Book Rant's 2021 Reading Challenge - hosted by bookrantpodcast

Read a debut novel
Doesn't have to be the only work they've ever published. You can read Terry Pratchett's first book. Or you can read a book published this year by an author who has never published anything else. 
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Cack-Handed: A Memoir by Gina Yashere

Cack-Handed: A Memoir

Gina Yashere

288 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

nonfiction art autobiography emotional funny reflective medium-paced
Mooncakes by Suzanne Walker

Mooncakes

Suzanne Walker

242 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction fantasy graphic novel lgbtqia+ young adult adventurous lighthearted fast-paced
What Planet Can I Blame This On? by Ellie Pilcher

What Planet Can I Blame This On?

Ellie Pilcher

336 pages • missing pub info (editions)

fiction romance
Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas

Cemetery Boys

Cemetery Boys #1

Aiden Thomas

352 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ romance young adult adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced
Axiom's End by Lindsay Ellis

Axiom's End

Noumena #1

Lindsay Ellis

384 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction science fiction adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced
House of Salt and Sorrows by Erin A. Craig

House of Salt and Sorrows

Sisters of the Salt #1

Erin A. Craig

416 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction fantasy horror mystery young adult adventurous dark medium-paced
A Crooked Tree by Una Mannion

A Crooked Tree

Una Mannion

304 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction historical literary emotional mysterious slow-paced
She Would Be King by Wayétu Moore

She Would Be King

Wayétu Moore

312 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

fiction historical magical realism adventurous challenging emotional slow-paced
Freshwater by Akwaeke Emezi

Freshwater

Akwaeke Emezi

229 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ literary challenging dark emotional medium-paced
Breach of Peace by Daniel B. Greene

Breach of Peace

The Lawful Times #1

Daniel B. Greene

98 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction fantasy mystery dark mysterious tense fast-paced