Book Riot's Read Harder 2023 - hosted by lilcoppertop

Read one of your favorite author’s favorite books.
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Ninefox Gambit by Yoon Ha Lee

Ninefox Gambit

The Machineries of Empire #1

Yoon Ha Lee

317 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

fiction science fiction adventurous challenging medium-paced
Dawn by Octavia E. Butler

Dawn

Xenogenesis #1

Octavia E. Butler

248 pages • first pub 1987 (editions)

fiction feminism science fiction challenging dark tense medium-paced
Rafe by Rebekah Weatherspoon

Rafe

Loose Ends #1

Rebekah Weatherspoon

259 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

fiction contemporary romance funny lighthearted medium-paced
Sister Outsider: Essays and Speeches by Audre Lorde

Sister Outsider: Essays and Speeches

Audre Lorde

190 pages • first pub 1984 (editions)

nonfiction essays feminism lgbtqia+ sociology challenging informative reflective medium-paced
Small World by Laura Zigman

Small World

Laura Zigman

304 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary dark emotional reflective medium-paced
True Grit by Charles Portis

True Grit

Charles Portis

215 pages • first pub 1968 (editions)

fiction classics historical adventurous funny fast-paced
The Golden Notebook by Doris Lessing

The Golden Notebook

Doris Lessing

672 pages • first pub 1962 (editions)

fiction classics literary reflective slow-paced
The Known World by Edward P. Jones

The Known World

Edward P. Jones

388 pages • first pub 2003 (editions)

fiction historical challenging emotional reflective slow-paced
2666 by Roberto Bolaño

2666

Roberto Bolaño

898 pages • first pub 2004 (editions)

fiction literary dark reflective slow-paced
The Shape of Sex: Nonbinary Gender from Genesis to the Renaissance by Leah Devun

The Shape of Sex: Nonbinary Gender from Genesis to the Renaissance

Leah Devun

368 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

nonfiction gender history challenging informative reflective medium-paced