Booklist Queen's 2023 Reading Challenge - hosted by booklistqueen

You Own But Haven't Read
I know, the temptation to buy new books can be overwhelming. But for this category, take a second to shop for a book from your own bookshelves and read a book you own but haven't read. 
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How to Be an Antiracist by Ibram X. Kendi

How to Be an Antiracist

Ibram X. Kendi

10 hours, 43 minutes • first pub 2019 (editions)

nonfiction memoir politics race challenging informative reflective medium-paced
The River We Remember by William Kent Krueger

The River We Remember

William Kent Krueger

432 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction historical literary mystery emotional mysterious tense medium-paced
The Cruelest Month by Louise Penny

The Cruelest Month

Chief Inspector Gamache #3

Louise Penny

311 pages • first pub 2007 (editions)

fiction mystery mysterious medium-paced
To Hear the Skylark's Song: A Memoir of Aberfan by Huw Lewis

To Hear the Skylark's Song: A Memoir of Aberfan

Huw Lewis

160 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

nonfiction informative reflective medium-paced
Crucial Conversations: Tools for Talking When Stakes Are High by Ron McMillan, Kerry Patterson, Al Switzler, Joseph Grenny

Crucial Conversations: Tools for Talking When Stakes Are High

Ron McMillan, Kerry Patterson, Al Switzler, Joseph Grenny

240 pages • first pub 2001 (editions)

nonfiction business self help informative medium-paced
Book Lovers by Emily Henry

Book Lovers

Emily Henry

398 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction contemporary romance emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced
The Last Thing He Told Me by Laura Dave

The Last Thing He Told Me

Laura Dave

306 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction mystery thriller emotional mysterious tense fast-paced
Mr. Mercedes by Stephen King

Mr. Mercedes

Bill Hodges Trilogy #1

Stephen King

437 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

fiction horror thriller dark mysterious tense medium-paced
The Candid Life of Meena Dave by Namrata Patel

The Candid Life of Meena Dave

Namrata Patel

312 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction contemporary emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced
Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus

Lessons in Chemistry

Bonnie Garmus

390 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction historical literary emotional funny inspiring medium-paced