Small book shops (those you find at train stations or airports) can be quite nice to navigate. I'd pick something that looks interesting to you and it should have less than 130 pages. Since book shops might not be an option during Covid, I'd try an online book website. Actually most books that I buy are either from authors that I've already read a lot of times (=easy reads for me) or I read an article in a magazine and a book is referenced. Unfortunately I don't read much contemporary fiction in English, but I liked A Man's Place from Annie Ernaux, it's also just 96 pages
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