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  1. The Seeing Stone

    Kevin Crossley-Holland

    ★ 3.9 (37k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    A young Arthur de Caldicot's ordinary medieval life as a page turns into a mystical journey when a seeing stone from Merlin connects his fate with the legendary King Arthur.

  2. Tales of the City

    Armistead Maupin

    ★ 4.0 (37k) average on GoodreadsFiction

    Mary Ann Singleton's move to 1970s San Francisco throws her into a whimsical, heartwarming, and often scandalous world of quirky neighbors, unexpected loves, and the ever-evolving search for belonging at 28 Barbary Lane.

  3. Slouching Towards Bethlehem

    Joan Didion

    ★ 4.2 (37k) average on GoodreadsPolitics

    Joan Didion's 'Slouching Towards Bethlehem' examines the fractured American psyche of the 1960s, showing the unsettling truths beneath the counterculture's facade through personal disquiet and societal decay.

  4. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon

    Grace Lin

    ★ 4.3 (37k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    A determined girl, inspired by her father's stories, travels through a mythical land with a friendly dragon to find the Old Man of the Moon and learn the secrets of fortune for her family.

  5. Sisterland

    Curtis Sittenfeld

    ★ 3.4 (37k) average on GoodreadsLiterary Fiction

    When her psychic twin predicts an earthquake that threatens their hometown, a suburban mother must confront her own suppressed abilities and the sister she's long tried to distance herself from.

  6. Radiant Shadows

    Melissa Marr

    ★ 4.0 (37k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    An assassin, created to guard his fae queen's half-human sister, finds his purpose and heart challenged as their forbidden love ignites during a war that could shatter all of Faerie.

  7. The Winter King

    Bernard Cornwell

    ★ 4.3 (37k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    In Dark Ages Britain, the warlord Arthur, burdened by a doomed love and a broken kingdom, fights Saxons and internal treachery, all while dealing with Merlin's magic.

  8. Appointment with Death

    Agatha Christie

    ★ 3.9 (37k) average on GoodreadsThriller

    In the ancient, sun-baked city of Petra, Hercule Poirot must unravel a venomous family's secrets to expose the killer who silenced the monstrous matriarch, Mrs. Boynton, with a single, sinister puncture.

  9. The Uncommon Reader

    Alan Bennett

    ★ 3.8 (37k) average on GoodreadsLiterary Fiction

    When her corgis lead her to a mobile library, the Queen unexpectedly trades royal duties for literary pursuits, alarming her advisors and transforming her world view with every turn of a page.

  10. The White Princess

    Philippa Gregory

    ★ 3.9 (37k) average on GoodreadsHistorical Fiction

    Elizabeth of York, caught between her marriage to the conquering Tudor king and the lost York prince who threatens his rule, navigates a dangerous court where love, loyalty, and the English crown are at stake.

  11. Calling Me Home

    Julie Kibler

    ★ 4.2 (37k) average on GoodreadsHistorical Fiction

    A modern road trip uncovers a forbidden 1930s love story between a white debutante and a Black aspiring doctor, showing how the past can guide an unlikely friendship.

  12. Tehanu

    Ursula K. Le Guin

    ★ 3.9 (37k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    A former priestess and a broken wizard, united by a daring escape, must rekindle their magic and wisdom to shelter a scarred child from a world that fears her.

  13. The Proposal

    Katie Ashley

    ★ 4.0 (37k) average on GoodreadsRomance

    A pregnant woman on bed rest must choose between her repentant ex and a charming doctor offering a stable future.

  14. The Mystery of the Blue Train

    Agatha Christie

    ★ 3.8 (37k) average on GoodreadsThriller

    On a luxurious night train to the French Riviera, a legendary cursed jewel vanishes and its mysterious owner is murdered, leaving Hercule Poirot to untangle a web of passion, greed, and deceit among the elite.

  15. Love Comes Softly

    Janette Oke

    ★ 4.3 (37k) average on GoodreadsHistorical Fiction

    In the pioneer West, a young, pregnant widow, alone and without resources, marries a frontiersman to care for his motherless daughter, finding healing and love.

  16. Protect and Defend

    Vince Flynn

    ★ 4.3 (37k) average on GoodreadsThriller

    After Israel's daring strike leaves Iran's nuclear ambitions in ruins, Mitch Rapp races to stop a vengeful terrorist's plot, pushing the Middle East to the brink of war.

  17. Fatherland

    Robert Harris

    ★ 4.0 (37k) average on GoodreadsThriller

    In an alternate 1964 where Nazi Germany won WWII, a disillusioned Berlin detective uncovers a terrifying conspiracy linked to high-ranking officials while investigating a mysterious death, threatening to expose the Third Reich's darkest secrets just as President Kennedy prepares for a historic visit.

  18. Airhead

    Meg Cabot

    ★ 3.8 (37k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    After a freak accident, a tomboy wakes up in a supermodel's body, navigating a glamorous world she hates while trying to convince her best friend of her true identity.

  19. On Mystic Lake

    Kristin Hannah

    ★ 3.9 (37k) average on GoodreadsRomance

    A heartbroken woman returns to her hometown, finds comfort and a second chance with a widowed first love and his silent daughter, then faces a choice when her past reappears.

  20. Decision Points

    George W. Bush

    ★ 3.8 (37k) average on GoodreadsPolitics

    George W. Bush recounts his presidency's defining choices, from 9/11's aftermath to the Iraq War and Hurricane Katrina, in the Situation Room and Oval Office.

  21. Chain of Gold

    Cassandra Clare

    ★ 4.5 (37k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    In Edwardian London, a demon-hunting heiress secretly loves her best friend while navigating a glittering supernatural society and battling an unstoppable demonic plague. This forces them and their companions to confront their intertwined dark legacies and the brutal cost of heroism.

  22. The Twelve Tribes of Hattie

    Ayana Mathis

    ★ 3.5 (37k) average on GoodreadsLiterary Fiction

    After fleeing the Jim Crow South, a resilient mother raises eleven children during the Great Migration, their lives showing her courage and a nation's changes.

  23. The Social Contract

    Jean-Jacques Rousseau

    ★ 3.8 (37k) average on GoodreadsPolitics

    Rousseau's work questions how governments are formed, arguing that people are truly free only when they agree to a 'social contract' that creates and is subject to sovereign power.

  24. Sister Carrie

    Theodore Dreiser

    ★ 3.8 (37k) average on GoodreadsLiterary Fiction

    An impressionable Midwestern girl's journey into the glittering, amoral abyss of turn-of-the-century Chicago exposes the raw materialism and spiritual innocence at the heart of the American dream.

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