«Willow Talks Books» Reading Challenge

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9 participants (100 books)

Overview

 

«Willow Talks Books» is a YouTube channel featuring book recommendations that span a wide range of genres. Often, they include gems that you won't find just about anywhere. Fiction in translation, fiction by queer writers, fiction by and about women, fiction by indie publishers …


While the idea for this challenge came up in Willow's Discord for her patreons last year, everybody is more than welcome to join! Willow graciously allowed me to do a challenge on Storygraph.

Here is where you can find Willow's book recommendations across the genres:
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YouTube-Channel
Website
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Facebook
Instagram
Twitter
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 Patreon


What is the challenge? It's simple: Just pick books that Willow has recommended or talked about, either on YouTube or her website «Books and Bao» (or anywhere else, really). There is no time limit, there are no prompts. Willow talks books, and we read said books. That's it. 

If you prefer to read in a language other than English, translations of relevant novels are welcome!


I've added a bunch of books already to make it easier for you to find something that you can read – but please feel free to add any other books that Willow talked about!
 

Challenge Books

All books added
An Education in Malice by S.T. Gibson

An Education in Malice

S.T. Gibson

272 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

fiction fantasy historical lgbtqia+ romance dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Mordew by Alex Pheby

Mordew

Cities of the Weft #1

Alex Pheby

700 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction fantasy adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced
At Night All Blood Is Black by David Diop

At Night All Blood Is Black

David Diop

145 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

fiction historical literary challenging dark sad medium-paced
Sinking Bell: Stories by Bojan Louis

Sinking Bell: Stories

Bojan Louis

192 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction literary short stories emotional funny reflective medium-paced
Hell's Paradise: Jigokuraku, Vol. 1 by Yuji Kaku

Hell's Paradise: Jigokuraku, Vol. 1

Hell's Paradise: Jigokuraku #1

Yuji Kaku

211 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

fiction fantasy horror manga adventurous dark fast-paced
The Three Dahlias by Katy Watson

The Three Dahlias

The Three Dahlias Mysteries #1

Katy Watson

366 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction contemporary mystery thriller lighthearted mysterious medium-paced
Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan

Small Things Like These

Claire Keegan

112 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction historical literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Foster by Claire Keegan

Foster

Claire Keegan

89 pages • first pub 2010 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary emotional reflective sad fast-paced
Our Wives Under The Sea by Julia Armfield

Our Wives Under The Sea

Julia Armfield

232 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction horror lgbtqia+ literary science fiction dark emotional mysterious slow-paced
I Want to Die but I Want to Eat Tteokbokki by Baek Se-hee

I Want to Die but I Want to Eat Tteokbokki

I Want to Die but I Want to Eat Tteokbokki #1

Baek Se-hee

192 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

nonfiction memoir psychology emotional reflective medium-paced