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Madeline Miller’s The Song of Achilles is a novel adaptation of Homer’s Iliad from the perspective of Patroclus, Achilles’ best friend and lover, from their time as young princes to Achilles’ ultimate death in the climactic battle of the Trojan...

“The Sea Eats the Land at Home” is a 1964 poem by the Ghanaian author Kofi Awoonor, describing the devastation that occurs in a coastal town following a flood, while simultaneously exploring themes of colonialism and cultural erosion. It was...

The Mysterious Affair at Styles (1921) was the first novel published by English author Agatha Christie, who is widely considered to be the queen of detective fiction. As well as introducing Hercule Poirot, the Belgian detective persuaded out of...

Future Home of the Living God by Louise Erdrich is a fiction novel written in a first-person narrative. The novel is based on the reflections of the narrator, Cedar Hawk Songmaker. The novel was written in the wake of the rise of the abortion...

Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine is a novel written by Scottish author Gail Honeyman, and was first published in 2017 by HarperCollins. It is Honeyman’s debut novel and was the recipient of the Costa Debut Novel Award in 2017.

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Dreaming in Cuban is a novel written by Cuban-American author, Cristina García, and was first published by Alfred A. Knopf in 1992. The novel spans three generations of a family as they migrate from Cuba to the United States.

The story begins with...

Do Not Say We Have Nothing is a fictional written by Madeleine Thien and was published in 2016. The book received critical acclaim, winning Thien numerous prestigious awards, including the 2017 Edward Stanford Travel Writing Awards.

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Discourse on Colonialism is a text by Martinican author, politician, and poet Aime Cesaire published in the 1950s France. Cesaire argues that the true intention of colonial powers in Africa and other colonized territories was not to civilize the...

On the Way to the Wedding is a historical romance novel written by Julia Quinn and is the eighth and final book in the Regency-set Bridgeton series. The book series charts the romantic pursuits of the eight siblings in the Bridgeton household from...

It's in His Kiss is a historical romance novel written by Julia Quinn and is the seventh in her Bridgerton Series. The series follows the romantic journey of eight siblings and how they handle British society when it comes to marriage and love. It...

When He Was Wicked is a historical romance novel written by Julia Quinn and is the seventh in her Bridgerton Series. The series follows the romantic journey of eight siblings and how they handle British society when it comes to marriage and love....

To Sir Phillip, With Love is a historical romance novel written by Julia Quinn and is the fourth in her Bridgerton Series. The series follows the romantic journey of eight siblings and how they handle British society when it comes to marriage and...

Romancing Mr Bridgerton is a historical romance novel written by Julia Quinn and is the fourth in her Bridgerton Series. The series follows the romantic journey of eight siblings and how they handle British society when it comes to marriage and...

An Offer From a Gentleman is a historical romance novel written by Julia Quinn and is the third in her Bridgerton Series. The series follows the romantic journey of eight siblings and how they handle British society when it comes to marriage and...

The Viscount Who Loved Me is a historical romance novel written by Julia Quinn and is the first in her Bridgerton Series. The series follows the romantic journey of eight siblings and how they handle British society. The series has reached both ...

The Duke and I is a historical romance novel written by Julia Quinn and is the first in her Bridgerton Series. The series follows the romantic journey of eight siblings and how they handle British society. The series has reached both The New York...

Nine Perfect Strangers is a psychological thriller novel written by Australian author Liane Moriarty. The book was published in 2018 and made it in the New York Times Bestseller List. It was a finalist for Best Fiction in the 2018 Goodreads Choice...

The Disappearing Spoon: And Other True Tales of Madness, Love, and the History of the World from the Periodic Table of the Element is the first book published Sam Kean, a science writer of articles published in periodicals ranging from Psychology...

Dibs in Search of Self is a book about the author’s research and treatment of a boy called Dibs. The author of the book was a renowned psychologist who influenced the use of play therapy. The book is constructed out of the sessions and...

"London Snow" is an 1890 poem by Robert Bridges that describes the effects of a heavy snow on late-nineteenth-century London. The poem, in evoking the ethereality and beauty of the snow, implicitly criticizes industrial and urban lifestyles while...

Dr. Seuss’s If I Ran the Zoo is an illustrated children’s book about a boy who imagines running his own zoo. Because of the book's racist illustrations, Random House stopped publishing If I Ran the Zoo in 2021.

Disappointed with the dull lion...

Copper Sun is a young adult fictional book written by Sharon Draper and was first published on 2006 by Atheneum Books. The book focuses on transatlantic slavery, and was inspired from Draper’s visit to Ghana where she first-hand witnessed the...

The City and the City is a book written by China Miéville and was first published on 15 May 2009 by Macmillan. The genre falls into both weird fiction and police crime drama, and was written as homage to the author’s mother.

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Children of Virtue and Vengeance (Legacy of Orisha) is a fictional young adult book written by Tomi Adeyemi and was first published in 2020 by Macmillan. The book is the second in the Legacy of Orisha series, following on from Children of Blood...