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14 books

Magic: The Life of Earvin “Magic” Johnson by Roland Lazenby

Magic: The Life of Earvin “Magic” Johnson

Roland Lazenby

832 pages • missing pub info (editions)

nonfiction biography sports medium-paced
England, England by Julian Barnes

England, England

Julian Barnes

288 pages • first pub 1998 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary challenging funny reflective slow-paced
Last Times by Victor Serge

Last Times

Victor Serge

400 pages • missing pub info (editions)

fiction historical medium-paced
Beyond the Door of No Return by David Diop

Beyond the Door of No Return

David Diop

256 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction historical literary adventurous challenging reflective medium-paced
Sure, I'll Join Your Cult: A Memoir of Mental Illness and the Quest to Belong Anywhere by Maria Bamford

Sure, I'll Join Your Cult: A Memoir of Mental Illness and the Quest to Belong Anywhere

Maria Bamford

282 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

nonfiction memoir emotional funny informative medium-paced
Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver

Demon Copperhead

Barbara Kingsolver

548 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary dark emotional sad medium-paced
Dr. No by Percival Everett

Dr. No

Percival Everett

262 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction literary dark funny mysterious medium-paced
In Praise of Barbarians: Essays Against Empire by Mike Davis

In Praise of Barbarians: Essays Against Empire

Mike Davis

240 pages • first pub 2007 (editions)

nonfiction essays history politics challenging reflective slow-paced
Burning Boy: The Life and Work of Stephen Crane by Paul Auster

Burning Boy: The Life and Work of Stephen Crane

Paul Auster

800 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

emotional reflective medium-paced
Moon Witch, Spider King by Marlon James

Moon Witch, Spider King

The Dark Star Trilogy #2

Marlon James

626 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction fantasy historical adventurous challenging dark slow-paced