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11 books

The Paying Guests by Sarah Waters

The Paying Guests

Sarah Waters

564 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

fiction historical lgbtqia+ dark emotional tense slow-paced
The Witches of Vardø by Anya Bergman

The Witches of Vardø

Anya Bergman

385 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction historical dark emotional sad medium-paced
Sew Step by Step: How to Use Your Sewing Machine to Make, Mend, and Customize by Alison Smith

Sew Step by Step: How to Use Your Sewing Machine to Make, Mend, and Customize

Alison Smith

224 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

nonfiction reference informative medium-paced
Ireland's Forgotten Past: A History of the Overlooked and Disremembered by Turtle Bunbury

Ireland's Forgotten Past: A History of the Overlooked and Disremembered

Turtle Bunbury

224 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

nonfiction history challenging informative medium-paced
Ulysses by James Joyce

Ulysses

James Joyce

783 pages • first pub 1922 (editions)

fiction classics literary challenging reflective slow-paced
And the Band Played On: Politics, People, and the AIDS Epidemic by Randy Shilts

And the Band Played On: Politics, People, and the AIDS Epidemic

Randy Shilts

656 pages • first pub 1987 (editions)

nonfiction health lgbtqia+ politics emotional informative sad medium-paced
Wyrd Sisters by Terry Pratchett

Wyrd Sisters

Discworld #6

Terry Pratchett

265 pages • first pub 1988 (editions)

fiction fantasy adventurous funny lighthearted medium-paced
Hope in the Dark by Rebecca Solnit

Hope in the Dark

Rebecca Solnit

192 pages • first pub 2004 (editions)

nonfiction essays history politics hopeful informative inspiring medium-paced
Time Is a Mother by Ocean Vuong

Time Is a Mother

Ocean Vuong

113 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

nonfiction lgbtqia+ poetry emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Important Artifacts and Personal Property from the Collection of Lenore Doolan and Harold Morris, Including Books, Street Fashion, and Jewelry by Leanne Shapton

Important Artifacts and Personal Property from the Collection of Lenore Doolan and Harold Morris, Including Books, Street Fashion, and Jewelry

Leanne Shapton

129 pages • first pub 2009 (editions)

fiction art contemporary emotional reflective medium-paced