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The Map of Salt and Stars by Zeyn Joukhadar

The Map of Salt and Stars

Zeyn Joukhadar

384 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

fiction literary speculative fiction adventurous challenging emotional slow-paced
Things Have Gotten Worse Since We Last Spoke And Other Misfortunes by Eric LaRocca

Things Have Gotten Worse Since We Last Spoke And Other Misfortunes

Eric LaRocca

283 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction horror lgbtqia+ short stories dark tense fast-paced
Graceland, At Last: Notes on Hope and Heartache From the American South by Margaret Renkl

Graceland, At Last: Notes on Hope and Heartache From the American South

Margaret Renkl

304 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

nonfiction classics essays literary medium-paced
A Long Walk to Water by Linda Sue Park

A Long Walk to Water

Linda Sue Park

121 pages • first pub 2010 (editions)

fiction historical middle grade young adult emotional hopeful inspiring fast-paced
Greenland by David Santos Donaldson

Greenland

David Santos Donaldson

336 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction horror lgbtqia+ literary challenging emotional reflective medium-paced
The Haunting of Hajji Hotak and Other Stories by Jamil Jan Kochai

The Haunting of Hajji Hotak and Other Stories

Jamil Jan Kochai

288 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction literary short stories dark emotional reflective medium-paced
My Policeman by Bethan Roberts

My Policeman

Bethan Roberts

304 pages • first pub 2012 (editions)

fiction contemporary historical lgbtqia+ romance emotional reflective sad medium-paced
God's Children are Little Broken Things: Stories by Arinze Ifeakandu

God's Children are Little Broken Things: Stories

Arinze Ifeakandu

224 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction lgbtqia+ romance short stories challenging emotional reflective medium-paced
The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida by Shehan Karunatilaka

The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida

Shehan Karunatilaka

386 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction historical lgbtqia+ literary magical realism challenging dark reflective medium-paced
Reprieve by James Han Mattson

Reprieve

James Han Mattson

406 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction horror lgbtqia+ literary challenging dark tense medium-paced