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245 books

Land of Milk and Honey by C Pam Zhang

Land of Milk and Honey

C Pam Zhang

232 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

5.0afbaird's review
fiction dystopian lgbtqia+ literary dark mysterious reflective medium-paced
My Murder by Katie Williams

My Murder

Katie Williams

304 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

5.0afbaird's review
fiction literary mystery speculative fiction thriller dark mysterious medium-paced
Yours Truly by Abby Jimenez

Yours Truly

Part of Your World #2

Abby Jimenez

398 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

5.0afbaird's review
fiction contemporary romance emotional funny hopeful medium-paced
Ripe by Sarah Rose Etter

Ripe

Sarah Rose Etter

288 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

5.0afbaird's review
fiction contemporary literary magical realism dark emotional sad medium-paced
The Elissas: Three Girls, One Fate, and the Deadly Secrets of Suburbia by Samantha Leach

The Elissas: Three Girls, One Fate, and the Deadly Secrets of Suburbia

Samantha Leach

256 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

5.0afbaird's review
nonfiction memoir dark emotional reflective fast-paced
The Spear Cuts Through Water by Simon Jimenez

The Spear Cuts Through Water

Simon Jimenez

522 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0afbaird's review
fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ literary adventurous dark emotional medium-paced
Notes on an Execution by Danya Kukafka

Notes on an Execution

Danya Kukafka

306 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0afbaird's review
fiction contemporary crime literary thriller dark emotional reflective medium-paced
All the Women in My Brain: And Other Concerns by Betty Gilpin

All the Women in My Brain: And Other Concerns

Betty Gilpin

240 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0afbaird's review
nonfiction memoir medium-paced
Yellowface by R.F. Kuang

Yellowface

R.F. Kuang

323 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

5.0afbaird's review
fiction contemporary literary thriller dark tense fast-paced
Poverty, by America by Matthew Desmond

Poverty, by America

Matthew Desmond

284 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

5.0afbaird's review
nonfiction politics challenging informative reflective medium-paced