short reads for when you're short on time

a list of books less than 300 pages or short story collections for those of us (me) that find it difficult to find time to read but want to finish something! filled with my favorites or those that have been specifically recommended, list will be updated/changed

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created by MaggieMayMusings

last updated March, 2026

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16 books
To Be Taught, If Fortunate

To Be Taught, If Fortunate

Becky Chambers

Convenience Store Woman

Convenience Store Woman

Sayaka Murata

You Made a Fool of Death with Your Beauty

You Made a Fool of Death with Your Beauty

Akwaeke Emezi

To Clutch a Razor (Curse Bearer, #2)

To Clutch a Razor (Curse Bearer, #2)

Veronica Roth

When Among Crows

When Among Crows

Veronica Roth

The Salt Grows Heavy

The Salt Grows Heavy

Cassandra Khaw

Crypt of the Moon Spider (Lunar Gothic Trilogy, #1)

Crypt of the Moon Spider (Lunar Gothic Trilogy, #1)

Nathan Ballingrud

A Prayer for the Crown-Shy (Monk & Robot, #2)

A Prayer for the Crown-Shy (Monk & Robot, #2)

Becky Chambers

A Psalm for the Wild-Built (Monk & Robot, #1)

A Psalm for the Wild-Built (Monk & Robot, #1)

Becky Chambers

The Butcher of the Forest

The Butcher of the Forest

Premee Mohamed

Fate's Bane

Fate's Bane

C.L. Clark

Our Wives Under the Sea

Our Wives Under the Sea

Julia Armfield

Elder Race

Elder Race

Adrian Tchaikovsky

What Moves the Dead (Sworn Soldier, #1)

What Moves the Dead (Sworn Soldier, #1)

T. Kingfisher

Piranesi

Piranesi

Susanna Clarke

This is How You Lose the Time War

This is How You Lose the Time War

Amal El-Mohtar

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