this post was submitted on 20 Oct 2025
-10 points (29.2% liked)

Books

12874 readers
30 users here now

Book reader community.

founded 5 years ago
MODERATORS
gary_host_laptop@lemmy.ml
wraptile@lemmy.ml
Five@slrpnk.net
-10
Do well written books just not get published these days? (literature.cafe)
submitted 2 days ago by Karl@literature.cafe to c/books@lemmy.ml
19 comments fedilink hide all child comments
 

I haven't read much read stuff that has been published after 2000s and have barely liked what I have.

I ask this bcz most of the time I look up 'Best new books' or 'popular books', the recommendations are mostly smut, fantasy smut or cheap romance.

Idk if I just keep getting the wrong books recommended or that's how today's books are.

Also, recommend me some more recent books with good prose, well written characters, medium/slow paced.

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[โ€“] astreus@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

There are LOADS of modern classics. If you're into sci-fi, try the Ancillary Justice trilogy by Anne Lecke. If you're into contemporary fiction, check out Against the Loveless World. If you like historical fiction, Bernard Cornwell has been going strong for a long time.

What genre do you enjoy? I always recommend checking out the relevant awards and go through the shortlist for the last few years. You are sure to find something spellbinding.

Booker - Contemporary literature

Assimov/Philip K. Dick/Hugo/Nebula - Speculative Fiction

Nobel Prize - Contemporary literature