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Novels (Uncategorized)
Acevedo, Elizabeth. The Poet X - a fierce coming-of-age story set in Harlem, New York.
Adams, Douglas. The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy - a classic interstellar adventure that's full of humour.
Coelho, Paul. The Alchemist - a tale of self-discovery that's become a modern classic.
Collins, Suzanne. The Hunger Games
Cline, Ernest. Ready Player One
Desai, Kiran. Hullabaloo in the Guava Orchard
De Saint-Exupery, Antoine. The Little Prince
Dessen, Sarah. The Truth About Forever
Divakaruni, Chitra. The Mistress of Spices
Dostoevsky, Fyodor. Crime and Punishment
Doerr, Anthony. All the Light We Cannot See
Egan, Jennifer. A Visit From the Goon Squad
Faulkner, William. The Sound and the Fury
Foer, Jonathan Safran. Everything is Illuminated
Fridlund, Emily. History of Wolves
Gaiman, Neil. American Gods
Gaiman, Neil. The Ocean at the End of the Lane
Garvin, Jeff. Symptoms of Being Human
Green, Sally. Half Lost
Green, Sally. Half Bad
Green, Sally. Half Wild
Gyasi, Yaa. Homegoing
Haig, Matt. Reasons to Stay Alive
Hamid, Mohsin. The Reluctant Fundamentalist
Harper, Jordan. She Rides Shotgun
Heller, Joseph. Catch 22
Homer, The Iliad
Homer, The Odyssey
Hosseini, Khaled. The Kite Runner
Jackson, Shirley. The Haunting of Hill House
Jackson, Shirley. We Have Always Lived in the Castle
Jansson, Tove. The True Deceiver
Kafka, Franz. The Metamorphosis
Kawakami, Mieko. Ms. Ice Sandwich
Kingsolver, Barbara. The Poisonwood Bible
Ko, Lisa. The Leavers
Lee, Min Jin. Pachinko
Marquez, Gabriel Garcia. One Hundred Years of Solitude
Martel, Yann. The Life of Pi
McCullers, Carson. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter
McEwan, Ian. Atonement
Morgenstern, Erin. The Night Circus
Murakami, Haruki. Kafka on the Shore
Murakami, Haruki. The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle
Nguyen, Viet Thai. The Refugees
O’Farrell, Maggie. The Vanishing Act of Esmee Lennox
O’Farrell, Maggie. The Hand That First Held Mine
Okparanta, Chinelo. Under the Udala Trees
Orwell, George. Animal Farm
Ng, Celeste. Little Fires Everywhere
Perry, Sarah. The Essex Serpent
Pinto, Jerry. Em and the Big Hoom
Quick, Matthew. The Reason You’re Alive
Quick, Matthew. The Silver Linings Playbook
Rojstaczer, Stuart. The Mathematician’s Shiva
Rooney, Sally. Normal People
Saenz, Benjamin Alire. The Inexplicable Logic of My Life
Slimani, Leila. The Perfect Nanny
Steinbeck, John. The Grapes of Wrath
Stone, Nic. Dear Martin
Tartt, Donna. The Goldfinch
Thomas, Chris D. Inheritors of the Earth: How Nature is Thriving in an Age of Extinction
Tran, Vu. Dragonfish: A Novel
Vonnegut, Kurt. Slaughterhouse 5
Watson, Renee. Piecing Me Together
Wingate, Lisa. Before We Were Yours
Yapa, Sunil. Your Heart is a Muscle the Size of Your Fist
Adams, Douglas. The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy - a classic interstellar adventure that's full of humour.
Coelho, Paul. The Alchemist - a tale of self-discovery that's become a modern classic.
Collins, Suzanne. The Hunger Games
Cline, Ernest. Ready Player One
Desai, Kiran. Hullabaloo in the Guava Orchard
De Saint-Exupery, Antoine. The Little Prince
Dessen, Sarah. The Truth About Forever
Divakaruni, Chitra. The Mistress of Spices
Dostoevsky, Fyodor. Crime and Punishment
Doerr, Anthony. All the Light We Cannot See
Egan, Jennifer. A Visit From the Goon Squad
Faulkner, William. The Sound and the Fury
Foer, Jonathan Safran. Everything is Illuminated
Fridlund, Emily. History of Wolves
Gaiman, Neil. American Gods
Gaiman, Neil. The Ocean at the End of the Lane
Garvin, Jeff. Symptoms of Being Human
Green, Sally. Half Lost
Green, Sally. Half Bad
Green, Sally. Half Wild
Gyasi, Yaa. Homegoing
Haig, Matt. Reasons to Stay Alive
Hamid, Mohsin. The Reluctant Fundamentalist
Harper, Jordan. She Rides Shotgun
Heller, Joseph. Catch 22
Homer, The Iliad
Homer, The Odyssey
Hosseini, Khaled. The Kite Runner
Jackson, Shirley. The Haunting of Hill House
Jackson, Shirley. We Have Always Lived in the Castle
Jansson, Tove. The True Deceiver
Kafka, Franz. The Metamorphosis
Kawakami, Mieko. Ms. Ice Sandwich
Kingsolver, Barbara. The Poisonwood Bible
Ko, Lisa. The Leavers
Lee, Min Jin. Pachinko
Marquez, Gabriel Garcia. One Hundred Years of Solitude
Martel, Yann. The Life of Pi
McCullers, Carson. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter
McEwan, Ian. Atonement
Morgenstern, Erin. The Night Circus
Murakami, Haruki. Kafka on the Shore
Murakami, Haruki. The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle
Nguyen, Viet Thai. The Refugees
O’Farrell, Maggie. The Vanishing Act of Esmee Lennox
O’Farrell, Maggie. The Hand That First Held Mine
Okparanta, Chinelo. Under the Udala Trees
Orwell, George. Animal Farm
Ng, Celeste. Little Fires Everywhere
Perry, Sarah. The Essex Serpent
Pinto, Jerry. Em and the Big Hoom
Quick, Matthew. The Reason You’re Alive
Quick, Matthew. The Silver Linings Playbook
Rojstaczer, Stuart. The Mathematician’s Shiva
Rooney, Sally. Normal People
Saenz, Benjamin Alire. The Inexplicable Logic of My Life
Slimani, Leila. The Perfect Nanny
Steinbeck, John. The Grapes of Wrath
Stone, Nic. Dear Martin
Tartt, Donna. The Goldfinch
Thomas, Chris D. Inheritors of the Earth: How Nature is Thriving in an Age of Extinction
Tran, Vu. Dragonfish: A Novel
Vonnegut, Kurt. Slaughterhouse 5
Watson, Renee. Piecing Me Together
Wingate, Lisa. Before We Were Yours
Yapa, Sunil. Your Heart is a Muscle the Size of Your Fist
International
Adiga, Aravind. The White Tiger -
Chan, Koon Chung. The Fat Years - a speculative novel set in a Chinese, postmodern totalitarian state.
Chang, Jung. Wild Swans - a story of three generations in Twentieth Century China
Ferrante, Elena. My Brilliant Friend
Ferrante, Elena. The Story of a New Name
Ferrante, Elena. The Story of the Lost Child
Shin, Kyung-Sook. Please Look After Mom
Chan, Koon Chung. The Fat Years - a speculative novel set in a Chinese, postmodern totalitarian state.
Chang, Jung. Wild Swans - a story of three generations in Twentieth Century China
Ferrante, Elena. My Brilliant Friend
Ferrante, Elena. The Story of a New Name
Ferrante, Elena. The Story of the Lost Child
Shin, Kyung-Sook. Please Look After Mom
Crime/Thriller
Burnet, Graeme Macrae. His Bloody Project
Fossum, Karin. The Caller
Hawkins, Paula. The Girl on the Train
Fossum, Karin. The Caller
Hawkins, Paula. The Girl on the Train
Science Fiction/ Dystopian Fiction
Asimov, Isaac. I, Robot
Atwood, Margaret. The Blind Assassin
Atwood, Margaret. The Handmaid’s Tale
Bradbury, Ray. The Martian Chronicles
Capek, Karel. War with the Newts
Card, Orson Scott. Children of the Mind
Card, Orson Scott. Ender’s Game
Card, Orson Scott. Speaker for the Dead
Card, Orson Scott. Xenocide
Huxley, Aldous. Brave New World
Orwell, George. 1984
Jemison, N.K. The Fifth Season
Jemison, N.K. The Obelisk Gate
Jemison, N.K. The Stone Sky
Le Guin, Ursula. The Left Hand of Darkness
Liu, Cixin. The Three-Body Problem
Liu, Cixin. The Dark Forest
Liu, Cixin. Death’s End
Zamyatin. We
Atwood, Margaret. The Blind Assassin
Atwood, Margaret. The Handmaid’s Tale
Bradbury, Ray. The Martian Chronicles
Capek, Karel. War with the Newts
Card, Orson Scott. Children of the Mind
Card, Orson Scott. Ender’s Game
Card, Orson Scott. Speaker for the Dead
Card, Orson Scott. Xenocide
Huxley, Aldous. Brave New World
Orwell, George. 1984
Jemison, N.K. The Fifth Season
Jemison, N.K. The Obelisk Gate
Jemison, N.K. The Stone Sky
Le Guin, Ursula. The Left Hand of Darkness
Liu, Cixin. The Three-Body Problem
Liu, Cixin. The Dark Forest
Liu, Cixin. Death’s End
Zamyatin. We
Graphic Novels
Bechdel, Alison. Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic
Bui, Thi. The Best We Could Do
Drnaso, Nick. Sabrina
LaCour, Nina. We Are Okay
Satrapi, Marjane. The Complete Persepolis
Spiegelman, Art. Maus I and II
Walden, Tillie. Spinning
Bui, Thi. The Best We Could Do
Drnaso, Nick. Sabrina
LaCour, Nina. We Are Okay
Satrapi, Marjane. The Complete Persepolis
Spiegelman, Art. Maus I and II
Walden, Tillie. Spinning
Short Stories
Adichie, Chimamanda Ngozi. The Thing Around Your Neck
Gaiman, Neil. Smoke and Mirrors
Jackson, Shirley. The Lottery and Other Stories
Marquez, Gabriel Garcia. Collected Stories
Gaiman, Neil. Smoke and Mirrors
Jackson, Shirley. The Lottery and Other Stories
Marquez, Gabriel Garcia. Collected Stories
Humour
Kay, Adam. This is going to hurt: Secret Diaries of a Junior Doctor
Sedaris, David. Me Talk Pretty One Day
Sedaris, David. When You Are Engulfed in Flames
Simsion, Graeme. The Rosie Project
Simsion, Graeme. The Rosie Effect
Simsion, Graeme. The Rosie Result
Sedaris, David. Me Talk Pretty One Day
Sedaris, David. When You Are Engulfed in Flames
Simsion, Graeme. The Rosie Project
Simsion, Graeme. The Rosie Effect
Simsion, Graeme. The Rosie Result
Memoirs
Allende, Isabel. My invented country
Bui, Thi. The Best We Could Do
Chang, Jung. Wild Swans - a story of three generations in Twentieth Century China
Dugard, Jaycee. A Stolen Life; A Memoir
Westover, Tara. Educated: A Memoir
Bui, Thi. The Best We Could Do
Chang, Jung. Wild Swans - a story of three generations in Twentieth Century China
Dugard, Jaycee. A Stolen Life; A Memoir
Westover, Tara. Educated: A Memoir
Non-Fiction
Bryson, Bill. A Short History of Nearly Everything
Darbyshire, Will. This Modern Love
Dewaal, Frans. Are We Smart Enough to Know How Smart Animals Are?
Feynman, Richard. Surely You’re Joking, Mr. Feynman!
Foer, Jonathan Safran. Eating Animals
Gladwell, Malcolm. David & Goliath: Underdogs, Misfits and the Art of Battling Giants
Goodall, Jane. In the Shadow of Man
Goodall, Jane. Reason for Hope
Greenblatt, Stephen. Will in the World: How Shakespeare Became Shakespeare
Krakauer, Jon. Into Thin Air
Marquez, Gabriela Garcia. The story of a Shipwrecked Sailor
O’Farrell, Maggie. I am, I am, I am
Orwell, George. The Orwell Essays
Sacks, Oliver. Awakenings
Sacks, Oliver. The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat
Stanley, Thomas. The Millionaire Next Door
Thomas, Chris D. Inheritors of the Earth: How Nature is Thriving in an Age of Extinction
Part, Michael. The Greta Thunberg Story: Being Different is a Superpower
Watson, James. The Double Helix
Wolfe, Tom. The Right Stuff
Darbyshire, Will. This Modern Love
Dewaal, Frans. Are We Smart Enough to Know How Smart Animals Are?
Feynman, Richard. Surely You’re Joking, Mr. Feynman!
Foer, Jonathan Safran. Eating Animals
Gladwell, Malcolm. David & Goliath: Underdogs, Misfits and the Art of Battling Giants
Goodall, Jane. In the Shadow of Man
Goodall, Jane. Reason for Hope
Greenblatt, Stephen. Will in the World: How Shakespeare Became Shakespeare
Krakauer, Jon. Into Thin Air
Marquez, Gabriela Garcia. The story of a Shipwrecked Sailor
O’Farrell, Maggie. I am, I am, I am
Orwell, George. The Orwell Essays
Sacks, Oliver. Awakenings
Sacks, Oliver. The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat
Stanley, Thomas. The Millionaire Next Door
Thomas, Chris D. Inheritors of the Earth: How Nature is Thriving in an Age of Extinction
Part, Michael. The Greta Thunberg Story: Being Different is a Superpower
Watson, James. The Double Helix
Wolfe, Tom. The Right Stuff
About Writing
Atwood, Margaret. Negotiating with the Dead: A Writer on Writing
Bradbury, Ray. Zen in the Art of Writing: Essays on Creativity
Lamott, Anne. Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life
King, Stephen. On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft
Bradbury, Ray. Zen in the Art of Writing: Essays on Creativity
Lamott, Anne. Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life
King, Stephen. On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft