I have pretty eclectic taste, so I’ve attempted to categorize these by genre. Genre is admittedly rather subjective.
Literary Fiction: whatever that is.
- The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood
- April & Oliver by Tess Callahan
- The Marriage Plot by Jeffrey Eugenides
- While I’m Falling by Laura Moriarty
- The Innocents by Frances Segal
- The Attachments by Rainbow Rowell
- Sisterland by Curtis Sittenfeld
Urban Fantasy: fantasy in the real world.
- Palimpset by Cathrynne Valente
- The Chicagoland Vampires (1-4) by Chloe Neill
- Magic Bites by Ilona Andrews
- Dreams and Shadows by C. Robert Cargill
- The Parasol Protectorate Series by Gail Carriger
- The Fever series by Karen Marie Moning
- Angelopolis by Danielle Trussoni
- The Pretenders (Cemetery Girl #1) by Charlaine Harris and Christopher Golden
Historical Fantasy: or for now, the book that is impossible to classify.
- The Outlander Series by Diana Gabaldon
Epic Fantasy: not quite historical, not quite urban, all fantasy.
Queen of the Tearling by Erika Johansen
Romance: love story with a happily ever after.
- A Rogue by Any Other Name and One Good Earl Deserves a Lover by Sarah MacLean
- Chulito by Charles Gonzaléz-Rice
Graphic Novels: sequential art.
- The Pretenders (Cemetery Girl #1) by Charlaine Harris and Christopher Golden
- Raven Girl by Audrey Niffenegger
- A Flight of Angels by Rebecca Guay, et al
- How To Fake a Moon Landing: Exposing the Myth of Science Denial by Darryl Cunningham
- Blue is the Warmest Color by Julie Maroh
- Radioactive: Marie and Pierre Cure, A Tale of Love and Fallout by Laura Redniss
New Adult: I went to college and had sex with a guy with a tattoo.
- Campbell by C.S. Starr
- True by Erin McCarthy
- Terrible Love by Marata Eros
- Faking It by Cora Carmack
- Beautiful Disaster by Jamie McGuire
- What is New Adult Fiction?: Part 1
- What is New Adult Fiction?: Part 2
Nonfiction: they say it’s the truth.
- How To Fake a Moon Landing: Exposing the Myth of Science Denial by Darryl Cunningham
- Radioactive: Marie and Pierre Cure, A Tale of Love and Fallout by Laura Redniss
- Wave by Sonali Deraniyagala
- Tequila Mockingbird: Literary Cocktails with a Twist by Tim Federle
- Orange is the New Black by Piper Kerman
- How to Be a Woman by Caitlin Moran
- MWF Seeking BFF: My Yearlong Search for a New Best Friend by Rachel Bertsche
- Man Made: A Stupid Quest for Masculinity by Joel Stein
- A Most Dangerous Method by John Kerr