Contemporary Fiction Definition – What’s the best definition for the contemporary fiction genre? Books in the contemporary fiction genre are made up of stories that could happen to real people in real settings. The books do not fall under other categories or genres. They usually take place in the same time period the reader is living (the present), with things that are currently, or could be happening, in the same time period. The contemporary genre also contains informal and conversational dialogue, and sometimes even regional dialects.
Scroll below now to see 25 contemporary fiction genre examples,
or click here to see all fiction genres.
* * *
Contemporary Fiction Definition – Examples
Review this list of popular examples to help you get a better understanding of the contemporary fiction genre.
1. And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie
2. Angels & Demons by Dan Brown
3. Beautiful Disaster by Jamie McGuire
4. Flat-Out Love by Jessica Park
5. In Cold Blood by Truman Capote
6. In the Woods by Tana French
7. Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil by John Berendt
8. One for the Money by Janet Evanovich
9. Presumed Innocent by Scott Turow
10. Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier
11. Red Dragon by Thomas Harris
12. The Alienist by Caleb Carr
13. The Big Sleep by Raymond Chandler
14. The Complete Stories and Poems by Edgar Allan Poe
15. The Edge of Never by J.A. Redmerski
16. The Girl Who Played with Fire by Stieg Larsson
17. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson
18. The Godfather by Mario Puzo
19. The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold
20. The Maltese Falcon by Dashiell Hammett
21. The Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco
22. The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafón
23. The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield
24. Wait for You by J. Lynn
25. Where She Went by Gayle Forman
* * *
Contemporary Fiction Definition – Related Book Genres
* Commercial Fiction Definition
* Contemporary Realistic Fiction Definition
* Realistic Fiction Definition
Click here now to see all
fiction genres.
MARK MALATESTA is a former literary agent turned author coach. Mark now helps authors of all genres (fiction, nonfiction, and children's books) get top literary agents, publishers, and book deals through his company 