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Lesbian Nuns Breaking Silence
Nancy Manahan, Rosemary Curb · 2013
Charon docks at daylight
Zoe Reed
Nimona
Noelle Stevenson · 2015
Animal Farm
George Orwell · 2023
The Only Tarot Book You'll Ever Need
Skye Alexander, Mary Shannon · 2019
Howl’s Moving Castle
Diana Wynne Jones · 2012
Carmilla
Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu · 2023
Girl, Woman, Other
Bernardine Evaristo · 2019
The Goldfinch A Novel (Pulitzer Prize for Fiction)
Donna Tartt · 2015
Once Upon a Broken Heart
Stephanie Garber · 2023
Carmilla
Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu · 2016
Orbiting Jupiter
Gary D. Schmidt · 2017
Beautiful Boy A Father's Journey Through His Son's Addiction
David Sheff · 2009
To Kill a Mockingbird
Harper Lee · 2002
Gideon the Ninth
Tamsyn Muir · 2019
<p><b><i>Gideon the Ninth</i> is the first book in the <i>New York Times</i> and <i>USA Today</i> Bestselling Locked Tomb Series, and one of the Best Books of 2019 according to NPR, the New York Public Library, Amazon, <i>BookPage</i>, <i>Shelf Awareness,</i> <i>BookRiot</i>, and <i>Bustle</i>!</b><br><b><br>WINNER of the 2020 Locus Award and Crawford Award<br>Finalist for the 2023 Hugo Award for Best Series!<br></b><b>Finalist for the 2020 Hugo, Nebula, Dragon, and World Fantasy Awards</b><br><b><br>“Unlike anything I’ve ever read. ” —V.E. Schwab<br></b><b><br>“Lesbian necromancers explore a haunted gothic palace in space!” —Charles Stross<br><br>“Deft, tense and atmospheric, compellingly immersive and wildly original.” —<i>The New York Times<br></i></b><br>The Emperor needs necromancers.<br><br>The Ninth Necromancer needs a swordswoman.<br><br>Gideon has a sword, some dirty magazines, and no more time for undead nonsense.<br><br>Tamsyn Muir’s <i>Gideon the Ninth</i> unveils a solar system of swordplay, cut-throat politics, and lesbian necromancers. Her characters leap off the page, as skillfully animated as arcane revenants. The result is a heart-pounding epic science fantasy.<br><br>Brought up by unfriendly, ossifying nuns, ancient retainers, and countless skeletons, Gideon is ready to abandon a life of servitude and an afterlife as a reanimated corpse. She packs up her sword, her shoes, and her dirty magazines, and prepares to launch her daring escape. But her childhood nemesis won’t set her free without a service.<br><br>Harrowhark Nonagesimus, Reverend Daughter of the Ninth House and bone witch extraordinaire, has been summoned into action. The Emperor has invited the heirs to each of his loyal Houses to a deadly trial of wits and skill. If Harrowhark succeeds she will be become an immortal, all-powerful servant of the Resurrection, but no necromancer can ascend without their cavalier. Without Gideon’s sword, Harrow will fail, and the Ninth House will die.<br><br>Of course, some things are better left dead.<br><br>THE LOCKED TOMB SERIES<br>BOOK 1: <i>Gideon the Ninth</i><br>BOOK 2: <i>Harrow the Ninth<br></i>BOOK 3: <i>Nona the Ninth</i><br>BOOK 4: <i>Alecto the Ninth</i><br><br>At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.</p>
Hood Feminism Notes from the Women That a Movement Forgot
Mikki Kendall · 2021
<b>A <i>NEW YORK TIMES</i> BESTSELLER<br><br> “<b>The fights against hunger, homelessness, poverty, health disparities, poor schools, homophobia, transphobia, and domestic violence are feminist fights. Kendall offers a feminism rooted in the livelihood of everyday women.”</b> <b>—Ibram X. Kendi, #1 <i>New York Times-</i>bestselling author of <i>How to Be an Antiracist</i>, in <i>The Atlantic</i></b><br><br>“One of the most important books of the current moment.”—<i>Time</i></b><br> <br> <b>“A rousing call to action... It should be required reading for everyone.”—Gabrielle Union, author of</b> <i><b>We’re Going to Need More Wine</b></i><br> <br> <b><br> <b>A potent and electrifying critique of today’s feminist movement announcing a fresh new voice in black feminism</b></b><br><br>Today's feminist movement has a glaring blind spot, and paradoxically, it is women. Mainstream feminists rarely talk about meeting basic needs as a feminist issue, argues Mikki Kendall, but food insecurity, access to quality education, safe neighborhoods, a living wage, and medical care are all feminist issues. All too often, however, the focus is not on basic survival for the many, but on increasing privilege for the few. That feminists refuse to prioritize these issues has only exacerbated the age-old problem of both internecine discord and women who rebuff at carrying the title. Moreover, prominent white feminists broadly suffer from their own myopia with regard to how things like race, class, sexual orientation, and ability intersect with gender. How can we stand in solidarity as a movement, Kendall asks, when there is the distinct likelihood that some women are oppressing others? <br><br>In her searing collection of essays, Mikki Kendall takes aim at the legitimacy of the modern feminist movement, arguing that it has chronically failed to address the needs of all but a few women. Drawing on her own experiences with hunger, violence, and hypersexualization, along with incisive commentary on reproductive rights, politics, pop culture, the stigma of mental health, and more, <i>Hood Feminism</i> delivers an irrefutable indictment of a movement in flux. An unforgettable debut, Kendall has written a ferocious clarion call to all would-be feminists to live out the true mandate of the movement in thought and in deed.
1984
George Orwell · 1961
The Book Thief
Markus Zusak · 2007
<b>#1 <i>NEW YORK TIMES</i> BESTSELLER • ONE OF <i>TIME</i> MAGAZINE’S 100 BEST YA BOOKS OF ALL TIME <b>• A <i>NEW YORK TIMES</i> READER TOP 100 PICK FOR BEST BOOKS OF THE 21ST CENTURY • A <i>KIRKUS REVIEWS</i> BEST YOUNG ADULT BOOK OF THE CENTURY</b><br><br>The extraordinary, beloved novel about the ability of books to feed the soul even in the darkest of times.</b><br><br><i>When Death has a story to tell, you listen.</i><br><br>It is 1939. Nazi Germany. The country is holding its breath. Death has never been busier, and will become busier still.<br><br>Liesel Meminger is a foster girl living outside of Munich, who scratches out a meager existence for herself by stealing when she encounters something she can’t resist–books. With the help of her accordion-playing foster father, she learns to read and shares her stolen books with her neighbors during bombing raids as well as with the Jewish man hidden in her basement. <br><br>In superbly crafted writing that burns with intensity, award-winning author Markus Zusak, author of <i>I Am the Messenger,</i> has given us one of the most enduring stories of our time.<br><br>“The kind of book that can be life-changing.” —<i>The New York Times</i><br><br>“Deserves a place on the same shelf with <i>The Diary of a Young Girl </i>by Anne Frank.” —<i>USA Today</i><br><br><b>DON’T MISS <i>BRIDGE OF CLAY</i>, MARKUS ZUSAK’S FIRST NOVEL SINCE <i>THE BOOK THIEF.</i></b>
Last Night at the Telegraph Club
Malinda Lo · 2021
The Jasmine Throne
Tasha Suri · 2021
<b>WINNER OF THE WORLD FANTASY AWARD FOR BEST NOVEL<br><br> NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF 2021 BY <i>PUBLISHERS WEEKLY</i>, <i>LIBRARY JOURNAL</i>, <i>BOOKLIST</i>, AND THE NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY<br><br> A ruthless princess and a powerful priestess come together to rewrite the fate of an empire in this “fiercely and unapologetically feminist tale of endurance and revolution set against a gorgeous, unique magical world” (S. A. Chakraborty, author of the <i>The City of Brass</i>).</b><br><br> Exiled by her despotic brother, princess Malini spends her days dreaming of vengeance while imprisoned in the Hirana: an ancient cliffside temple that was once the revered source of the magical deathless waters but is now little more than a decaying ruin.<br> <br> The secrets of the Hirana call to Priya. But in order to keep the truth of her past safely hidden, she works as a servant in the loathed regent’s household and cleaning Malini’s chambers.<br> <br> When Malini witnesses Priya’s true nature, their destinies become irrevocably tangled. One is a ruthless princess seeking to steal a throne. The other a powerful priestess desperate to save her family. Together, they will set an empire ablaze.<br><br>Praise for <i>The Jasmine Throne</i>:<br><br><b>"Suri’s writing always brings me to another world; one full of wonders and terrors, where every detail feels intricately and carefully imagined." </b>—R. F. Kuang, author of <i>Babel</i><br><br><b>"Raises the bar for what epic fantasy should be." </b>—Chloe Gong, author of <i>These Violent Delights</i><br><br><b>"An intimate, complex, magical study of empire and the people caught in its bloody teeth. I loved it.”</b> —Alix E. Harrow, author of <i>The Once and Future Witches</i><br><br><b>"Suri’s incandescent feminist masterpiece hits like a steel fist inside a velvet glove. Simply magnificent."</b> —Shelley Parker-Chan, author of <i>She Who Became the Sun</i><br><br><b>"A fierce, heart-wrenching exploration of the value and danger of love in a world of politics and power." </b>—<i>Publishers Weekly </i>(starred review)<br><br><b>"Lush and stunning....Inspired by Indian epics, this sapphic fantasy will rip your heart out."</b> —<i>BuzzFeed News</i>
The Stars Too Fondly
Emily Hamilton · 2024
A Pirate's Life for Tea A Cozy Fantasy with Ships Abound
Rebecca Thorne · 2023
The Book The Ultimate Guide to Rebuilding Civilization
Hungry Minds · 2024
Hand-illustrated journey into the art of starting over it explores how to rebuild society from scratch with thought-provoking ideas from science, art, engineering, and more. An imaginative guide to reestablishing the world we take for granted
She Gets the Girl
Rachael Lippincott, Alyson Derrick · 2022
Babel Or the Necessity of Violence: An Arcane History of the Oxford Translators' Revolution
R. F. Kuang · 2022
Instant #1 New York Times Bestseller from the author of The Poppy War “Absolutely phenomenal. One of the most brilliant, razor-sharp books I've had the pleasure of reading that isn't just an alternative fantastical history, but an interrogative one; one that grabs colonial history and the Industrial Revolution, turns it over, and shakes it out.” -- Shannon Chakraborty, bestselling author of The City of Brass From award-winning author R. F. Kuang comes Babel, a thematic response to The Secret History and a tonal retort to Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell that grapples with student revolutions, colonial resistance, and the use of language and translation as the dominating tool of the British empire. Traduttore, traditore: An act of translation is always an act of betrayal. 1828. Robin Swift, orphaned by cholera in Canton, is brought to London by the mysterious Professor Lovell. There, he trains for years in Latin, Ancient Greek, and Chinese, all in preparation for the day he’ll enroll in Oxford University’s prestigious Royal Institute of Translation—also known as Babel. Babel is the world's center for translation and, more importantly, magic. Silver working—the art of manifesting the meaning lost in translation using enchanted silver bars—has made the British unparalleled in power, as its knowledge serves the Empire’s quest for colonization. For Robin, Oxford is a utopia dedicated to the pursuit of knowledge. But knowledge obeys power, and as a Chinese boy raised in Britain, Robin realizes serving Babel means betraying his motherland. As his studies progress, Robin finds himself caught between Babel and the shadowy Hermes Society, an organization dedicated to stopping imperial expansion. When Britain pursues an unjust war with China over silver and opium, Robin must decide… Can powerful institutions be changed from within, or does revolution always require violence?
The Final Strife
Saara El-Arifi · 2022
'Epic in scope, its worldbuilding as intricate as filigree. The Final Strife sings of rebellion, love, and the courage it takes to stand up to tyranny, following three women whose journeys will keep you gripped to the last' --Samantha Shannon, Sunday Times bestselling author of The Priory of the Orange Tree<br> <br> The Empire rules by blood<br> <br> <br> <br> Red is the blood of the elite, of magic, of control.<br> <br> <br> <br> Blue is the blood of the poor, of workers, of the resistance.<br> <br> <br> <br> Clear is the blood of the servants, of the crushed, of the invisible.<br> <br> <br> <br> The Aktibar - a set of trials held every ten years to find the next Ember rulers of the Empire - is about to begin.<br> <br> <br> <br> All can join but not just anyone can win; it requires great skill and ingenuity to become the future wardens of Strength, Knowledge, Truth and Duty.<br> <br> <br> <br> Sylah was destined to win the trials and be crowned Warden of Strength. Stolen by blue-blooded rebels she was raised with a Duster's heart; forged as a weapon to bring down from within the red-blooded Embers' regime of cruelty. But when her adopted family were brutally murdered those dreams of a better future turned to dust.<br> <br> <br> <br> However, the flame of hope may yet be rekindled because Sylah wasn't made to sparkle, she was born to burn.<br> <br> <br> <br> And it's up to her whether she rules the empire or destroys it.
Crier's War
Nina Varela · 2020
This Is How You Lose the Time War
Amal El-Mohtar, Max Gladstone · 2020
Off with Their Heads
Zoe Hana Mikuta · 2024
Cinderella is dead
Kalynn Bayron · 2022
All That's Left in the World
Erik J. Brown · 2022
Sunburn
Chloe Michelle Howarth · 2023
Reading
Dead Poets Society
N.H. Kleinbaum · 2012
Todd Anderson and his friends at Welton Academy can hardly believe how different life is since their new English professor, the flamboyant John Keating, has challenged them to "make your lives extraordinary! Inspired by Keating, the boys resurrect the Dead Poets Society--a secret club where, free from the constraints and expectations of school and parents, they let their passions run wild. As Keating turns the boys on to the great words of Byron, Shelley, and Keats, they discover not only the beauty of language, but the importance of making each moment count. Can the club and the individuality it inspires survive the pressure from authorities determined to destroy their dreams? But the Dead Poets pledges soon realize that their newfound freedom can have tragic consequences. Can the club and the individuality it inspires survive the pressure from authorities determined to destroy their dreams?
The Secret History
Donna Tartt · 2004
<b><b><b><b>ONE OF <i>TIME MAGAZINE</i>'S 100 BEST MYSTERY AND THRILLER BOOKS OF ALL TIME • </b>INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER • A contemporary literary classic and "a<b>n accomplished psychological thriller ... absolutely chilling" (<i>Village Voice</i>)</b>, f<b>rom the Pulitzer Prize–winning author of <i>The Goldfinch.<br><br></i></b></b></b>One of <i>The Atlantic</i>’s Great American Novels of the Past 100 Years</b><br><br>Under the influence of a charismatic classics professor, a group of clever, eccentric misfits at a New England college discover a way of thought and life a world away from their banal contemporaries. But their search for the transcendent leads them down a dangerous path, beyond human constructs of morality.<br><br><b>“A remarkably powerful novel [and] a ferociously well-paced entertainment . . . Forceful, cerebral, and impeccably controlled.” —<i>The New York Times</i></b>
Coffeeshop in an Alternate Universe
C. B. Lee
<p><b>As the weather gets colder, grab your favorite warm beverage and curl up with <i>Coffeeshop in an Alternate Universe!</i></b><br><br><b><i>"</i>Endlessly fun" —<i>Washington Post</i></b><br><br><b>A geeky overachiever determined to save the world through science and a troublemaking chosen one lashing out against her destiny meet and fall in love in a magical coffeeshop as their two very different universes begin to collide in C.B. Lee's fun, sapphic, cozy fantasy YA romance.</b><br><br>When Brenda’s internet goes out right before an important scholarship deadline, she stumbles right into Kat’s family’s coffeeshop. Brenda is swept away by cool, confident Kat, who actually cares about Brenda’s 19-step plan to save the world through science. Meanwhile, Kat can’t stop thinking about Brenda, who is smart, passionate, and doesn’t seem to care that Kat is the prophesized Chosen One.<br><br>The only problem? Kat and Brenda are from different universes. Like need-to-find-a-portal-to-go-on-a-second-date different universes.<br><br>As their universes collide and things spiral out of control, can a girl who is determined to save the world find love with a girl determined to outrun her destiny?</p>
Finished
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo A Novel
Taylor Jenkins Reid · 2018
Behold the Dreamers
Imbolo Mbue • 2016
The Guy She Was Interested in Wasn't a Guy at All, Vol. 3
Sumiko Arai · 2025
The Guy She Was Interested in Wasn't a Guy at All, Vol. 2
Sumiko Arai · 2025
"Fashionable and upbeat high schooler Aya loves listening to rock, but no one else seems to share her interest... until she meets a cool, stylish employee at a CD shop. Dressed in black from head to toe, he has this air of mystery about him, and his taste in music is impeccable. Aya falls hard for him--not knowing her crush is actually her female classmate Mitsuki! For her part, Mitsuki generally keeps to herself and avoids standing out at school. But given that she sits right next to Aya, Mitsuki's all too aware of the other girl's feelings, and she's afraid to reveal the truth. So why does she find herself talking with Aya more and more...?"--Page 4 of cover.
The Guy She was Interested in Wasn't a Guy at All
Sumiko Arai · 2024
Girls Like Girls
Hayley Kiyoko · 2023
