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by Warsan Shire
4.3(14,082)
Warsan Shire's first collection reclaims silenced sensuality and truths within Islamic narratives, striking the heart with its unsettling brilliance and clear language.
by Cherise Sinclair
4.3(14,080)
A guarded woman looking for a dominant man strong enough to break through her tough exterior gets involved with a formidable Master who is secretly a cop, forcing her to face her past and learn to trust.
by Howard Jacobson
2.8(14,077)
After a reunion with his widowed Jewish philosopher friend and former teacher, a man's identity unravels following a street attack, forcing him to confront what it means to belong, to suffer, and to be 'Jewish' in a world of inherited narratives and personal truths.
by Ann M. Martin
4.1(14,069)
A young girl's quiet summer changes when her uncle arrives, teaching her to see the extraordinary in everyday life and strengthening family bonds through unexpected events.
by Anthony Marra
4.3(14,057)
From the Soviet Union's past to its war-torn present, interconnected lives deal with censorship, sacrifice, and art's ability to rewrite history, one altered photograph and forgotten song at a time.
by Amelia Atwater-Rhodes
3.9(14,057)
A solitary vampire, haunted by a black rose from her human past, finds her centuries-long isolation shattered by a mysterious pursuer who threatens to unravel her carefully constructed nocturnal existence.
by Jenn Bennett
4.0(14,047)
Stranded in the Northern Californian wilderness, two feuding, stargazing teens must navigate treacherous terrain and their own explosive chemistry, discovering that some connections are as inevitable as the constellations.
by James Agee
3.9(14,044)
In 1915 Knoxville, a sudden car accident shatters the Follet family's domestic world, forcing them to confront the sorrow of a husband and father's untimely death.
by Fannie Flagg
4.0(14,038)
In 1950s Mississippi, a sassy young girl navigates eccentric family schemes, peculiar Southern society, and a daddy who tries to resurrect her for cash, all while dreaming of the Miss America Pageant.
by Samuel Selvon
3.7(14,021)
In post-war London, West Indian immigrants, led by the thoughtful Moses, find that the 'glitter-city' is a difficult place where they must build strength against racism and poverty, all while longing for home.
by P.D. James
3.8(14,021)
Hired to investigate the supposed suicide of a Cambridge dropout, private investigator Cordelia Gray uncovers hidden desires and deceptions, realizing the death was a planned murder.
by Andrew Rowe
4.2(14,009)
A young man, driven by his brother's disappearance, must outwit a deadly, intelligent tower and master magic to confront a goddess and uncover the spire's secrets.
by John Marsden
4.2(13,995)
Ellie and her friends' hidden refuge fills with war orphans, forcing them to face both the enemy outside and challenges within their sanctuary when visitors arrive.
by William Styron
4.0(13,986)
In 1831 Virginia, an educated enslaved preacher, Nat Turner, believes God chose him to lead a brutal, ultimately failed, rebellion against slavery.
by Richard Preston
4.0(13,986)
A lone terrorist unleashes a biological weapon, turning a New York City teenager's head cold into a gruesome act of self-cannibalization, sparking a silent race against a global pandemic with real-world implications.
by Robin Cook
3.9(13,962)
In equatorial Africa, a medical thriller unfolds as genetic manipulation blurs the lines between humanity and primal nature, threatening existence.
by John Corey Whaley
4.0(13,955)
An ambitious girl's attempt to 'cure' her agoraphobic classmate for a college psychology project unravels into a web of unexpected friendships, hidden truths, and collapsing emotional walls.
by Tahereh Mafi
3.7(13,942)
Juliette faces her true identity as Ella, navigating a world on the edge of war, where her past and future threaten her understanding of love, loyalty, and her role in fighting the Reestablishment.
by Marge Piercy
4.0(13,936)
Trapped in a 1970s mental institution, a Chicana woman faces two possible futures—a feminist, ecological society or a patriarchal, consumerist one—and realizes her choices might decide which world comes to be.
by Ray Bradbury
4.2(13,932)
A carnival of the macabre, where funhouse mirrors show parasitic observers, poker chips whisper dark secrets, and childhood nostalgia is both celebrated and mourned in chilling tales.
by Luigi Pirandello
3.9(13,928)
Six unfinished characters interrupt a play rehearsal, demanding the actors bring their own tragic, unwritten drama to life.
by Darren Shan
4.2(13,928)
When a peculiar boy who sees swirling lights discovers a terrifying demon world, he's thrust into a brutal mission as a Disciple, hunting monstrous entities to the death.
by David James Duncan
4.4(13,923)
Four brothers and their twin sisters navigate Eisenhower-era America and the Vietnam War, shaped by their father's lost baseball dream and their mother's strong faith, in a story of family, politics, and the game's lasting spirit.
by Charles Bernard Nordhoff
4.0(13,918)
A true story of the sea, where the South Pacific pushes a ship's crew to its limit, leading to a mutiny against their captain and a desperate fight for survival.