1. east of eden by john steinbeck

2. the ballad of the sad café and other stories by carson mccullers

3. her body and other parties by carmen maria machado

4. the left hand of darkness by ursula k. le guin

5. the incendiaries by r.o. kwon

6. go ahead in the rain by hanif abdurraqib

7. they can't kill us until they kill us by hanif abdurraqib

8. the body keeps the score by bessel van der kolk

9. no one belongs here more than you by miranda july

10. exit west by mohsin hamid