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Heather Morris
127 ratings 4.34 ·
historical · ww2 · historical-fiction · violent-conflict · war · fiction · 20th-century · book · audiobook · young-adult · survival · literary-fiction · drama · realistic · action-adventure · family · friendship · death · sad · female-author
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Elizabeth Acevedo
170 ratings 4.28 ·
poc-mc · fiction · young-adult · contemporary · poc-author · latinx-mc · audiobook · family · literary-fiction · lgbtq · feminism · female-author · book · realistic · female-mc · magical-realism · friendship · drama · 21st-century · high-school
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Catherine Ryan Hyde
686 ratings 4.17 ·
fiction · literary-fiction · family · audiobook · contemporary · drama · womens-fiction · book · coming-of-age · friendship · young-adult · realistic · female-mc · adult · anthologies · lgbtq · romance · historical-fiction · animals · mental-illness
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Edward O. Wilson
246 ratings 4.11 ·
fiction · animals · young-adult · literary-fiction · historical-fiction · contemporary · realistic · book · outdoors · alabama · north-america · sci-fi · audiobook · usa · coming-of-age
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Taylor Jenkins Reid
330 ratings 4.10 ·
realistic · new-adult · romance · literary-fiction · womens-fiction · family · fiction · book · drama · audiobook · female-author · young-adult · friendship · female-mc · contemporary · sad · historical-fiction · marriage · season-summer · historical
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John Boyne
402 ratings 4.03 ·
fiction · book · audiobook · historical-fiction · historical · family · literary-fiction · drama · young-adult · 20th-century · action-adventure · coming-of-age · realistic · 21st-century · death · lgbtq · mystery · friendship · male-author · adult
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Sister Souljah
112 ratings 4.00 ·
black-mc · poc-mc · female-mc · urban · fiction · drama · contemporary · book · young-adult · literary-fiction · realistic · coming-of-age · romance · family · spirituality · female-author · womens-fiction · crime · 20th-century · feminism
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Carlos Ruiz Zafón
310 ratings 4.00 ·
mystery · gothic · fantasy · historical · action-adventure · suspense · magical-realism · fiction · historical-fiction · drama · horror · audiobook · book · 20th-century · literary-fiction · dark · young-adult · urban-fantasy · crime · supernatural
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Ellen Marie Wiseman
150 ratings 3.99 ·
historical-fiction · historical · audiobook · fiction · book · family · literary-fiction · drama · coming-of-age · mystery · psychological · female-author · 20th-century · suspense · young-adult · action-adventure · abuse · womens-fiction · violent-conflict · survival
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Harper Lee
150 ratings 3.99 ·
classics · young-adult · family · literary · coming-of-age · book · literary-fiction · drama · crime · fiction · audiobook · high-school · historical · historical-fiction · 20th-century · bildungsroman · racism · realistic · female-author · social-commentary
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Michelle Moran
181 ratings 3.98 ·
drama · historical · fiction · historical-fiction · book · romance · female-author · audiobook · politics · violent-conflict · young-adult · royalty · war · womens-fiction · literary-fiction · action-adventure · family · ancient-civilization · poc-mc · coming-of-age
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Eden Robinson
104 ratings 3.97 ·
poc-mc · female-author · fiction · magical-realism · indigenous-mc · supernatural · contemporary · myths · young-adult · coming-of-age · book · poc-author · horror · literary-fiction · fantasy · audiobook · paranormal · family · retellings · adult
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Laurie Frankel
103 ratings 3.93 ·
literary-fiction · fiction · book · contemporary · family · drama · womens-fiction · audiobook · friendship · realistic · young-adult · new-adult · 21st-century · siblings · adult · social-commentary · female-author · humor · romance · female-mc
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Jodi Picoult
1258 ratings 3.85 ·
fiction · book · literary-fiction · family · drama · audiobook · contemporary · womens-fiction · young-adult · realistic · female-author · mystery · female-mc · suspense · crime · friendship · high-school · death · legal · psychological
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Amy Engel
104 ratings 3.84 ·
book · fiction · audiobook · family · drama · suspense · thriller · crime · literary-fiction · mystery · new-adult · horror · coming-of-age · female-mc · murder · young-adult · action-adventure · contemporary · futuristic · romance
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Matthew Quick
213 ratings 3.82 ·
audiobook · fiction · contemporary · drama · book · mental-illness · friendship · family · young-adult · realistic · grief · death · literary-fiction · humor · coming-of-age · male-author · psychological · sad · high-school · bullying
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Kevin Kwan
182 ratings 3.82 ·
female-mc · romance · contemporary · family · fiction · humor · book · season-summer · young-adult · audiobook · new-adult · literary-fiction · womens-fiction · realistic · satire · poc-author · male-author · friendship · poc-mc · drama
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Julia Alvarez
209 ratings 3.80 ·
poc-mc · fiction · latinx-mc · book · historical-fiction · family · female-author · realistic · young-adult · audiobook · literary-fiction · poc-author · action-adventure · historical · journey · feminism · coming-of-age · middle-grade · children · contemporary
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Lori Lansens
104 ratings 3.80 ·
audiobook · fiction · book · drama · female-author · contemporary · coming-of-age · family · death · literary-fiction · womens-fiction · realistic · young-adult · historical-fiction · friendship · mystery · psychological · adult · dystopia · near-future
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Emily Giffin
420 ratings 3.74 ·
fiction · womens-fiction · romance · book · female-mc · friendship · audiobook · contemporary · drama · realistic · family · young-adult · literary-fiction · marriage · high-school · season-summer · urban · new-adult · domestic-drama · humor
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Sally Rooney
175 ratings 3.72 ·
contemporary · literary-fiction · fiction · romance · audiobook · realistic · female-author · 21st-century · new-adult · mental-illness · season-summer · young-adult · coming-of-age · book · drama · adult · womens-fiction · female-mc · friendship · anthologies
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Sara Gruen
154 ratings 3.71 ·
womens-fiction · drama · book · audiobook · fiction · romance · literary-fiction · realistic · historical-fiction · animals · family · 21st-century · mystery · female-author · adult · contemporary · suspense · young-adult · historical · domestic-drama
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Laura Moriarty
100 ratings 3.62 ·
book · realistic · audiobook · fiction · drama · womens-fiction · contemporary · coming-of-age · young-adult · family · literary-fiction · religion · action-adventure · historical-fiction · spirituality · friendship · domestic-drama · female-mc · female-author · social-commentary
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Scarlett Thomas
134 ratings 3.54 ·
fiction · book · female-author · action-adventure · young-adult · contemporary · literary-fiction · fantasy · mystery · female-mc · audiobook · 21st-century · magical-realism · suspense · drama · adult · psychological · friendship · philosophical · paranormal
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Alice Sebold
120 ratings 3.53 ·
horror · killer · death · audiobook · fiction · mystery · womens-fiction · crime · drama · literary-fiction · contemporary · realistic · book · suspense · family · young-adult · dark · 21st-century · usa · high-school
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Lauren Weisberger
283 ratings 3.47 ·
fiction · female-mc · romance · womens-fiction · contemporary · audiobook · book · friendship · humor · drama · literary-fiction · female-author · realistic · urban · young-adult · new-adult · comedy · season-summer · 21st-century · adult
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Maria Semple
106 ratings 3.46 ·
female-author · realistic · book · satire · contemporary · marriage · family · audiobook · 21st-century · humor · comedy · fiction · literary-fiction · drama · womens-fiction · season-summer · young-adult · mental-illness · friendship · female-mc
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Meg Rosoff
157 ratings 3.37 ·
female-author · fiction · young-adult · book · audiobook · friendship · coming-of-age · realistic · romance · contemporary · literary-fiction · animals · family · drama · high-school · historical-fiction · action-adventure · children · magical-realism · teens
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