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Because the best stories aren’t just meant to be read—they’re meant to be shared. My book picks are like secret doorways, and if they gave me a good escape (or a haunting chill), I can’t help but want to hold the door open for someone else. Besides, matchmaking isn’t just for couples—it’s for readers and the perfect book, too.

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FANTASY

Cover of book Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo

First Published: 2019

Genre: Fantasy

Page Count: 462

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First Published: 2021

Genre: Fantasy

Page Count: 416

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Cover of book The Midnight Library by Matt Haig

First Published: 2020

Genre: Fantasy

Page Count: 288

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FICTION

Cover of book Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin

First Published: 2022

Genre: Fiction

Page Count: 401

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HISTORICAL FICTION

cover for book Weyward by Emilia Hart

First Published: 2023

Genre: Historical Fiction

Page Count: 329

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Cover of book The Great Alone by Kristin Hannah

First Published: 2018

Genre: Historical Fiction

Page Count: 440

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Cover of book Half Broke Horses by Jeannette Walls

First Published: 2009

Genre: Historical Fiction

Page Count: 272

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MEMOIR

Cover of book I'm Still Here: Black Dignity in a World Made for Whiteness by Austin Channing Brown

First Published: 2018

Genre: Memoir

Page Count: 192

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Cover of book Born a Crime: Stories From a South African Childhood

First Published: 2016

Genre: Memoir

Page Count: 289

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Cover of book A Promised Land by Barack Obama

First Published: 2020

Genre: Memoir

Page Count: 701

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Cover of book Becoming by Michelle Obama

First Published: 2018

Genre: Memoir

Page Count: 599

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Cover of book Educated by Tara Westover

First Published: 2018

Genre: Memoir

Page Count: 352

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NON-FICTION

Cover of book Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee: An Indian History of the American West

First Published: 1970

Genre: Non-Fiction

Page Count: 509

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Cover of book The 1619 Project: A New Origin Story

First Published: 2021

Genre: Non-Fiction

Page Count: 590

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Cover of book An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States

First Published: 2014

Genre: Non-Fiction

Page Count: 320

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Cover of book Dear White America: Letter to a New Minority by Tim Wise

First Published: 2012

Genre: Non-Fiction

Page Count: 190

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THRILLER

Cover of book I Am Watching You by Teresa Driscoll

First Published: 2017

Genre: Psychological Thriller

Page Count: 301

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Cover of book The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides

First Published: 2019

Genre: Psychological Thriller

Page Count: 336

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Cover of book The Only One Left by Riley Sager

First Published: 2023

Genre: Psychological Thriller

Page Count: 383

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Cover of book The Execution of Noa P. Singleton by Elizabeth L. Silver

First Published: 2013

Genre: Psychological Thriller

Page Count: 320

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YA FANTASY

Cover of book Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs

First Published: 2015

Genre: YA Fantasy

Page Count: 412

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Cover of book Hollow City by Ransom Riggs

First Published: 2015

Genre: YA Fantasy

Page Count: 412

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Cover of book Library of Souls by Ransom Riggs

First Published: 2015

Genre: YA Fantasy

Page Count: 465

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YA FICTION

Cover of book The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

First Published: 2008

Genre: YA Fiction

Page Count: 374

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Cover of book Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins

First Published: 2009

Genre: YA Fiction

Page Count: 391

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Cover of book Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins

First Published: 2010

Genre: YA Fiction

Page Count: 390

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