run a saw mill and do a...
American Pastoral by Philip Roth - 9780099771814
$24.99
American Pastoral
Philip Roth
Reissued in electric new backlist style for October 2016, American Pastoral won the Pulitzer Prize...
Second Hand
I HOPE YOU'RE HAPPY by Marni Appleton (Author of I HOPE YOU'RE HAPPY) - 9781911648871
$32.99
I HOPE YOU'RE HAPPY
Marni Appleton (Author of I HOPE YOU'RE HAPPY)
Exceptional short stories featuring young millennial women, blending dark fantasy and quasi-horror with humour and...
Seiobo There Below by Laszlo Krasznahorkai - 9781781255117
$26.99
Seiobo There Below
Laszlo Krasznahorkai
Beauty, in Laszlo Krasznahorkai's new novel, reflects, however fleeting, the sacred - even if we...
The Wizard of the Kremlin by Giuliano da Empoli - 9781805330110
$24.99
The Wizard of the Kremlin
Giuliano da Empoli
THE TIMES BESTSELLER 'A riveting peek into how power actually works in Russia' David McCloskey,...
Wellness by Nathan Hill - 9781035008360
$24.99
Wellness
Nathan Hill
'American storytelling at its era-spanning best . . . An immersive, multi-layered portrait of a...
The Burgess Boys by Elizabeth Strout - 9781398532779
$24.99
The Burgess Boys
Elizabeth Strout
From the author of Tell Me Everything, My Name is Lucy Barton and Olive Kitteridge:...
Sandwich by Catherine Newman - 9781804993187
$24.99
Sandwich
Catherine Newman
One week in Cape Cod. The perfect family holiday. What could possibly go wrong...? From...
Wild and Wrangled by Lyla Sage - 9781529436754
$22.99
Wild and Wrangled
Lyla Sage
Love Lyla Sage? Return to the haunted town of Sweetwater Peak with her brand-new small-town...
My Friends by Hisham Matar - 9780241987032
$24.99
My Friends
Hisham Matar
An intensely moving novel about three friends living in political exile and the emotional homeland...
We Love
Audition by Katie Kitamura - 9781911717324
$39.99
Audition
Katie Kitamura
The mesmerising new novel from the author of Intimacies that asks who we are to...
Wild Houses by Colin Barrett - 9781529932430
$24.99
Wild Houses
Colin Barrett
It's the biggest weekend of the year and everything is about to change - the...
There are Rivers in the Sky by Elif Shafak - 9780241988749
$24.99
There are Rivers in the Sky
Elif Shafak
''There are Rivers in the Sky is an enchanting epic, told through the vantage of...
The Eights by Joanna Miller - 9780241737668
$34.99
The Eights
Joanna Miller
They knew they were changing history. They didn't know they would change each other. Following...
Promise Me Sunshine by Cara Bastone - 9781035401154
$24.99
Promise Me Sunshine
Cara Bastone
'Beautifully devastating' 'Astonishingly warm, funny, reassuring, and soul-satisfying' 'Oh my heartstrings!' How do you find...
The High Mountains of Portugal by Yann Martel - 9781925498004
$24.99
The High Mountains of Portugal
Yann Martel
IN LISBON IN 1904, a young man named Tomas discovers an old journal. It hints...
The Cat Who Saved the Library by Sosuke Natsukawa - 9781035050642
$19.99
The Cat Who Saved the Library
Sosuke Natsukawa
Nanami sees nothing wrong with a library and cat combination. But a talking cat is...
Ham On Rye by Charles Bukowski - 9781782116660
$24.99
Ham On Rye
Charles Bukowski
With introduction by Roddy Doyle 'He brought everyone down to earth, even the angels' -...
Nova Scotia House
$42.99
Nova Scotia House
Charlie Porter
A story of loss and grief, sex and love, and refusing to relinquish dreams He...
On the Calculation of Volume II by Solvej Balle - 9780571383405
$29.99
On the Calculation of Volume II
Solvej Balle
'Fantastic.' Karl Ove Knausgard 'Miraculous.' The Cut 'Unforgettable.' Hernan Di az 'Wonderful.' K Patrick 'A...
The Strawberry Patch Pancake House by Laurie Gilmore - 9780008713348
$24.99
The Strawberry Patch Pancake House
Laurie Gilmore
Fall in love with Laurie Gilmore's #1 New York Times bestselling cozy seasonal romance set...
Playworld by Adam Ross - 9780385351294
$55.00
Playworld
Adam Ross
A big and big-hearted novel-one enthralling, transformative year in the life of a child actor...
Marry Me in Italy by Nicky Pellegrino - 9781869715663
$34.99
Marry Me in Italy
Nicky Pellegrino
'There is no denying the great Pellegrino and the charms of her series of novels...