Booklist Queen's 2023 Reading Challenge - hosted by booklistqueen

Set in the 1930s
Let's go back a few decades and read a book set in the 1930s, the era between the World Wars where the economy was gripped by depression.
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Eleanor and Hick: The Love Affair That Shaped a First Lady by Susan Quinn

Eleanor and Hick: The Love Affair That Shaped a First Lady

Susan Quinn

13 hours, 45 minutes • first pub 2016 (editions)

nonfiction biography history lgbtqia+ emotional slow-paced
The Librarian of Burned Books: A Novel by Brianna Labuskes

The Librarian of Burned Books: A Novel

Brianna Labuskes

416 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction historical lgbtqia+ emotional hopeful medium-paced
The Hogwarts Collection by J.K. Rowling

The Hogwarts Collection

Pottermore Presents #1-3

J.K. Rowling

256 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

fiction fantasy short stories young adult adventurous informative lighthearted medium-paced
Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier

Rebecca

Daphne du Maurier

15 hours, 28 minutes • first pub 1938 (editions)

fiction classics romance thriller dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Soupy Leaves Home by Cecil Castellucci

Soupy Leaves Home

Cecil Castellucci

208 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

fiction childrens comics graphic novel historical emotional reflective medium-paced
Fast Girls: A Novel of the 1936 Women's Olympic Team by Elise Hooper

Fast Girls: A Novel of the 1936 Women's Olympic Team

Elise Hooper

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

fiction historical sports emotional informative inspiring fast-paced
The Diamond Eye by Kate Quinn

The Diamond Eye

Kate Quinn

432 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction historical dark mysterious tense medium-paced
The Ice Cream Queen of Orchard Street by Susan Jane Gilman

The Ice Cream Queen of Orchard Street

Susan Jane Gilman

518 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

fiction historical emotional reflective medium-paced
A Garden of Earthly Delights by Joyce Carol Oates

A Garden of Earthly Delights

Wonderland Quartet #1

Joyce Carol Oates

406 pages • first pub 1967 (editions)

fiction classics contemporary literary reflective slow-paced
A Hundred Summers by Beatriz Williams

A Hundred Summers

Beatriz Williams

357 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)

fiction historical romance mysterious medium-paced