2024 Reading Glasses Challenge! - hosted by marcg789

A Debut Novel
Read an author’s debut novel. The novel can be from any year as long as it’s that author’s debut. 
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The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet by Becky Chambers

The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet

Wayfarers #1

Becky Chambers

518 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

fiction lgbtqia+ science fiction adventurous emotional hopeful medium-paced
The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley

The Ministry of Time

Kaliane Bradley

339 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

fiction literary romance science fiction adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced
Old Enough by Haley Jakobson

Old Enough

Haley Jakobson

336 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ emotional funny reflective medium-paced
In Memoriam by Alice Winn

In Memoriam

Alice Winn

379 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction historical lgbtqia+ literary romance dark emotional sad medium-paced
Icebreaker by Hannah Grace

Icebreaker

Maple Hills #1

Hannah Grace

432 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction contemporary romance sports emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced
Zero Stars, Do Not Recommend by MJ Wassmer

Zero Stars, Do Not Recommend

MJ Wassmer

384 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

fiction science fiction adventurous funny tense medium-paced
Freshwater by Akwaeke Emezi

Freshwater

Akwaeke Emezi

229 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ literary challenging dark emotional medium-paced
Sugar, Baby by Celine Saintclare

Sugar, Baby

Celine Saintclare

304 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary dark emotional reflective medium-paced
Chain-Gang All-Stars by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah

Chain-Gang All-Stars

Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah

400 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction dystopian lgbtqia+ literary challenging dark tense medium-paced
The Other Valley by Scott Alexander Howard

The Other Valley

Scott Alexander Howard

10 hours, 42 minutes • first pub 2024 (editions)

fiction literary speculative fiction emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced