random_shoes's
2023
Reading Wrap-Up

Books by new authors

I Contain Multitudes: The Microbes Within Us and a Grander View of Life by Ed Yong

I Contain Multitudes: The Microbes Within Us and a Grander View of Life

Ed Yong

368 pages • hardcover • 2016

5.0random_shoes's review
nonfiction health science informative medium-paced
Furiously Happy: A Funny Book about Horrible Things by Jenny Lawson

Furiously Happy: A Funny Book about Horrible Things

Jenny Lawson

352 pages • hardcover • 2015

5.0random_shoes's review
nonfiction memoir emotional funny reflective fast-paced
The Terraformers by Annalee Newitz

The Terraformers

Annalee Newitz

352 pages • hardcover • 2023

5.0random_shoes's review
fiction lgbtqia+ science fiction adventurous hopeful medium-paced
Before the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi

Before the Coffee Gets Cold

Before the Coffee Gets Cold #1

Toshikazu Kawaguchi

286 pages • hardcover • 2015

3.5random_shoes's review
fiction literary magical realism emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced
Harlem Shuffle by Colson Whitehead

Harlem Shuffle

Harlem #1

Colson Whitehead

318 pages • paperback • 2021

3.0random_shoes's review
fiction crime historical literary adventurous tense medium-paced
The Unspoken Name by A.K. Larkwood

The Unspoken Name

The Serpent Gates #1

A.K. Larkwood

18 hours, 37 minutes • audio • 2020

5.0random_shoes's review
fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ adventurous medium-paced
Blackout by Angie Thomas, Dhonielle Clayton, Ashley Woodfolk, Nic Stone, Nicola Yoon, Tiffany D. Jackson

Blackout

Angie Thomas, Dhonielle Clayton, Ashley Woodfolk, Nic Stone, Nicola Yoon, Tiffany D. Jackson

256 pages • hardcover • 2021

4.0random_shoes's review
fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ romance short stories young adult emotional hopeful lighthearted fast-paced
Everyone In This Room Will Someday Be Dead by Emily Austin

Everyone In This Room Will Someday Be Dead

Emily Austin

256 pages • digital • 2021

5.0random_shoes's review
fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ literary dark emotional funny medium-paced
Salt: A World History by Mark Kurlansky

Salt: A World History

Mark Kurlansky

496 pages • paperback • 2002

5.0random_shoes's review
nonfiction food and drink history science informative slow-paced
Murder Your Employer: The McMasters Guide to Homicide by Rupert Holmes

Murder Your Employer: The McMasters Guide to Homicide

Rupert Holmes

388 pages • hardcover • 2023

4.0random_shoes's review
fiction mystery thriller dark funny mysterious medium-paced