alexandriaslibrary's
2025
Reading Wrap-Up

Books by new authors

The Black Ball by Ralph Ellison

The Black Ball

Ralph Ellison

53 pages • 1944 • 2 editions

fiction classics race short stories challenging reflective medium-paced
New York City in 1979 by Kathy Acker

New York City in 1979

Kathy Acker

64 pages • 1981 • 5 editions

fiction short stories dark fast-paced
3.25 alexandri...'s review
The Invention of Morel by Adolfo Bioy Casares

The Invention of Morel

Adolfo Bioy Casares

103 pages • 1940 • 92 editions

fiction classics literary science fiction mysterious reflective medium-paced
5.0 alexandri...'s review
Stay True by Hua Hsu

Stay True

Hua Hsu

208 pages • 2022 • 25 editions

nonfiction memoir emotional reflective sad medium-paced
alexandri...'s review
Switch Hitters: Lesbians Write Gay Male Erotica and Gay Men Write Lesbian Erotica by Lawrence Schimel, Carol Queen

Switch Hitters: Lesbians Write Gay Male Erotica and Gay Men Write Lesbian Erotica

Lawrence Schimel, Carol Queen

200 pages • 1996 • 1 edition

fiction erotica hopeful informative inspiring slow-paced
4.25 alexandri...'s review
The Vet's Daughter by Barbara Comyns

The Vet's Daughter

Barbara Comyns

136 pages • 1959 • 18 editions

fiction classics horror literary magical realism dark mysterious sad medium-paced
4.0 alexandri...'s review
Ecology of Fear: Los Angeles and the Imagination of Disaster by Mike Davis

Ecology of Fear: Los Angeles and the Imagination of Disaster

Mike Davis

496 pages • 1998 • 11 editions

nonfiction history sociology challenging slow-paced
4.5 alexandri...'s review
First Love by Ivan Turgenev

First Love

Ivan Turgenev

112 pages • 1860 • 237 editions

fiction classics literary romance short stories emotional reflective medium-paced
5.0 alexandri...'s review
The Liars' Club: A Memoir by Mary Karr

The Liars' Club: A Memoir

Mary Karr

14h 12m • 1995 • 38 editions

nonfiction biography memoir reflective sad medium-paced
4.75 alexandri...'s review
Valencia by Michelle Tea

Live Girls

Valencia

Michelle Tea

288 pages • 2000 • 17 editions

fiction autobiography lgbtqia+ emotional fast-paced
5.0 alexandri...'s review