The Unread Shelf Project 2021 - hosted by theunreadshelf

August - A book from an independent bookstore
It's the month of Independent Bookstore Day! Celebrate by finishing your indie bookstore purchase.
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Detransition, Baby by Torrey Peters

Detransition, Baby

Torrey Peters

340 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ literary challenging emotional reflective medium-paced
The Twelve Lives of Samuel Hawley by Hannah Tinti

The Twelve Lives of Samuel Hawley

Hannah Tinti

376 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

fiction contemporary mystery emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced
De kruisdraagster by Lydia Schwarz

De kruisdraagster

Lydia Schwarz

416 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

fiction young adult adventurous dark inspiring medium-paced
Christmas by the Book by Anne Marie Ryan

Christmas by the Book

Anne Marie Ryan

308 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction contemporary emotional hopeful lighthearted slow-paced
The Field Guide by Holly Black, Tony DiTerlizzi

The Field Guide

The Spiderwick Chronicles #1

Holly Black, Tony DiTerlizzi

114 pages • first pub 2003 (editions)

fiction childrens fantasy adventurous mysterious fast-paced
Anne of Avonlea by L.M. Montgomery

Anne of Avonlea

Anne of Green Gables #2

L.M. Montgomery

352 pages • first pub 1909 (editions)

fiction classics middle grade funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced
You Don't Look Like Anyone I Know by Heather Sellers

You Don't Look Like Anyone I Know

Heather Sellers

368 pages • first pub 2010 (editions)

nonfiction biography memoir psychology emotional reflective slow-paced
What White People Can Do Next: From Allyship to Coalition by Emma Dabiri

What White People Can Do Next: From Allyship to Coalition

Emma Dabiri

176 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

nonfiction essays race sociology challenging informative reflective medium-paced
Heartless by Gail Carriger

Heartless

Parasol Protectorate #4

Gail Carriger

385 pages • first pub 2011 (editions)

fiction fantasy adventurous lighthearted mysterious medium-paced
The Diary of Anaïs Nin, Vol. 2: 1934-1939 by Anaïs Nin

The Diary of Anaïs Nin, Vol. 2: 1934-1939

The Diary of Anaïs Nin #2

Anaïs Nin

372 pages • first pub 1967 (editions)

nonfiction biography memoir reflective sad slow-paced