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218 books

Annie Bot by Sierra Greer

Annie Bot

Sierra Greer

231 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

5.0joann_l's review
fiction literary science fiction thriller dark reflective tense medium-paced
Up Jumped the Devil: The Real Life of Robert Johnson by Gayle Dean Wardlow, Bruce Conforth

Up Jumped the Devil: The Real Life of Robert Johnson

Gayle Dean Wardlow, Bruce Conforth

336 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0joann_l's review
nonfiction biography history music informative slow-paced
Leave the World Behind by Rumaan Alam

Leave the World Behind

Rumaan Alam

241 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

5.0joann_l's review
fiction contemporary literary thriller dark mysterious tense medium-paced
The Devil's Playground by Craig Russell

The Devil's Playground

Craig Russell

368 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

5.0joann_l's review
fiction historical thriller dark mysterious tense medium-paced
The Unclaimed: Abandonment and Hope in the City of Angels by Pamela Prickett, Stefan Timmermans

The Unclaimed: Abandonment and Hope in the City of Angels

Pamela Prickett, Stefan Timmermans

336 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

5.0joann_l's review
nonfiction sociology emotional informative sad medium-paced
Not Without Laughter by Langston Hughes

Not Without Laughter

Langston Hughes

256 pages • first pub 1930 (editions)

5.0joann_l's review
fiction classics historical emotional reflective medium-paced
Public Faces, Secret Lives: A Queer History of the Women's Suffrage Movement by Wendy L. Rouse

Public Faces, Secret Lives: A Queer History of the Women's Suffrage Movement

Wendy L. Rouse

256 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0joann_l's review
nonfiction feminism history lgbtqia+ informative inspiring medium-paced
The Devil Aspect by Craig Russell

The Devil Aspect

Craig Russell

432 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

5.0joann_l's review
fiction historical horror mystery mysterious medium-paced
The Joys of Motherhood by Buchi Emecheta

The Joys of Motherhood

Buchi Emecheta

224 pages • first pub 1979 (editions)

5.0joann_l's review
fiction literary challenging emotional reflective medium-paced
Wellness by Nathan Hill

Wellness

Nathan Hill

624 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

5.0joann_l's review
fiction literary emotional reflective medium-paced