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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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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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Beverley Watts
4.19 · 108 ratings
fiction · humor · adult · romance · book · literary-fiction · industrial-era · historical · regency · womens-fiction · comedy · contemporary · action-adventure · animals · historical-fiction · military · dogs · mystery · victorian · anthologies
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Billy Crystal
4.19 · 112 ratings
fiction · humor · fantasy · literary-fiction · audiobook · comedy · literary · classics · young-adult · children-books · cats · anthologies · animals · drama · family · book · contemporary · adult · male-author · death
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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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Maddie Dawson
3.96 · 184 ratings
contemporary · family · womens-fiction · fiction · female-mc · audiobook · book · romance · adult · humor · realistic · literary-fiction · domestic-drama · breakup · friendship · paranormal · magical-realism · magic · drama · comedy
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Fannie Flagg
3.94 · 297 ratings
womens-fiction · humor · literary-fiction · fiction · friendship · female-mc · historical-fiction · book · drama · family · realistic · audiobook · adult · female-author · comedy · small-town · historical · epic · mystery · 20th-century
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Victor Pelevin
3.92 · 210 ratings
fiction · adult · contemporary · magical-realism · book · philosophy · satire · humor · literary-fiction · fantasy · audiobook · postmodernism · low-fantasy · 20th-century · classics · literary · horror · dystopia · politics · sci-fi
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Ruth Hogan
3.92 · 136 ratings
family · womens-fiction · fiction · friendship · female-mc · audiobook · book · magical-realism · adult · drama · fantasy · contemporary · literary-fiction · supernatural · female-author · historical-fiction · humor · mystery · paranormal · magic
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Jenny Oliver
3.91 · 120 ratings
contemporary · adult · fiction · womens-fiction · book · romance · humor · holidays · female-mc · family · literary-fiction · audiobook · season-summer · action-adventure · urban · journey · female-author · season-winter · europe · western-central-europe
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Thomas Pynchon
3.91 · 322 ratings
fiction · adult · literary-fiction · historical-fiction · postmodernism · satire · classics · literary · humor · 20th-century · book · sci-fi · audiobook · contemporary · male-author · philosophy · mystery · comedy · action-adventure · war
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Alexander McCall Smith
3.86 · 1565 ratings- The Conditions of Unconditional Love: An Isabel Dalhousie Novel (15) by Alexander McCall Smith
- The Stellar Debut of Galactica Macfee by Alexander McCall Smith
- The Perfect Passion Company by Alexander McCall Smith
- The Private Life of Spies and the Exquisite Art of Getting Even: Stories by Alexander McCall Smith
- The Enigma of Garlic: 44 Scotland Street Series by Alexander McCall Smith
fiction · audiobook · mystery · humor · contemporary · book · adult · cozy · literary-fiction · crime · female-mc · law-enforcement · drama · womens-fiction · satire · comedy · family · realistic · friendship · philosophy
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Matthew Quick
3.82 · 214 ratings
drama · audiobook · contemporary · fiction · book · mental-illness · realistic · family · young-adult · friendship · grief · death · humor · literary-fiction · coming-of-age · psychological · male-author · romance · high-school · bullying
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Kevin Kwan
3.82 · 187 ratings
family · female-mc · fiction · humor · romance · contemporary · womens-fiction · new-adult · literary-fiction · book · season-summer · young-adult · audiobook · drama · friendship · poc-mc · satire · comedy · realistic · male-author
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Kevin Wilson
3.78 · 252 ratings
literary-fiction · fiction · audiobook · contemporary · humor · family · adult · book · realistic · coming-of-age · comedy · male-author · anthologies · usa · mystery · drama · lgbtq · siblings · 21st-century · young-adult
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Miranda July
3.77 · 134 ratings
literary-fiction · contemporary · feminism · fiction · humor · female-mc · lgbtq · adult · comedy · book · 21st-century · audiobook · drama · female-author · season-summer · new-adult · dark · personal-growth · anthologies · mental-illness
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Graeme Simsion
3.76 · 177 ratings
literary-fiction · book · contemporary · audiobook · fiction · romance · humor · womens-fiction · family · drama · realistic · mental-illness · psychological · 21st-century · marriage · friendship · adult · comedy · disability · female-mc
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Steve Almond
3.76 · 116 ratings
fiction · literary-fiction · adult · contemporary · humor · anthologies · romance · book · realistic · coming-of-age · audiobook · 21st-century · mystery · historical-fiction · historical · steamy · young-adult · killer · substance-abuse · suspense
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Martin Millar
3.75 · 116 ratings
fiction · humor · fantasy · book · urban-fantasy · magical-realism · contemporary · adult · literary-fiction · male-author · paranormal · low-fantasy · 20th-century · supernatural · young-adult · action-adventure · magic · fae · romance · horror
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Kevin Barry
3.75 · 100 ratings
adult · fiction · literary-fiction · historical-fiction · audiobook · 21st-century · humor · contemporary · book · crime · action-adventure · dark · male-author · historical · journey · noir · fantasy · mystery · urban · dystopia
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Phaedra Patrick
3.73 · 143 ratings
fiction · family · contemporary · adult · female-mc · womens-fiction · book · humor · audiobook · literary-fiction · realistic · friendship · mystery · historical-fiction · drama · female-author · secrets · action-adventure · coming-of-age · romance
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Miriam Toews
3.73 · 168 ratings
fiction · contemporary · audiobook · literary-fiction · book · female-author · family · humor · coming-of-age · adult · female-mc · 21st-century · realistic · feminism · mental-illness · spirituality · religion · drama · historical-fiction · young-adult
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David Nicholls
3.72 · 154 ratings
romance · book · literary-fiction · contemporary · fiction · humor · audiobook · womens-fiction · drama · comedy · 21st-century · family · male-author · season-summer · young-adult · coming-of-age · friendship · historical-fiction · realistic · adult
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Jonathan Coe
3.70 · 253 ratings
fiction · book · literary-fiction · adult · audiobook · 20th-century · humor · drama · contemporary · comedy · 21st-century · historical-fiction · family · satire · mystery · male-author · historical · literary · politics · classics
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Lorna Landvik
3.70 · 186 ratings
fiction · humor · adult · book · womens-fiction · contemporary · family · audiobook · friendship · literary-fiction · drama · psychological · romance · historical-fiction · small-town · female-mc · realistic · 21st-century · action-adventure · comedy
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Sheila Heti
3.69 · 156 ratings
fiction · adult · literary-fiction · female-author · humor · book · contemporary · 21st-century · fantasy · anthologies · philosophy · audiobook · female-mc · magical-realism · historical · realistic · psychological · feminism · philosophical · myths
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Garrison Keillor
3.67 · 182 ratings- Cheerfulness by Garrison Keillor
- The Lake Wobegon Virus by Garrison Keillor
- Footnotes from the World's Greatest Bookstores: True Tales and Lost Moments from Book Buyers, Booksellers, and Book Lovers by Garrison Keillor
- Pilgrims: A Lake Wobegon Romance by Garrison Keillor
- The Keillor Reader by Garrison Keillor
fiction · literary-fiction · adult · humor · audiobook · contemporary · satire · comedy · book · anthologies · historical-fiction · coming-of-age · young-adult · historical · romance · death · outdoors · horror · islam · christian
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Kathleen Tessaro
3.62 · 106 ratings
womens-fiction · fiction · adult · historical-fiction · book · romance · family · humor · female-mc · historical · female-author · literary-fiction · drama · mystery · friendship · urban · 20th-century · new-adult · contemporary · ww2
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