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45 books

The Arrival by Shaun Tan

The Arrival

Shaun Tan

128 pages • first pub 2007 (editions)

5.0lmwanak's review
fiction fantasy graphic novel emotional hopeful reflective fast-paced
Redwood and Wildfire by Andrea Hairston

Redwood and Wildfire

Andrea Hairston

448 pages • first pub 2011 (editions)

5.0lmwanak's review
fiction fantasy historical challenging emotional reflective medium-paced
The Cross and the Lynching Tree by James H. Cone

The Cross and the Lynching Tree

James H. Cone

202 pages • first pub 2011 (editions)

5.0lmwanak's review
nonfiction history race religion emotional informative fast-paced
Embassytown by China Miéville

Embassytown

China Miéville

345 pages • first pub 2011 (editions)

5.0lmwanak's review
fiction science fiction adventurous challenging dark slow-paced
Wet Moon Vol. 5: Where All Stars Fail to Burn by Sophie Campbell

Wet Moon Vol. 5: Where All Stars Fail to Burn

Wet Moon #5

Sophie Campbell

168 pages • first pub 2009 (editions)

5.0lmwanak's review
fiction comics lgbtqia+ adventurous dark medium-paced
Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler

Parable of the Sower

Earthseed #1

Octavia E. Butler

345 pages • first pub 1993 (editions)

5.0lmwanak's review
fiction classics dystopian literary science fiction challenging dark tense medium-paced
Shades of Milk and Honey by Mary Robinette Kowal

Shades of Milk and Honey

Glamourist Histories #1

Mary Robinette Kowal

7 hours, 32 minutes • first pub 2010 (editions)

5.0lmwanak's review
fiction fantasy historical romance mysterious medium-paced
Reading Like a Writer: A Guide for People Who Love Books and for Those Who Want to Write Them by Francine Prose

Reading Like a Writer: A Guide for People Who Love Books and for Those Who Want to Write Them

Francine Prose

273 pages • first pub 2006 (editions)

5.0lmwanak's review
nonfiction reference challenging informative reflective slow-paced
Dark Faith: Invocations by R.J. Sullivan, Tim Pratt, Matthew Clemens, Richard Dansky, Brian J. Hatcher, Lavie Tidhar, Richard Wright, Jerry Gordon, Alma Alexander, Gemma Files, Nisi Shawl, Nick Mamatas, Mike Resnick, Kelly Eiro, Jay Lake, Lucy A. Snyder, Laird Barron, Michael Ehart, Tim Waggoner, Elizabeth Twist, Kyle S. Johnson, Max Allan Collins, Matt Cardin, Maurice Broaddus, Jennifer Pelland, LaShawn M. Wanak, K. Tempest Bradford, Jeffrey Ford, Douglas F. Warrick, Tom Piccirilli

Dark Faith: Invocations

R.J. Sullivan, Tim Pratt, Matthew Clemens, Richard Dansky, Brian J. Hatcher, Lavie Tidhar, Richard Wright, Jerry Gordon, Alma Alexander, Gemma Files, Nisi Shawl, Nick Mamatas, Mike Resnick, Kelly Eiro, Jay Lake, Lucy A. Snyder, Laird Barron, Michael Ehart, Tim Waggoner, Elizabeth Twist, Kyle S. Johnson, Max Allan Collins, Matt Cardin, Maurice Broaddus, Jennifer Pelland, LaShawn M. Wanak, K. Tempest Bradford, Jeffrey Ford, Douglas F. Warrick, Tom Piccirilli

271 pages • first pub 2012 (editions)

5.0lmwanak's review
fiction fantasy horror short stories adventurous slow-paced
The Summer Prince by Alaya Dawn Johnson

The Summer Prince

Alaya Dawn Johnson

289 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)

5.0lmwanak's review
fiction science fiction young adult adventurous slow-paced