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NoveList 2024 Reading Challenge - hosted by sarahm

January

Start off the year exploring new authors by reading a 2023 debut. NoveList tip: Search for the genre "Debut title" 


NoveList Suggestions
You definitely don't have to stick to these options. NoveList encourages readers to choose any book they'd like for the prompts, these lists just give a starting point. 
  • Chain-Gang All-Stars by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah
  • The Curse of Penryth Hall by Jess Armstrong
  • The Writing Retreat by Julia Bartz
  • The Art of Scandal by Regina Black
  • Black Candle Women by Diane Marie Brown
  • A Good House for Children by Kate Collins
  • The Spite House by Johnny Compton
  • The Skin and Its Girl by Sarah Cypher
  • The Hurricane Wars by Thea Guanzon
  • Natural Beauty by Ling Ling Huang
  • What Happened to Ruthy Ramirez by Claire Jimenez
  • Bad Cree by Jessica Johns
  • The Secret Diaries of Charles Ignatius Sancho by Paterson Joseph
  • The Deep Sky by Yume Kitasei
  • Murder by Degrees by Ritu Mukerji
  • The Berry Pickers by Amanda Peters
  • The Surviving Sky by Kritika H. Rao
  • The Sun and the Void by Gabriela Romero Lacruz
  • A Most Agreeable Murder by Julia Seales
  • Camp Zero by Michelle Min Sterling
  • Dearborn: Stories by Ghassan Zeineddine
All books added
Black Candle Women by Diane Marie Brown

Black Candle Women

Diane Marie Brown

368 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction fantasy emotional mysterious medium-paced
The Art of Scandal by Regina Black

The Art of Scandal

Regina Black

292 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction contemporary romance emotional medium-paced
The Writing Retreat by Julia Bartz

The Writing Retreat

Julia Bartz

313 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction mystery thriller dark mysterious tense fast-paced
Chain-Gang All-Stars by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah

Chain-Gang All-Stars

Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah

363 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction dystopian lgbtqia+ literary challenging dark tense medium-paced
Monstrilio by Gerardo Sámano Córdova

Monstrilio

Gerardo Sámano Córdova

336 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction horror lgbtqia+ literary dark emotional sad medium-paced
Godkiller by Hannah Kaner

Godkiller

Fallen Gods #1

Hannah Kaner

300 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction fantasy adventurous dark tense medium-paced
Shark Heart: A Love Story by Emily Habeck

Shark Heart: A Love Story

Emily Habeck

408 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction literary magical realism emotional reflective sad medium-paced
The Bandit Queens by Parini Shroff

The Bandit Queens

Parini Shroff

335 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction contemporary thriller dark funny medium-paced
The Six: The Untold Story of America's First Women Astronauts by Loren Grush

The Six: The Untold Story of America's First Women Astronauts

Loren Grush

416 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

nonfiction history science informative inspiring medium-paced
Pineapple Street by Jenny Jackson

Pineapple Street

Jenny Jackson

320 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary funny lighthearted reflective medium-paced