2024 Pocket Books Challenge - hosted by acarter

Book you immediately wanted to share with someone else
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Autobiography of Red by Anne Carson

Autobiography of Red

Red #1

Anne Carson

149 pages • first pub 1998 (editions)

fiction lgbtqia+ literary poetry reflective slow-paced
The Ballad of Black Tom by Victor LaValle

The Ballad of Black Tom

Victor LaValle

3 hours, 9 minutes • first pub 2016 (editions)

fiction fantasy historical horror dark mysterious tense fast-paced
The Paleontologist by Luke Dumas

The Paleontologist

Luke Dumas

11 hours, 38 minutes • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction lgbtqia+ mystery thriller dark mysterious tense medium-paced
An Uncommon Woman: The Life of Lydia Hamilton Smith by Mark Kelley

An Uncommon Woman: The Life of Lydia Hamilton Smith

Mark Kelley

280 pages • missing pub info (editions)

nonfiction biography history race
The Measure by Nikki Erlick

The Measure

Nikki Erlick

354 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction contemporary speculative fiction emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced
The Boyfriend Candidate by Ashley Winstead

The Boyfriend Candidate

Ashley Winstead

365 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction contemporary romance emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced
A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J. Maas

A Court of Mist and Fury

A Court of Thorns and Roses #2

Sarah J. Maas

624 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

fiction fantasy romance adventurous dark emotional medium-paced
Rules for Visiting by Jessica Francis Kane

Rules for Visiting

Jessica Francis Kane

290 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary reflective slow-paced
Housemates by Emma Copley Eisenberg

Housemates

Emma Copley Eisenberg

9 hours, 15 minutes • first pub 2024 (editions)

fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ literary emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced
Bright Young Women by Jessica Knoll

Bright Young Women

Jessica Knoll

376 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction crime thriller challenging dark tense medium-paced