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White Tears/Brown Scars: How White Feminism Betrays Women of Color

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

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The Second Death of Locke

V.L. Bovalino

Love. Loyalty. Sacrifice.Grey Flynn has dedicated her life to her mage, Kier.She will be his blade on the battlefield, his healer and protector. The deep well of raw power inside her is Kier's to use. Grey would do anything for Kier - be anything for him - if he would only ask.When a quest to protect the child of an enemy kingdom pulls them into the dangerous heart of their nation's war, Grey and Kier will need to decide what they are willing to sacrifice to protect their secret. For Grey is no ordinary magical well, but heir to the lost island of Locke - the root of all power. If she dies, all magic dies with her.The Second Death of Locke is a devastatingly romantic epic fantasy and about the undying bond between a knight and their mage, perfect for fans of Gideon the Ninth and The Six Deaths of the Saint.

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Medieval/Tudor

I’ve just seen this quest and I was surprised to see such titles as Wolf Hall, The Other Boleyn Girl, and Hamnet, which are Tudor-era novels, not medieval. Perhaps this may be seen as pedantic but I just wanted to point out that they belong to completely different eras and these three in particular belong to the Early Modern Era, which marks the end of medievalism in England.

I don’t know if you can remove books from quests, as I don’t think you can, but I thought I’d say because they’re very much not from that era, if that’s what people are looking for. These would be for fiction belonging to the Tudors or Early Modern specifically.

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One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This

Omar El Akkad

From award-winning novelist and journalist Omar El Akkad comes a powerful reckoning with what it means to live in the heart of an Empire which doesn’t consider you fully human.On Oct 25th, after just three weeks of the bombardment of Gaza, Omar El Akkad put out a tweet: “One day, when it’s safe, when there’s no personal downside to calling a thing what it is, when it’s too late to hold anyone accountable, everyone will have always been against this.” This tweet was viewed over 10 million times. One Day Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This chronicles the deep fracture which has occurred for Black, brown, indigenous Americans, as well as the upcoming generation, many of whom had clung to a thread of faith in western ideals, in the idea that their countries, or the countries of their adoption, actually attempted to live up to the values they espouse. This book is a reckoning with what it means to live in the west, and what it means to live in a world run by a small group of countries—America, the UK, France and Germany.  It will be The Fire Next Time for a generation that understands we’re undergoing a shift in the so-called ‘rules-based order,’ a generation that understands the west can no longer be trusted to police and guide the world, or its own cities and campuses. It draws on intimate details of Omar’s own story as an emigrant who grew up believing in the western project, who was catapulted into journalism by the rupture of 9/11. This book is his heartsick breakup letter with the west. It is a breakup we are watching all over the U.S., on college campuses, on city streets, and the consequences of this rupture will be felt by all of us. His book is for all the people who want something better than what the west has served up. This is the book for our time.

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Universe Quest: The Cosmere + Cytoverse 🗡️⚡️🌌

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Step into the Cosmere... Listed in the order that Brandon Sanderson recommends to new readers of his work in 2024.

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Universe Quest: Maasverse 👑🌌❤️‍🔥

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Listed in the recommended reading order for people who like to read full series.

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LGBTQ+ Middle Grade 🏳️‍🌈🧒🫶

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An assorted collection of Middle Grade books with LGBTQ+ main characters.

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Fated Mates Book Club: Romance Books for Novel People ❤️🔥📚

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Fated Mates is a romance novel podcast and recommendation machine from novelist Sarah MacLean and critic/editor Jen Prokop. Among the hundreds of episodes and thousands of recommendations are 76 (and counting!) deep dives, each devoted to a single book or series. Pick a book, read it, then listen to the episode (organized <b><a href='https://fatedmates.net/book-club'>here</a></b>) for an expansive reading experience.

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Universe Quest: Rick Riordanverse ⚡️🛡️🪽

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From Greco-Roman to Egyptian to Norse mythology, these Gods just can't stop meddling in our modern day world.

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The MacLeaniverse 🌩️❤️‍🔥🏖️

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All of Sarah MacLean's books live in the same universe. How much have you explored?

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Epic Sci-Fi and Fantasy Series 📚⏳😍

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Whether it's sci-fi or fantasy, you like a big series. You love when a book says 1 of 5/10/50+. Is the reading order of the series hotly debated? Is there a wiki chart to show how the books connect? Even better. Come spend some time in these worlds.

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British & Irish Classic Literature 🇬🇧🇮🇪🫖

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Timeless works of literature written in Modern & Early Modern English that have shaped the literary heritages of Britain & Ireland. (This quest will not include children’s classics).

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British and Irish Crime Classics 🕵️🔍🫖

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A selection of classic crime and mystery novels covering a variety of eras and authors. For especially prolific and well-known authors, only their canon works are included.

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Plants, fungi, and trees - oh my! 🌿🍄🌳

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Welcome to the wonderful world of Plants! Celebrate the leafy, fungal, flowering world with these non-fiction titles. Through science writing, memoirs, and essays (and more!), learn about the inner workings of plants, explore the interconnected nature of nature, and discover just how vast the mycelium network really is.

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