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19 books

The Reformatory by Tananarive Due

The Reformatory

Tananarive Due

576 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

5.0joymargot's review
fiction historical horror dark emotional tense medium-paced
Bound by Maddie Ballard

Bound

Maddie Ballard

152 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

5.0joymargot's review
nonfiction essays memoir
Monstrilio by Gerardo Sámano Córdova

Monstrilio

Gerardo Sámano Córdova

336 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

5.0joymargot's review
fiction horror lgbtqia+ literary dark emotional sad medium-paced
Let Me Tell You by Shirley Jackson, Laurence Jackson Hyman

Let Me Tell You

Shirley Jackson, Laurence Jackson Hyman

448 pages • first pub 2015 (editions) user-added

5.0joymargot's review
fiction essays horror short stories dark funny lighthearted fast-paced
Bookshops & Bonedust by Travis Baldree

Bookshops & Bonedust

Legends & Lattes #0

Travis Baldree

356 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

5.0joymargot's review
fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ adventurous funny lighthearted medium-paced
The Travelling Cat Chronicles by Hiro Arikawa

The Travelling Cat Chronicles

Hiro Arikawa

249 pages • first pub 2012 (editions)

5.0joymargot's review
fiction contemporary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
The Bookshop Woman by Nanako Hanada

The Bookshop Woman

Nanako Hanada

218 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

5.0joymargot's review
nonfiction memoir hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced
Mornings in Jenin by Susan Abulhawa

Mornings in Jenin

Susan Abulhawa

338 pages • first pub 2006 (editions)

5.0joymargot's review
fiction literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern

The Night Circus

Erin Morgenstern

504 pages • first pub 2011 (editions)

5.0joymargot's review
fiction fantasy historical romance adventurous mysterious slow-paced
Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants by Robin Wall Kimmerer

Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants

Robin Wall Kimmerer

400 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)

5.0joymargot's review
nonfiction essays nature science informative inspiring reflective slow-paced