Recommended by a Librarian

Booklist Queen's 2023 Reading Challenge - hosted by booklistqueen

Who doesn't love libraries? For this prompt, try a book recommended by a librarian.

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Spell or High Water
Magic 2.0 #2

Scott Meyer

431 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

fiction fantasy science fiction adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced

Spell or High Water

Magic 2.0 #2

Scott Meyer

431 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

fiction fantasy science fiction adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced

The Talk
Darrin Bell

352 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

nonfiction graphic novel memoir challenging emotional reflective medium-paced

The Talk

Darrin Bell

352 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

nonfiction graphic novel memoir challenging emotional reflective medium-paced

Hamnet
Maggie O'Farrell

372 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction historical literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced

Hamnet

Maggie O'Farrell

372 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction historical literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced

The Turn of the Screw
Henry James

121 pages • first pub 1898 (editions)

fiction classics horror mystery dark mysterious slow-paced

The Turn of the Screw

Henry James

121 pages • first pub 1898 (editions)

fiction classics horror mystery dark mysterious slow-paced

Yellowface
R.F. Kuang

336 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary thriller dark tense fast-paced

Yellowface

R.F. Kuang

336 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary thriller dark tense fast-paced

Chasing the Boogeyman by Richard Chizmar

Chasing the Boogeyman
The Boogeyman #1

Richard Chizmar

322 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction crime horror thriller dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Chasing the Boogeyman

The Boogeyman #1

Richard Chizmar

322 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction crime horror thriller dark mysterious tense medium-paced

A Thousand Acres
Jane Smiley

384 pages • first pub 1991 (editions)

fiction contemporary dark emotional sad slow-paced

A Thousand Acres

Jane Smiley

384 pages • first pub 1991 (editions)

fiction contemporary dark emotional sad slow-paced

Be Gay, Do Comics by Matt Bors, Sarah Mirk, Eleri Harris

Be Gay, Do Comics
Matt Bors, Sarah Mirk, Eleri Harris with Joey Allison Sayers (Illustrator), Matt Lubchansky (Illustrator), Breena Nunez (Illustrator), Mady G. (Illustrator), Hazel Newlevant (Illustrator), Maia Kobabe (Illustrator), Shing Yin Khor (Illustrator), Levi Hastings (Illustrator), Sasha Velour (Illustrator), Bianca Xunise (Illustrator), Kazimir Lee (Illustrator), Alex Graudins (Illustrator), Trinidad Escobar (Illustrator), Sam Wallman (Illustrator), Binglin Hu (Illustrator), Benjamin A. Wilgus (Illustrator), Scout Tran (Illustrator), Sage Coffey (Illustrator), Dylan Edwards (Illustrator), Delta Vasquez (Illustrator), Max Dlabick (Illustrator), Jason Michaels (Contributor), Archie Bongiovanni (Illustrator), Kendra Wells (Illustrator), Shelby Criswell (Illustrator), Dorian Alexander (Illustrator), Rosa Colón Guerra (Illustrator), Josh Trujillo (Illustrator), Sfé R. Monster (Illustrator), Taneka Stotts (Illustrator), Ria Martinez (Illustrator), Robyn Jordan (Illustrator), JB Brager (Illustrator), Nero O'Reilly (Illustrator), Elísabet Rún (Illustrator), Mariah-Rose Marie (Illustrator), Alexis Sudgen (Illustrator), Melanie Gillman (Illustrator), Julia Bernhard (Illustrator)

256 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

nonfiction comics history lgbtqia+ memoir emotional reflective medium-paced

Be Gay, Do Comics

Matt Bors, Sarah Mirk, Eleri Harris with Joey Allison Sayers (Illustrator), Matt Lubchansky (Illustrator), Breena Nunez (Illustrator), Mady G. (Illustrator), Hazel Newlevant (Illustrator), Maia Kobabe (Illustrator), Shing Yin Khor (Illustrator), Levi Hastings (Illustrator), Sasha Velour (Illustrator), Bianca Xunise (Illustrator), Kazimir Lee (Illustrator), Alex Graudins (Illustrator), Trinidad Escobar (Illustrator), Sam Wallman (Illustrator), Binglin Hu (Illustrator), Benjamin A. Wilgus (Illustrator), Scout Tran (Illustrator), Sage Coffey (Illustrator), Dylan Edwards (Illustrator), Delta Vasquez (Illustrator), Max Dlabick (Illustrator), Jason Michaels (Contributor), Archie Bongiovanni (Illustrator), Kendra Wells (Illustrator), Shelby Criswell (Illustrator), Dorian Alexander (Illustrator), Rosa Colón Guerra (Illustrator), Josh Trujillo (Illustrator), Sfé R. Monster (Illustrator), Taneka Stotts (Illustrator), Ria Martinez (Illustrator), Robyn Jordan (Illustrator), JB Brager (Illustrator), Nero O'Reilly (Illustrator), Elísabet Rún (Illustrator), Mariah-Rose Marie (Illustrator), Alexis Sudgen (Illustrator), Melanie Gillman (Illustrator), Julia Bernhard (Illustrator)

256 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

nonfiction comics history lgbtqia+ memoir emotional reflective medium-paced

Boxers
Boxers & Saints #1

Gene Luen Yang with Gene Luen Yang (Illustrator)

336 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)

fiction graphic novel historical young adult adventurous dark emotional fast-paced

Boxers

Boxers & Saints #1

Gene Luen Yang with Gene Luen Yang (Illustrator)

336 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)

fiction graphic novel historical young adult adventurous dark emotional fast-paced

Saints
Boxers & Saints #2

Gene Luen Yang with Gene Luen Yang (Illustrator)

176 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)

fiction graphic novel historical young adult dark informative reflective fast-paced

Saints

Boxers & Saints #2

Gene Luen Yang with Gene Luen Yang (Illustrator)

176 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)

fiction graphic novel historical young adult dark informative reflective fast-paced

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