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10 books

The Big Four by Agatha Christie

The Big Four

Hercule Poirot #5

Agatha Christie

272 pages • first pub 1927 (editions)

fiction classics crime mystery adventurous mysterious medium-paced
The Spellshop by Sarah Beth Durst

The Spellshop

Librarians of Alyssium #1

Sarah Beth Durst

376 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

fiction fantasy romance funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced
The River Has Roots by Amal El-Mohtar

The River Has Roots

Amal El-Mohtar

144 pages • first pub 2025 (editions)

fiction fantasy
The Other Olympians: A True Story of Gender, Fascism and the Making of Modern Sport by Michael Waters

The Other Olympians: A True Story of Gender, Fascism and the Making of Modern Sport

Michael Waters

354 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

nonfiction gender history lgbtqia+ sports emotional informative inspiring medium-paced
The Roads to Rome: A History of Imperial Expansion by Catherine Fletcher

The Roads to Rome: A History of Imperial Expansion

Catherine Fletcher

400 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

nonfiction history
The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman

The Thursday Murder Club

A Thursday Murder Club Mystery #1

Richard Osman

388 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction contemporary crime mystery funny lighthearted mysterious medium-paced
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna Clarke

Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell

Susanna Clarke

1024 pages • first pub 2004 (editions)

fiction fantasy historical adventurous mysterious slow-paced
A Coalition of Lions by Elizabeth Wein

A Coalition of Lions

The Lion Hunters #2

Elizabeth Wein

210 pages • first pub 2003 (editions)

fiction fantasy historical young adult adventurous emotional slow-paced
A History of the World in 100 Objects by Neil MacGregor

A History of the World in 100 Objects

Neil MacGregor

22 hours, 16 minutes • first pub 2010 (editions)

nonfiction art history informative slow-paced
Kushiel's Avatar by Jacqueline Carey

Kushiel's Avatar

Kushiel's Legacy: Phèdre's Trilogy #3

Jacqueline Carey

967 pages • first pub 2003 (editions)

fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ romance adventurous dark emotional medium-paced