Book Talk, etc. Podcast 2024 Reading Challenge - hosted by tbretc

Read a Shelf Talker
Read a "shelf-talker"! Head to your favorite independent bookstore (or library) and read one of the books shown as a staff pick. Or, ask a librarian or bookseller for a recommendation! 
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I Am the Messenger by Markus Zusak

I Am the Messenger

Markus Zusak

357 pages • first pub 2002 (editions)

fiction mystery young adult emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced
Glaciers by Alexis M. Smith

Glaciers

Alexis M. Smith

174 pages • first pub 2012 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary reflective slow-paced
The List of Suspicious Things by Jennie Godfrey

The List of Suspicious Things

Jennie Godfrey

456 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

fiction contemporary mystery dark emotional medium-paced
Still Life by Sarah Winman

Still Life

Sarah Winman

438 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction historical lgbtqia+ emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced
Funny Story by Emily Henry

Funny Story

Emily Henry

387 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

fiction contemporary romance emotional funny hopeful medium-paced
Romantic Comedy by Curtis Sittenfeld

Romantic Comedy

Curtis Sittenfeld

9 hours, 6 minutes • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction contemporary romance funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced
Spring in Siberia by Artem Mozgovoy

Spring in Siberia

Artem Mozgovoy

256 pages • missing pub info (editions)

fiction challenging emotional reflective medium-paced
Vampires of El Norte by Isabel Cañas

Vampires of El Norte

Isabel Cañas

12 hours, 3 minutes • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction historical horror romance thriller adventurous dark emotional medium-paced
Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt

Remarkably Bright Creatures

Shelby Van Pelt

11 hours, 17 minutes • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary mystery emotional hopeful medium-paced
The Warm Hands of Ghosts by Katherine Arden

The Warm Hands of Ghosts

Katherine Arden

324 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

fiction fantasy historical dark emotional sad medium-paced