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23 books

Vagabonds! by Eloghosa Osunde

Vagabonds!

Eloghosa Osunde

304 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0caitvb's review
fiction lgbtqia+ literary magical realism challenging dark emotional medium-paced
Small Worlds by Caleb Azumah Nelson

Small Worlds

Caleb Azumah Nelson

258 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

5.0caitvb's review
fiction contemporary literary emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced
The Secret Lives of Church Ladies by Deesha Philyaw

The Secret Lives of Church Ladies

Deesha Philyaw

179 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

5.0caitvb's review
fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ literary short stories emotional reflective medium-paced
Manorism by Yomi Sode

Manorism

Yomi Sode

96 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0caitvb's review
nonfiction poetry challenging emotional reflective medium-paced
I Will Never See the World Again by Yasemin Çongar, Ahmet Altan

I Will Never See the World Again

Yasemin Çongar, Ahmet Altan

119 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

5.0caitvb's review
nonfiction memoir politics emotional reflective slow-paced
The Guest List by Lucy Foley

The Guest List

Lucy Foley

313 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

5.0caitvb's review
fiction contemporary mystery thriller dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Strangeways: A Prison Officer's Story by Neil Samworth
Strangeways: A Prison Officer's Story
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Neil Samworth

Strangeways: A Prison Officer's Story

Neil Samworth

304 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

5.0caitvb's review
nonfiction biography crime true crime emotional reflective slow-paced
Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland by Patrick Radden Keefe

Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland

Patrick Radden Keefe

441 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

5.0caitvb's review
nonfiction history politics true crime dark informative reflective medium-paced
Open Water by Caleb Azumah Nelson

Open Water

Caleb Azumah Nelson

146 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

5.0caitvb's review
fiction contemporary literary emotional reflective medium-paced
Betty by Tiffany McDaniel

Betty

Tiffany McDaniel

480 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

5.0caitvb's review
fiction historical literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced