The Bookstore Challenge 2022 - hosted by beckyramone

April - a book by an author who shares your zodiac sign or birthday
You can find lists on bookshop.org of books by authors with the same zodiac sign, or if you're not into astrology, find an author who shares your birthday month! For extra credit, an author who shares your birthday day too. 
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Heartstopper Volume 1 by Alice Oseman

Heartstopper Volume 1

Heartstopper #1

Alice Oseman

262 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

fiction contemporary graphic novel lgbtqia+ romance young adult funny hopeful lighthearted fast-paced
The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka

The Metamorphosis

Franz Kafka

126 pages • first pub 1915 (editions)

fiction classics literary magical realism dark reflective sad medium-paced
Norwegian Wood by Haruki Murakami

Norwegian Wood

Haruki Murakami

389 pages • first pub 1987 (editions)

fiction literary romance emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Night Sleep Death The Stars by Joyce Carol Oates

Night Sleep Death The Stars

Joyce Carol Oates

787 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction contemporary emotional reflective sad slow-paced
Daisy Jones & The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid

Daisy Jones & The Six

Taylor Jenkins Reid

368 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction historical literary emotional reflective medium-paced
Bluebird, Bluebird by Attica Locke

Bluebird, Bluebird

Highway 59 #1

Attica Locke

320 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

fiction crime mystery dark reflective tense medium-paced
Heaven, My Home by Attica Locke

Heaven, My Home

Highway 59 #2

Attica Locke

304 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction mystery thriller dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Perfect on Paper by Sophie Gonzales

Perfect on Paper

Sophie Gonzales

352 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ romance young adult emotional medium-paced
Life of Pi by Yann Martel

Life of Pi

Yann Martel

354 pages • first pub 2001 (editions)

fiction classics literary magical realism adventurous emotional reflective slow-paced
Happy-Go-Lucky by David Sedaris

Happy-Go-Lucky

David Sedaris

7 hours, 30 minutes • first pub 2022 (editions)

nonfiction essays emotional funny reflective medium-paced