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168 books

The Cartographers by Amy Zhang

The Cartographers

Amy Zhang

320 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

5.0readingpicnic's review
fiction contemporary young adult emotional mysterious tense medium-paced
Gwen & Art Are Not in Love by Lex Croucher

Gwen & Art Are Not in Love

Lex Croucher

10 hours, 47 minutes • first pub 2023 (editions)

5.0readingpicnic's review
fiction historical lgbtqia+ romance young adult adventurous funny lighthearted medium-paced
Sadie by Courtney Summers

Sadie

Courtney Summers

8 hours, 27 minutes • first pub 2018 (editions)

5.0readingpicnic's review
fiction thriller young adult dark emotional mysterious medium-paced
Down the Drain by Julia Fox

Down the Drain

Julia Fox

10 hours, 2 minutes • first pub 2023 (editions)

5.0readingpicnic's review
nonfiction memoir dark emotional reflective fast-paced
Heart Berries: A Memoir by Terese Marie Mailhot

Heart Berries: A Memoir

Terese Marie Mailhot

3 hours, 46 minutes • first pub 2018 (editions)

5.0readingpicnic's review
nonfiction memoir challenging emotional reflective slow-paced
Thunder Song by Sasha taqʷšəblu LaPointe

Thunder Song

Sasha taqʷšəblu LaPointe

5 hours, 30 minutes • first pub 2024 (editions)

5.0readingpicnic's review
nonfiction essays lgbtqia+ memoir emotional inspiring reflective fast-paced
Parakeet by Marie-Helene Bertino

Parakeet

Marie-Helene Bertino

224 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

5.0readingpicnic's review
fiction contemporary literary magical realism emotional funny reflective medium-paced
While You Were Out: An Intimate Family Portrait of Mental Illness in an Era of Silence by Meg Kissinger

While You Were Out: An Intimate Family Portrait of Mental Illness in an Era of Silence

Meg Kissinger

11 hours, 8 minutes • first pub 2023 (editions)

5.0readingpicnic's review
nonfiction health memoir emotional informative sad medium-paced
How Could You by Ren Strapp

How Could You

Ren Strapp

224 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

5.0readingpicnic's review
fiction graphic novel lgbtqia+ romance emotional fast-paced
We Could Be Rats by Emily Austin

We Could Be Rats

Emily Austin

256 pages • first pub 2025 (editions)

5.0readingpicnic's review
fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ literary dark emotional reflective medium-paced