packetcat's
2025
Reading Wrap-Up

Books by new authors

The Empress of Salt and Fortune by Nghi Vo

The Singing Hills Cycle #1

The Empress of Salt and Fortune

Nghi Vo

121 pages • 2020 • 28 editions

fiction fantasy emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced
The Emperor of Gladness by Ocean Vuong

The Emperor of Gladness

Ocean Vuong

402 pages • 2025 • 54 editions

fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Working Girl: On Selling Art and Selling Sex by Sophia Giovannitti

Working Girl: On Selling Art and Selling Sex

Sophia Giovannitti

181 pages • 2023 • 4 editions

nonfiction art memoir challenging informative reflective medium-paced
How to Read Now by Elaine Castillo

How to Read Now

Elaine Castillo

340 pages • 2022 • 11 editions

nonfiction essays challenging informative reflective medium-paced
One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This by Omar El Akkad

One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This

Omar El Akkad

187 pages • 2025 • 47 editions

nonfiction memoir politics challenging informative reflective medium-paced
Against the Loveless World by Susan Abulhawa

Against the Loveless World

Susan Abulhawa

366 pages • 2019 • 50 editions

fiction contemporary literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
The God of the Woods by Liz Moore

The God of the Woods

Liz Moore

478 pages • 2024 • 139 editions

fiction crime literary mystery thriller dark mysterious tense medium-paced
The Stardust Thief by Chelsea Abdullah

The Sandsea Trilogy #1

The Stardust Thief

Chelsea Abdullah

480 pages • 2022 • 43 editions

fiction fantasy adventurous mysterious medium-paced
Alchemy of Secrets by Stephanie Garber

Alchemy of Secrets #1

Alchemy of Secrets

Stephanie Garber

352 pages • 2025 • 78 editions

fiction fantasy adventurous mysterious tense fast-paced
First-Time Caller by B.K. Borison

Heartstrings #1

First-Time Caller

B.K. Borison

437 pages • 2025 • 91 editions

fiction contemporary romance funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced