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The Masque of Anarchy: Written on Occasion of the Massacre at Manchester by Percy Bysshe Shelley

The Masque of Anarchy: Written on Occasion of the Massacre at Manchester

Percy Bysshe Shelley

98 pages • 1811

fiction classics poetry politics challenging slow-paced
Atlas of the Heart by Brené Brown

Atlas of the Heart

Brené Brown

295 pages • digital • 2021 user-added

nonfiction psychology self help informative reflective medium-paced
A Memory Called Empire by Arkady Martine

A Memory Called Empire

Teixcalaan #1

Arkady Martine

462 pages • paperback • 2019

fiction lgbtqia+ science fiction adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced
A History of Wild Places by Shea Ernshaw

A History of Wild Places

Shea Ernshaw

354 pages • hardcover • 2021

fiction magical realism thriller dark mysterious tense medium-paced
The Book That Wouldn't Burn by Mark Lawrence

The Book That Wouldn't Burn

The Library Trilogy #1

Mark Lawrence

559 pages • hardcover • 2023

fiction fantasy adventurous mysterious medium-paced
Cultish: The Language of Fanaticism by Amanda Montell

Cultish: The Language of Fanaticism

Amanda Montell

8 hours, 21 minutes • audio • 2021

nonfiction psychology sociology informative reflective medium-paced
The Downstairs Girl by Stacey Lee

The Downstairs Girl

Stacey Lee

384 pages • hardcover • 2019

fiction historical young adult emotional hopeful inspiring medium-paced
A Sign of Affection, Volume 10 by suu Morishita

A Sign of Affection, Volume 10

ゆびさきと恋々 / A Sign of Affection #10

suu Morishita

163 pages • paperback • 2023

fiction contemporary manga romance emotional lighthearted relaxing fast-paced
The Darkness Outside Us by Eliot Schrefer

The Darkness Outside Us

The Darkness Outside Us #1

Eliot Schrefer

432 pages • paperback • 2021

fiction lgbtqia+ romance science fiction thriller young adult adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced
Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West by Gregory Maguire

Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West

The Wicked Years #1

Gregory Maguire

412 pages • paperback • 1995

fiction fantasy adventurous dark slow-paced