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In Cold Blood by Truman Capote

In Cold Blood

Truman Capote

343 pages • first pub 1965 (editions)

nonfiction classics true crime dark mysterious tense slow-paced
Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe by Fannie Flagg

Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe

Whistle Stop, AL #1

Fannie Flagg

416 pages • first pub 1987 (editions)

fiction classics lgbtqia+ romance emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced
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You Made a Fool of Death with Your Beauty by Akwaeke Emezi

You Made a Fool of Death with Your Beauty

Akwaeke Emezi

279 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction contemporary romance emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced
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Detective Harriet Foster #1

Tracy Clark

377 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction crime mystery thriller dark mysterious tense medium-paced
The Secret Lives of Church Ladies by Deesha Philyaw

The Secret Lives of Church Ladies

Deesha Philyaw

179 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ literary short stories emotional reflective medium-paced
My Monticello by Jocelyn Nicole Johnson

My Monticello

Jocelyn Nicole Johnson

210 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction literary short stories challenging dark emotional medium-paced
Let Us Descend by Jesmyn Ward

Let Us Descend

Jesmyn Ward

305 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction historical lgbtqia+ literary dark emotional sad medium-paced
Behold the Dreamers by Imbolo Mbue

Behold the Dreamers

Imbolo Mbue

416 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary emotional reflective medium-paced
Time's Undoing by Cheryl A. Head

Time's Undoing

Cheryl A. Head

384 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction contemporary historical emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced
Riot Baby by Tochi Onyebuchi

Riot Baby

Tochi Onyebuchi

167 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction dystopian fantasy science fiction challenging dark emotional medium-paced
The Bad Weather Friend by Dean Koontz

The Bad Weather Friend

Dean Koontz

380 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

fiction thriller adventurous funny mysterious medium-paced
Not Quite a Ghost by Anne Ursu

Not Quite a Ghost

Anne Ursu

288 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

fiction fantasy middle grade emotional mysterious medium-paced