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Browse 70 books in various genres and formats, from poetry and memoir to thriller and science fiction. Find stories that explore themes of identity, history, culture, and more.
- Leandra Beabout
- Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy (1878) Ah, Anna Karenina. Lusty love affair or best romance of all time? Most critics pin it as one of most iconic literary love stories, and for good reason.
- To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee (1960) Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird upends the quiet solitude of a segregated Southern town with a story of innocence and virtue, bigotry and hate, love and forgiveness.
- Where the Sidewalk Ends by Shel Silverstein (1974) The imagination and artistry of Shel Silverstein are on full display in this classic collection of short stories and poems.
- Valley of the Dolls by Jacqueline Susann (1966) Sex and drugs have a common allure, but they also have a common endgame: a downward spiral. In Valley of the Dolls, Jacqueline Susann offers in lurid detail the stories of three young women who want nothing more than to reach the pinnacle of life.
- Reedsy
- 1984 by George Orwell. Buy on Amazon. Set in 1984, Winston Smith must overcome a frightening enemy: an omniscient government with an agenda. This is the book that became a standard-bearer for dystopian fiction and introduced Big Brother into our everyday vocabulary.
- Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain. Buy on Amazon. A young boy and a slave in 19th-century Louisiana must find their way home — with only the Mississippi River for a guide.
- The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle. Buy on Amazon. In 1891, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle published “A Scandal in Bohemia,” the first short story to feature Sherlock Holmes.
- The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho. Buy on Amazon. Written in only two weeks, The Alchemist has sold more than two million copies worldwide — and the magical story of Santiago’s journey to the pyramids of Egypt continues to enchant readers worldwide.
- Lisa Milbrand
- If You're Looking for an Honest Story About Losing a Mother. Crying in H Mart, by Michelle Zauner. This is the memoir and debut book of Michelle Zauner, lead singer of the indie band Japanese Breakfast.
- If You're Looking for a Novel That Reads Like Poetry. On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous, by Ocean Vuong. Ocean Vuong is a Vietnamese-American poet and his debut novel is written in the form of a letter from a son to a mother who cannot read.
- If You Like Sharp Humor and Quick Reads. One Day We'll All Be Dead and None of This Will Matter, by Scaachi Koul. Written by Buzzfeed senior writer Scaachi Koul, this collection of essays is rich with relatable humor, no matter how specific the scenarios.
- If You Want to Remember bell hooks. All About Love, by bell hooks. Feminist scholar and activist bell hooks died in 2021 at age 69, but her works have long been and will remain timeless.
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