The Booktenders Reading Challenge 2023 - hosted by thebooktenders

Written by a female author.
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Calling for a Blanket Dance by Oscar Hokeah

Calling for a Blanket Dance

Oscar Hokeah

258 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary challenging emotional reflective medium-paced
A Death in Door County by Annelise Ryan

A Death in Door County

Monster Hunter Mystery #1

Annelise Ryan

10 hours, 20 minutes • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction mystery adventurous mysterious medium-paced
Middlegame by Seanan McGuire

Middlegame

Alchemical Journeys #1

Seanan McGuire

528 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction fantasy adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced
The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood

The Handmaid's Tale

The Handmaid's Tale #1

Margaret Atwood

311 pages • first pub 1985 (editions)

fiction classics dystopian literary speculative fiction dark reflective tense medium-paced
The Damage by Caitlin Wahrer

The Damage

Caitlin Wahrer

400 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction lgbtqia+ thriller dark emotional tense medium-paced
Master Slave Husband Wife: An Epic Journey from Slavery to Freedom by Ilyon Woo

Master Slave Husband Wife: An Epic Journey from Slavery to Freedom

Ilyon Woo

416 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

nonfiction history race adventurous informative inspiring medium-paced
The Appeal by Janice Hallett

The Appeal

The Appeal #1

Janice Hallett

416 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction crime mystery mysterious tense fast-paced
The Dangers of Smoking in Bed by Mariana Enríquez

The Dangers of Smoking in Bed

Mariana Enríquez

187 pages • first pub 2009 (editions)

fiction contemporary horror literary short stories dark mysterious tense fast-paced
Other Wise by Mary Lou Bagley

Other Wise

Mary Lou Bagley

372 pages • missing pub info (editions)

fiction horror reflective fast-paced
The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek by Kim Michele Richardson

The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek

The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek #1

Kim Michele Richardson

320 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction historical emotional medium-paced