Kaja Gucio

28 books

The Argonauts by Maggie Nelson

The Argonauts

Maggie Nelson

160 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

nonfiction feminism gender lgbtqia+ memoir challenging emotional reflective medium-paced
The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison

The Bluest Eye

Toni Morrison

206 pages • first pub 1970 (editions)

fiction classics historical literary dark emotional sad medium-paced
Buried in the Sky: The Extraordinary Story of the Sherpa Climbers on K2's Deadliest Day by Peter Zuckerman

Buried in the Sky: The Extraordinary Story of the Sherpa Climbers on K2's Deadliest Day

Peter Zuckerman

286 pages • first pub 2012 (editions)

nonfiction history adventurous medium-paced
The Chronology of Water by Lidia Yuknavitch

The Chronology of Water

Lidia Yuknavitch

288 pages • first pub 2011 (editions)

nonfiction lgbtqia+ memoir dark emotional medium-paced
Dark, Salt, Clear: Life in a Cornish Fishing Town by Lamorna Ash

Dark, Salt, Clear: Life in a Cornish Fishing Town

Lamorna Ash

336 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

nonfiction memoir nature adventurous reflective slow-paced
Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver

Demon Copperhead

Barbara Kingsolver

548 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary dark emotional sad medium-paced
Manifesto: On Never Giving Up by Bernardine Evaristo

Manifesto: On Never Giving Up

Bernardine Evaristo

208 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

nonfiction memoir informative inspiring reflective medium-paced
Memorial Drive: A Daughter's Memoir by Natasha Trethewey

Memorial Drive: A Daughter's Memoir

Natasha Trethewey

160 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

nonfiction memoir true crime emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Milk Fed by Melissa Broder

Milk Fed

Melissa Broder

289 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ literary romance emotional funny reflective fast-paced
The Motivation Myth: How High Achievers Really Set Themselves Up to Win by Jeff Haden

The Motivation Myth: How High Achievers Really Set Themselves Up to Win

Jeff Haden

288 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

nonfiction business self help informative medium-paced