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63 books

The Reformatory by Tananarive Due

The Reformatory

Tananarive Due

576 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

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fiction historical horror dark emotional tense medium-paced
Yellowface by R.F. Kuang

Yellowface

R.F. Kuang

323 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

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fiction contemporary literary thriller dark tense fast-paced
Buried Beneath the Baobab Tree by Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani

Buried Beneath the Baobab Tree

Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani

336 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

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fiction contemporary young adult challenging emotional medium-paced
Go Tell It on the Mountain by James Baldwin

Go Tell It on the Mountain

James Baldwin

272 pages • first pub 1953 (editions)

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fiction classics literary challenging emotional reflective slow-paced
Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver

Demon Copperhead

Barbara Kingsolver

548 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

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fiction contemporary literary dark emotional sad medium-paced
The Light Pirate by Lily Brooks-Dalton

The Light Pirate

Lily Brooks-Dalton

320 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

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fiction literary speculative fiction emotional reflective sad slow-paced
How Y'All Doing? Misadventures and Mischief from a Life Well Lived by Leslie Jordan

How Y'All Doing? Misadventures and Mischief from a Life Well Lived

Leslie Jordan

208 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

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nonfiction essays lgbtqia+ memoir funny lighthearted fast-paced
Someday, Maybe by Onyi Nwabineli

Someday, Maybe

Onyi Nwabineli

342 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

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fiction literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
The Winners by Fredrik Backman

The Winners

Beartown #3

Fredrik Backman

688 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

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fiction contemporary literary sports emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Tales from the Café by Toshikazu Kawaguchi

Tales from the Café

Before the Coffee Gets Cold #2

Toshikazu Kawaguchi

192 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

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fiction literary magical realism emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced