I’m looking for a good contemporary novel. I’ve been reading a lot of medieval poems & sagas and realized I’d read hardly any recent fiction this year. I love a book that’s a bit cerebral, a bit strange, and tells a solidly plotted story with a minimum of fuss.
Here are some recent-ish books I’m reading or have read & enjoyed: Piranesi, Possession, The Whalebone Theatre, The Raven Scholar, various Sharon Penman books, The Essex Serpent (& Enlightenment), Babel, The Ministry of Time, Starling House, The Secrets of Hartwood Hall.
Nov 19, 2025 20:43