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45 books

Zami: A New Spelling of my Name by Audre Lorde

Zami: A New Spelling of my Name

Audre Lorde

304 pages • first pub 1982 (editions)

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nonfiction feminism lgbtqia+ memoir emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced
The Children of Jocasta by Natalie Haynes

The Children of Jocasta

Natalie Haynes

320 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

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fiction historical literary dark emotional sad medium-paced
Medea by Euripides

Medea

Euripides

64 pages • first pub -431 (editions)

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fiction classics play dark emotional tense fast-paced
The Body: A Guide for Occupants by Bill Bryson

The Body: A Guide for Occupants

Bill Bryson

464 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

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nonfiction health science funny informative reflective medium-paced
A History of the World in 21 Women: A Personal Selection by Jenni Murray

A History of the World in 21 Women: A Personal Selection

Jenni Murray

298 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

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nonfiction biography feminism history informative inspiring reflective medium-paced
The House of Hades by Rick Riordan

The House of Hades

The Heroes of Olympus #4

Rick Riordan

597 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)

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fiction fantasy middle grade adventurous emotional funny fast-paced
Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit by Jeanette Winterson

Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit

Jeanette Winterson

256 pages • first pub 1985 (editions)

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fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ literary emotional reflective medium-paced
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle

The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes

Sherlock Holmes #4

Arthur Conan Doyle

194 pages • first pub 1893 (editions)

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fiction classics mystery short stories adventurous mysterious medium-paced
Unnatural Causes: The Life and Many Deaths of Britain's Top Forensic Pathologist by Richard Shepherd

Unnatural Causes: The Life and Many Deaths of Britain's Top Forensic Pathologist

Richard Shepherd

445 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

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nonfiction health memoir science true crime informative reflective medium-paced
This is Going to Hurt by Adam Kay

This is Going to Hurt

Adam Kay

279 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

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nonfiction health memoir emotional funny informative reflective fast-paced