Booklist Queen's 2022 Reading Challenge - hosted by booklistqueen

By a Local Author
Instead of shop local, consider reading local. Pick up a book by an author with ties to your location (or one from your hometown).
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Gabi, a Girl in Pieces by Isabel Quintero

Gabi, a Girl in Pieces

Isabel Quintero

fiction contemporary young adult challenging emotional reflective medium-paced

208 pages | first published 2014

The Well of Ascension by Brandon Sanderson

The Well of Ascension

Mistborn #2

Brandon Sanderson

fiction fantasy adventurous dark medium-paced

590 pages | first published 2007

The Secret Life of Albert Entwistle by Matt Cain

The Secret Life of Albert Entwistle

Matt Cain

fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ literary emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

353 pages | first published 2021

The Office of Historical Corrections by Danielle Evans

The Office of Historical Corrections

Danielle Evans

fiction contemporary literary short stories challenging emotional reflective medium-paced

288 pages | first published 2020

The Plague of Doves by Louise Erdrich

The Plague of Doves

Louise Erdrich

fiction historical mystery mysterious reflective slow-paced

313 pages | first published 2008

Meant to Be by Emily Giffin

Meant to Be

Emily Giffin

fiction emotional reflective medium-paced

400 pages | first published 2022

Missing from the Village: The Story of Serial Killer Bruce McArthur, the Search for Justice, and the System that Failed Toronto's Queer Community by Justin Ling

Missing from the Village: The Story of Serial Killer Bruce McArthur, the Search for Justice, and the System that Failed Toronto's Queer Community

Justin Ling

nonfiction lgbtqia+ politics true crime challenging dark informative slow-paced

8 hours, 51 minutes | first published 2020

Run Away by Harlan Coben

Run Away

Harlan Coben

fiction mystery thriller dark mysterious tense fast-paced

384 pages | first published 2019

Τελευταία επιθυμία by Σοφία Θωμοπούλου

Τελευταία επιθυμία

Σοφία Θωμοπούλου

medium-paced

572 pages | first published 2007

Nowhere for Very Long: The Unexpected Road to an Unconventional Life by Brianna Madia

Nowhere for Very Long: The Unexpected Road to an Unconventional Life

Brianna Madia

nonfiction memoir travel adventurous emotional medium-paced

272 pages | first published 2022