Shake Up Your Shelves 2023 - hosted by sally_thames

Book set on a different continent than the one in which you live
We are world travelers from within the pages of our books!
All books added
The Discomfort of Evening by Lucas Rijneveld

The Discomfort of Evening

Lucas Rijneveld

224 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

fiction contemporary challenging dark reflective slow-paced
I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy

I'm Glad My Mom Died

Jennette McCurdy

6 hours, 25 minutes • first pub 2022 (editions)

nonfiction memoir emotional reflective sad fast-paced
Cursed Bunny by Bora Chung

Cursed Bunny

Bora Chung

251 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

fiction horror short stories speculative fiction dark mysterious medium-paced
They Both Die at the End by Adam Silvera

They Both Die at the End

Death-Cast #1

Adam Silvera

8 hours, 20 minutes • first pub 2017 (editions)

fiction lgbtqia+ speculative fiction young adult emotional reflective sad 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
On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong

On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous

Ocean Vuong

7 hours, 19 minutes • first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ literary emotional reflective sad slow-paced
I Want To Be Where the Normal People Are by Rachel Bloom

I Want To Be Where the Normal People Are

Rachel Bloom

288 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

nonfiction essays memoir funny lighthearted reflective fast-paced
Really Good, Actually by Monica Heisey

Really Good, Actually

Monica Heisey

376 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction contemporary emotional funny reflective medium-paced
Burnt Sugar by Avni Doshi

Burnt Sugar

Avni Doshi

7 hours, 29 minutes • first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary dark emotional reflective slow-paced
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid

The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo

Taylor Jenkins Reid

400 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

fiction historical lgbtqia+ literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced