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The Other Black Girl by Zakiya Dalila Harris (Amazon)

Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner (Amazon)

Olympus, Texas by Stacey Swann (Amazon)

The Guide by Peter Heller (Amazon)

The River by Peter Heller (Amazon)

All's Well by Mona Awad (Amazon)

Bunny by Mona Awad (Amazon)

The Round House by Louise Erdrich (Amazon)

The Sentence by Louise Edrich (Amazon)

The Future Home of the Living God by Louise Erdrich (Amazon)

Kid Gloves: Nine Months of Careful Chaos by Lucy Knisley (Amazon)

The Sum of Us by Heather McGhee (Amazon)

The Guncle by Steven Rowley (Amazon)

Seven Days in June by Tia Williams (Amazon)

Nobody Will Tell You This But Me by Bess Kalb (Amazon)

Detransition, Baby by Torrey Peters (Amazon)

Read with us this fall season:

Jane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëJane Eyre Norton Critical Edition (great introduction, annotations, and scholarly articles)Jane Eyre Vintage Classics (wide margins for annotating, affordable, and a nice paperback weight)Jane Eyre Penguin Classics Deluxe (one of the coolest covers out there)

The Fall of the House of Usher by Edgar Allan PoeRead the story for free online The Fall of the House of Usher and Other Tales by Edgar Allan PoeEdgar Allan Poe: Collected Works

The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins GilmanRead the story for free online The Yellow Wallpaper and Other Writings by Charlotte Perkins Gilman (Gibbs Smith Women's Voices Series)The Yellow Wallpaper and Selected Writings by Charlotte Perkins Gilman (Penguin Vitae Collection)