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Best Debut Short Stories 2023: The PEN America Dau Prize by Summer Farah, Sarah Lyn Rogers

Best Debut Short Stories 2023: The PEN America Dau Prize

Summer Farah, Sarah Lyn Rogers

224 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction literary short stories dark emotional reflective medium-paced
This Is How You Lose the Time War by Max Gladstone, Amal El-Mohtar

This Is How You Lose the Time War

Max Gladstone, Amal El-Mohtar

198 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction lgbtqia+ romance science fiction adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced
Pearl Boy by Zoy

Pearl Boy

Zoy

900 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction contemporary erotica lgbtqia+ manga romance adventurous dark medium-paced
Neverseen by Shannon Messenger

Neverseen

Keeper of the Lost Cities #4

Shannon Messenger

672 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

4.75samsonian's review
fiction fantasy middle grade adventurous emotional fast-paced
The Rejected Werewolf Princess by Didi Adeyemi

The Rejected Werewolf Princess

Didi Adeyemi

1080 pages • first pub 2023 (editions) user-added

fiction magical realism
Icebreaker by A.L. Graziadei

Icebreaker

A.L. Graziadei

314 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ romance young adult emotional hopeful medium-paced
Brutal Obsession: Special Edition by S. Massery

Brutal Obsession: Special Edition

Hockey Gods #1

S. Massery

598 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction contemporary romance sports dark emotional tense medium-paced
Check, Please! Book 2: Sticks & Scones by Ngozi Ukazu

Check, Please! Book 2: Sticks & Scones

Check, Please! #3-4

Ngozi Ukazu

352 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction graphic novel lgbtqia+ romance sports young adult emotional funny lighthearted fast-paced