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The Porcelain Moon by Janie Chang

The Porcelain Moon

Janie Chang

352 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

5.0rai's review
fiction historical emotional medium-paced
The Jazz Club Spy by Roberta Rich

The Jazz Club Spy

Roberta Rich

278 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

5.0rai's review
fiction historical medium-paced
Once Upon a Tome: The Misadventures of a Rare Bookseller by Oliver Darkshire

Once Upon a Tome: The Misadventures of a Rare Bookseller

Oliver Darkshire

240 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0rai's review
nonfiction memoir funny informative lighthearted medium-paced
The Once and Future Witches by Alix E. Harrow

The Once and Future Witches

Alix E. Harrow

16 hours, 3 minutes • first pub 2020 (editions)

5.0rai's review
fiction fantasy historical lgbtqia+ adventurous dark emotional medium-paced
We Rise, We Resist, We Raise Our Voices by Wade Hudson, Cheryl Willis Hudson

We Rise, We Resist, We Raise Our Voices

Wade Hudson, Cheryl Willis Hudson

1 hour, 41 minutes • first pub 2019 (editions) user-added

5.0rai's review
nonfiction art essays poetry emotional informative reflective slow-paced
The Giver of Stars by Jojo Moyes

The Giver of Stars

Jojo Moyes

13 hours, 52 minutes • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0rai's review
fiction historical emotional hopeful inspiring medium-paced
House of Roots and Ruin by Erin A. Craig

House of Roots and Ruin

Sisters of the Salt #2

Erin A. Craig

14 hours, 33 minutes • first pub 2023 (editions)

5.0rai's review
fiction fantasy thriller young adult emotional mysterious medium-paced
Madame Restell: The Life, Death, and Resurrection of Old New York's Most Fabulous, Fearless, and Infamous Abortionist by Jennifer Wright

Madame Restell: The Life, Death, and Resurrection of Old New York's Most Fabulous, Fearless, and Infamous Abortionist

Jennifer Wright

14 hours, 1 minutes • first pub 2023 (editions)

5.0rai's review
nonfiction biography feminism history informative medium-paced
Cassiel's Servant by Jacqueline Carey

Cassiel's Servant

Kushiel's Legacy: Phèdre's Trilogy #1.5

Jacqueline Carey

514 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

5.0rai's review
fiction fantasy adventurous emotional medium-paced
Not My Father's Son by Alan Cumming

Not My Father's Son

Alan Cumming

6 hours, 28 minutes • first pub 2014 (editions)

5.0rai's review
nonfiction memoir emotional reflective medium-paced