Contemporary Fiction

Here are many of the nominees being recognized for their literary excellence.

The stories are just as beautiful and eloquent as their windy titles.

Novelist Tayari Jones shares some of her favorite troubled romances.

Take note: if you don't know these authors’ names yet, you soon will.

A sampling of the terrific works on this year’s Man Booker longlist.

Here are books I loved in which cities are as much of a character as a person.

These stories left a lasting impression on the influential English author.

Our top picks for the fiction that illuminates the world around us.