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The Island of Missing Trees by Elif Shafak

The Island of Missing Trees

Elif Shafak

11 hours, 44 minutes • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction literary magical realism emotional informative reflective medium-paced
The Girl in the Tree by Şebnem İşigüzel

The Girl in the Tree

Şebnem İşigüzel

366 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction historical literary emotional reflective slow-paced
The Chain by Chimene Suleyman

The Chain

Chimene Suleyman

232 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

nonfiction feminism memoir challenging dark emotional medium-paced
Labyrint by Ümit Hussein, Burhan Sönmez

Labyrint

Ümit Hussein, Burhan Sönmez

159 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

fiction literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Madinah: City Stories from the Middle East (Comma City Stories) by Nedim Gursel, جمال الغيطاني, Ala Hlehel, Nabil Sulayman, Yousef Al-Mohaimeed, Yitzhak Laor, Joumana Haddad, Elias Farkouh, Hassan Blasim

Madinah: City Stories from the Middle East (Comma City Stories)

Nedim Gursel, جمال الغيطاني, Ala Hlehel, Nabil Sulayman, Yousef Al-Mohaimeed, Yitzhak Laor, Joumana Haddad, Elias Farkouh, Hassan Blasim

174 pages • first pub 2008 (editions)

fiction short stories reflective medium-paced
Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo

Six of Crows

Six of Crows #1

Leigh Bardugo

494 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

fiction fantasy young adult adventurous dark tense medium-paced
Crooked Kingdom by Leigh Bardugo

Crooked Kingdom

Six of Crows #2

Leigh Bardugo

546 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ young adult adventurous dark emotional medium-paced
Leyla: The Black Tulip by Kazuhiko Sano, Alev Lytle Croutier

Leyla: The Black Tulip

Girls of Many Lands

Kazuhiko Sano, Alev Lytle Croutier

196 pages • first pub 2003 (editions)

fiction childrens historical young adult informative inspiring lighthearted slow-paced
Dare to Disappoint: Growing Up in Turkey by Özge Samanci

Dare to Disappoint: Growing Up in Turkey

Özge Samanci

190 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

nonfiction graphic novel memoir reflective medium-paced
Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty by Daron Acemoğlu, James A. Robinson

Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty

Daron Acemoğlu, James A. Robinson

529 pages • first pub 2012 (editions)

nonfiction economics history politics challenging informative slow-paced