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Nia Forrester
4.44 · 219 ratings
romance · fiction · book · poc-mc · black-mc · adult · contemporary · female-mc · womens-fiction · literary-fiction · steamy · friends-to-lovers · poc-author · celebrity · new-adult · slow-burn · young-adult · sports · cheating · domestic-drama
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Judith Keim
4.39 · 324 ratings
fiction · contemporary · adult · book · female-mc · romance · womens-fiction · family · literary-fiction · humor · psychological · sad · spirituality · domestic-drama · friendship · audiobook · holidays · religion · epic · breakup
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Hannah Ellis
4.36 · 263 ratings
contemporary · book · adult · fiction · humor · literary-fiction · female-mc · romance · womens-fiction · family · friendship · small-town · cozy · friends-to-lovers · new-adult · comedy · action-adventure · spirituality · marriage-of-convenience · coming-of-age
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Barbara Hinske
4.35 · 104 ratings
adult · fiction · female-mc · book · literary-fiction · contemporary · epic · audiobook · womens-fiction · crime · family · cozy · romance · urban · domestic-drama · mystery · breakup · new-adult · holidays · historical-fiction
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Abbie Zanders
4.33 · 478 ratings
fiction · adult · romance · book · contemporary · female-mc · literary-fiction · action-adventure · military · small-town · suspense · paranormal · humor · alpha-mc · audiobook · family · shapeshifters · steamy · fantasy · violent-conflict
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Tracey Alvarez
4.25 · 157 ratings
contemporary · romance · adult · fiction · womens-fiction · family · small-town · book · literary-fiction · epic · female-mc · humor · enemies-to-lovers · anthologies · holidays · poc-mc · friends-to-lovers · children · action-adventure · dogs
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Fredrik Backman
4.22 · 570 ratings
contemporary · fiction · book · audiobook · literary-fiction · realistic · mental-illness · drama · family · 21st-century · friendship · humor · male-author · young-adult · adult · journey · action-adventure · grief · death · sweden
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Louise Penny
4.21 · 760 ratings
adult · fiction · crime · contemporary · murder · book · mystery · audiobook · suspense · law-enforcement · thriller · killer · cozy · police-procedural · whodunit · female-author · 21st-century · family · literary-fiction · friendship
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Glendy Vanderah
4.21 · 112 ratings
book · magical-realism · fiction · womens-fiction · family · contemporary · audiobook · coming-of-age · adult · realistic · friendship · female-mc · action-adventure · mystery · drama · suspense · mental-illness · literary-fiction · female-author · historical-fiction
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Jan Karon
4.20 · 446 ratings
fiction · spirituality · religious · christian · book · family · humor · adult · realistic · religion · contemporary · audiobook · womens-fiction · literary-fiction · small-town · female-author · cozy · drama · friendship · mystery
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Catherine Ryan Hyde
4.18 · 772 ratings
fiction · family · audiobook · contemporary · literary-fiction · drama · friendship · womens-fiction · coming-of-age · book · young-adult · realistic · female-mc · adult · animals · romance · lgbtq · historical-fiction · grief · anthologies
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Suzanne Redfearn
4.16 · 179 ratings
family · fiction · audiobook · contemporary · womens-fiction · mystery · friendship · female-mc · book · literary-fiction · adult · crime · drama · suspense · action-adventure · romance · abuse · new-adult · realistic · death
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Lisa Genova
4.11 · 209 ratings- More or Less Maddy by Lisa Genova
- Remember: The Science of Memory and the Art of Forgetting by Lisa Genova
- The Body Awareness Workbook for Trauma: Release Trauma from Your Body, Find Emotional Balance, and Connect with Your Inner Wisdom by Lisa Genova
- Every Note Played by Lisa Genova
- Inside the O'Briens by Lisa Genova
disability · audiobook · contemporary · book · literary-fiction · psychological · mental-illness · medical · realistic · drama · family · fiction · female-mc · marriage · adult · female-author · sad · womens-fiction · death · grief
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Kerry Anne King
4.09 · 118 ratings
book · adult · female-mc · fiction · womens-fiction · audiobook · contemporary · literary-fiction · mystery · family · romance · magical-realism · friendship · secrets · domestic-drama · fantasy · crime · drama · paranormal · suspense
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Claire Keegan
4.09 · 141 ratings
female-author · fiction · 21st-century · literary-fiction · adult · contemporary · audiobook · anthologies · book · 20th-century · historical-fiction · season-winter · family · rural · british-isles · young-adult · romantic-love · christian · realistic · death
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Diane Chamberlain
4.05 · 659 ratings
womens-fiction · fiction · audiobook · book · family · drama · mystery · adult · contemporary · suspense · female-mc · literary-fiction · romance · historical-fiction · realistic · female-author · crime · psychological · secrets · friendship
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Nick Alexander
4.04 · 250 ratings
book · adult · fiction · contemporary · romance · womens-fiction · female-mc · literary-fiction · family · audiobook · drama · lgbtq · coming-of-age · psychological · epic · 20th-century · historical-fiction · historical · action-adventure · marriage
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Armistead Maupin
4.04 · 308 ratings
fiction · literary-fiction · adult · lgbtq · contemporary · humor · friendship · audiobook · book · comedy · mlm · drama · satire · mystery · wlw · classics · realistic · historical-fiction · literary · trans-mc
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David Sedaris
4.02 · 638 ratings
adult · audiobook · contemporary · fiction · literary-fiction · anthologies · comedy · dark-humor · humor · romance · realistic · satire · literary · classics · lgbtq · family · steamy
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Chip Kidd
4.02 · 165 ratings- Marvelocity: The Marvel Comics Art of Alex Ross by Chip Kidd
- Only What's Necessary: Charles M. Schulz and the Art of Peanuts by Chip Kidd
- Go: A Kidd’s Guide to Graphic Design by Chip Kidd
- Batman: Death by Design by Chip Kidd
- Watching the Watchmen: The Definitive Companion to the Ultimate Graphic Novel by Chip Kidd
literary-fiction · book · humor · fiction · contemporary · audiobook · historical-fiction · realistic · university · adult · psychological · lgbtq · young-adult · comedy · coming-of-age · satire · postmodernism · philosophical
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Sarah Addison Allen
3.93 · 338 ratings
magical-realism · fiction · fantasy · contemporary · paranormal · magic · womens-fiction · family · romance · book · female-author · drama · audiobook · literary-fiction · friendship · supernatural · realistic · mystery · small-town · urban-fantasy
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Alejandro Zambra
3.92 · 121 ratings
fiction · literary-fiction · adult · 21st-century · contemporary · poc-mc · latinx-mc · hispanic · book · journey · audiobook · poc-author · action-adventure · family · male-author · romance · anthologies · humor · postmodernism · literary
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Laurie Frankel
3.90 · 116 ratings
contemporary · family · fiction · literary-fiction · book · drama · womens-fiction · young-adult · audiobook · humor · friendship · female-mc · realistic · romance · mental-illness · coming-of-age · feminism · 21st-century · social-commentary · siblings
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Mark Z. Danielewski
3.89 · 218 ratings
literary-fiction · contemporary · postmodernism · fantasy · fiction · adult · horror · magical-realism · book · mystery · urban-fantasy · 21st-century · paranormal · supernatural · psychological · action-adventure · male-author · epistolary · philosophy · humor
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Richard Powers
3.87 · 250 ratings
book · adult · fiction · literary-fiction · contemporary · audiobook · sci-fi · politics · 21st-century · postmodernism · 20th-century · family · male-author · technology · historical-fiction · social-commentary · action-adventure · psychological · outdoors · realistic
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Eve Babitz
3.86 · 106 ratings
classics · season-summer · fiction · literary-fiction · audiobook · contemporary · female-author · adult · literary · female-mc · coming-of-age · historical-fiction · feminism · 20th-century · friendship · humor · anthologies · womens-fiction · book · satire
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Rosamund Lupton
3.82 · 131 ratings
contemporary · suspense · literary-fiction · book · psychological · female-author · thriller · adult · fiction · mystery · crime · drama · family · audiobook · female-mc · season-winter · 21st-century · grief · killer · medical
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Yōko Ogawa
3.81 · 168 ratings
literary-fiction · adult · fiction · 21st-century · contemporary · female-author · 20th-century · horror · drama · mystery · dark · journey · poc-mc · literary · poc-author · book · classics · audiobook · magical-realism · anthologies
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