Actually read books from Winter Institute for once (2024)

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20 participants (92 books)

19 Feb 2024—31 Dec 2024

Overview

[mantras]
I'm not going to leave these boxes unopened next to my desk.
I'm not going to leave these boxes in the trunk of my car.
I'm going to read these books while they still count as frontlist.
I'm going to read these books so I can handsell them (ideally before the holidays).
I'm going to read these books before my shop returns them to the publisher.

Challenge Books

All books added
Bite by Bite: Nourishments and Jamborees by Aimee Nezhukumatathil

Bite by Bite: Nourishments and Jamborees

Aimee Nezhukumatathil

224 pages • digital • 2024

nonfiction essays food and drink emotional informative reflective fast-paced
We Are the Leaders We Have Been Looking For by Jr., Eddie Glaude, Eddie Glaude

We Are the Leaders We Have Been Looking For

Jr., Eddie Glaude, Eddie Glaude

176 pages

medium-paced
The Wedding People by Alison Espach

The Wedding People

Alison Espach

367 pages • hardcover • 2024

fiction contemporary literary emotional funny hopeful medium-paced
Summertime Punchline by Betty Corrello

Summertime Punchline

Betty Corrello

320 pages • paperback • 2024

fiction contemporary romance emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced
Second Tide's the Charm by Chandra Blumberg

Second Tide's the Charm

Chandra Blumberg

336 pages • digital • 2024

fiction romance funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced
A Sorceress Comes to Call by T. Kingfisher

A Sorceress Comes to Call

T. Kingfisher

325 pages • hardcover • 2024

fiction fantasy adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced
That's Not My Name by Megan Lally

That's Not My Name

Megan Lally

304 pages • paperback • 2023

fiction thriller young adult dark mysterious tense fast-paced
The Storm We Made by Vanessa Chan

The Storm We Made

Vanessa Chan

339 pages • hardcover • 2024

fiction historical dark emotional sad medium-paced
The Other Valley by Scott Alexander Howard

The Other Valley

Scott Alexander Howard

290 pages • hardcover • 2024

fiction literary science fiction emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced
How the Boogeyman Became a Poet by Tony Keith Jr.

How the Boogeyman Became a Poet

Tony Keith Jr.

352 pages • hardcover • 2024

nonfiction lgbtqia+ memoir poetry young adult emotional inspiring reflective fast-paced