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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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Boundary Waters by William Kent Krueger

Boundary Waters

Cork O'Connor #2

William Kent Krueger

10 hours, 53 minutes • audio • 1999

fiction mystery thriller dark mysterious tense fast-paced
Secrets by Ruskin Bond

Secrets

Ruskin Bond

168 pages • paperback • 2011

fiction short stories mysterious relaxing fast-paced
News of the World by Paulette Jiles

News of the World

Paulette Jiles

6 hours, 42 minutes • audio • 2016

fiction historical literary adventurous emotional medium-paced
A Dark Room in Glitter Ball City: Murder, Secrets, and Scandal in Old Louisville by David Domine

A Dark Room in Glitter Ball City: Murder, Secrets, and Scandal in Old Louisville

David Domine

360 pages • hardcover • 2021

nonfiction crime travel dark mysterious fast-paced
Princess Academy by Shannon Hale

Princess Academy

Princess Academy #1

Shannon Hale

314 pages • paperback • 2005

fiction fantasy middle grade young adult adventurous lighthearted fast-paced
The Okay Witch by Emma Steinkellner

The Okay Witch

The Okay Witch #1

Emma Steinkellner

272 pages • hardcover • 2019

fiction fantasy graphic novel middle grade adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced
Book of Wings by Tawhida Tanya Evanson

Book of Wings

Tawhida Tanya Evanson

181 pages • paperback • 2021

fiction literary medium-paced
The Square Donut by Lauren Crane

The Square Donut

Lauren Crane

254 pages • paperback • 2017

funny slow-paced
The Gifts of Imperfection by Brené Brown

The Gifts of Imperfection

Brené Brown

4 hours, 31 minutes • audio • 2010

nonfiction psychology self help informative inspiring reflective medium-paced
So You Want to Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo

So You Want to Talk About Race

Ijeoma Oluo

256 pages • hardcover • 2018

nonfiction politics race sociology challenging informative reflective medium-paced