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Yaa Gyasi
4.31 · 127 ratings
21st-century · audiobook · racism · coming-of-age · feminism · poc-author · book · literary-fiction · adult · journey · realistic · female-author · historical-fiction · fiction · poc-mc · drama · family · social-commentary · university · multi-pov
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Jeanine Cummins
4.23 · 113 ratings
audiobook · literary-fiction · book · historical-fiction · fiction · family · adult · historical · drama · grief · mystery · female-mc · crime · survival · 21st-century · contemporary · racism · politics · coming-of-age · hispanic
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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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Gemma Liviero
4.18 · 123 ratings
book · literary-fiction · audiobook · fiction · historical-fiction · historical · war · 20th-century · adult · violent-conflict · drama · ww2 · family · mystery · romance · ww1 · action-adventure · journey · tragedy · horror
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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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Lucinda Riley
4.17 · 510 ratings
book · fiction · audiobook · romance · historical-fiction · drama · womens-fiction · mystery · historical · family · adult · literary-fiction · female-author · 20th-century · action-adventure · female-mc · secrets · suspense · young-adult · realistic
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Laila Ibrahim
4.17 · 138 ratings
book · audiobook · fiction · family · historical-fiction · historical · violent-conflict · adult · literary-fiction · poc-mc · action-adventure · drama · civil-war · survival · racism · friendship · womens-fiction · war · slavery · 20th-century
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Min Jin Lee
4.14 · 119 ratings
literary-fiction · poc-author · audiobook · coming-of-age · fiction · poc-mc · family · drama · adult · realistic · female-author · east-asia · book · contemporary · 21st-century · feminism · female-mc · south-korea · historical-fiction · asia
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Mitch Albom
4.13 · 562 ratings
literary-fiction · fiction · book · christian · drama · family · audiobook · spirituality · contemporary · religion · magical-realism · philosophy · death · fantasy · young-adult · religious · supernatural · realistic · philosophical · paranormal
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Nadia Hashimi
4.12 · 119 ratings
fiction · book · poc-author · family · realistic · audiobook · action-adventure · female-mc · journey · historical-fiction · coming-of-age · spirituality · poc-mc · war · adult · female-author · drama · violent-conflict · historical · religion
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Taylor Jenkins Reid
4.12 · 464 ratings
family · literary-fiction · fiction · romance · womens-fiction · realistic · new-adult · audiobook · book · drama · female-mc · friendship · female-author · young-adult · historical-fiction · historical · contemporary · sad · adult · season-summer
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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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Carlos Ruiz Zafón
4.06 · 456 ratings
fiction · mystery · historical-fiction · fantasy · suspense · action-adventure · magical-realism · book · historical · gothic · drama · horror · audiobook · crime · 20th-century · literary-fiction · dark · young-adult · adult · urban-fantasy
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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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Eowyn Ivey
4.05 · 106 ratings
magical-realism · female-author · historical-fiction · family · season-winter · fiction · action-adventure · mystery · fantasy · paranormal · book · literary-fiction · fairy-tale · retellings · 20th-century · historical · magic · outdoors · adult · drama
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Edward Rutherfurd
4.04 · 266 ratings
war · family · fiction · action-adventure · epic · historical · adult · violent-conflict · historical-fiction · book · literary-fiction · audiobook · 20th-century · early-modern · drama · journey · spirituality · medieval · religion · urban
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Ellen Marie Wiseman
4.03 · 180 ratings
historical-fiction · book · audiobook · fiction · historical · literary-fiction · coming-of-age · family · drama · 20th-century · psychological · female-author · young-adult · suspense · mystery · action-adventure · abuse · womens-fiction · adult · mental-illness
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Elif Shafak
4.00 · 421 ratings
literary-fiction · fiction · book · historical-fiction · action-adventure · journey · adult · drama · audiobook · female-author · 21st-century · poc-mc · family · historical · islam · spirituality · magical-realism · religion · contemporary · friendship
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Maggie O'Farrell
3.97 · 300 ratings
fiction · adult · book · literary-fiction · female-author · family · drama · audiobook · 21st-century · historical-fiction · historical · womens-fiction · mystery · psychological · female-mc · romance · realistic · marriage · season-summer · suspense
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Sarah Addison Allen
3.93 · 338 ratings
contemporary · fiction · fantasy · magical-realism · paranormal · family · womens-fiction · magic · book · romance · drama · female-author · audiobook · friendship · literary-fiction · supernatural · mystery · realistic · urban-fantasy · small-town
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Sue Monk Kidd
3.93 · 255 ratings- After Jesus Before Christianity: A Historical Exploration of the First Two Centuries of Jesus Movements by Sue Monk Kidd
- The Book of Longings by Sue Monk Kidd
- The Invention of Wings by Sue Monk Kidd
- Traveling with Pomegranates: A Mother and Daughter Journey to the Sacred Places of Greece, Turkey, and France by Sue Monk Kidd
- The Mermaid Chair by Sue Monk Kidd
religion · fiction · female-author · drama · literary-fiction · historical-fiction · audiobook · spirituality · family · book · feminism · coming-of-age · magical-realism · womens-fiction · friendship · historical · high-school · young-adult · realistic · mystery
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Sarah Winman
3.90 · 116 ratings
friendship · audiobook · literary-fiction · book · female-author · historical-fiction · family · fiction · coming-of-age · 21st-century · 20th-century · death · drama · lgbtq · grief · multi-pov · contemporary · season-spring · mental-illness · young-adult
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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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Yukio Mishima
3.90 · 416 ratings
fiction · literary-fiction · classics · literary · adult · 20th-century · book · drama · historical · historical-fiction · lgbtq · male-author · philosophy · psychological · politics · contemporary · suicide · coming-of-age · religion · audiobook
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Anita Diamant
3.89 · 229 ratings
fiction · drama · historical-fiction · book · literary-fiction · audiobook · spirituality · family · historical · realistic · female-author · religion · friendship · womens-fiction · adult · 20th-century · female-mc · ww2 · season-summer · young-adult
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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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Maeve Binchy
3.82 · 679 ratings
fiction · adult · womens-fiction · romance · literary-fiction · family · contemporary · audiobook · friendship · drama · female-mc · female-author · realistic · book · anthologies · historical-fiction · humor · epic · 20th-century · cozy
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Yasunari Kawabata
3.72 · 354 ratings
fiction · literary-fiction · classics · literary · adult · 20th-century · drama · book · historical-fiction · contemporary · male-author · historical · psychological · anthologies · poc-author · aging · family · magical-realism · asia · steamy
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