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Hannah Ellis
237 ratings 4.36 ·
fiction · adult · book · contemporary · humor · female-mc · literary-fiction · romance · family · womens-fiction · friendship · small-town · friends-to-lovers · cozy · new-adult · british-isles · europe · holidays · steamy · comedy
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Caimh McDonnell
117 ratings 4.32 ·
adult · crime · fiction · mystery · book · humor · contemporary · audiobook · law-enforcement · police-procedural · dark-humor · male-author · literary-fiction · comedy · suspense · action-adventure · thriller · noir · hard-boiled · poc-mc
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Rachael Lucas
132 ratings 4.20 ·
fiction · romance · book · adult · contemporary · womens-fiction · literary-fiction · humor · holidays · spirituality · new-adult · christian · family · animals · literary · classics · audiobook · female-mc · season-winter · female-author
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Billy Crystal
112 ratings 4.19 ·
humor · audiobook · literary-fiction · fantasy · comedy · fiction · classics · children · male-author · young-adult · paranormal · death · book · cats · contemporary · drama · adult · children-books · literary · animals
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Jan Karon
410 ratings 4.19 ·
book · family · christian · spirituality · fiction · religious · contemporary · realistic · audiobook · humor · literary-fiction · religion · small-town · womens-fiction · adult · cozy · female-author · drama · friendship · rural
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Lindsey Hart
258 ratings 4.17 ·
fiction · adult · contemporary · humor · billionaire · literary-fiction · romance · book · classics · literary · anthologies · comedy · female-mc · urban · steamy · drama · satire · spirituality · fake-relationship · enemies-to-lovers
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Armistead Maupin
288 ratings 4.01 ·
literary-fiction · fiction · adult · lgbtq · contemporary · humor · friendship · audiobook · book · drama · comedy · mlm · mystery · satire · wlw · trans-mc · historical-fiction · classics · literary · realistic
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Hunter S. Thompson
385 ratings 3.96 ·- Hunter S. Thompson's Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas by Hunter S. Thompson
- Gonzo by Hunter S. Thompson
- Hey Rube: Blood Sport, the Bush Doctrine, and the Downward S by Hunter S. Thompson
- Kingdom of Fear: Loathsome Secrets of a Star-crossed Child in the Final Days of the American Century by Hunter S. Thompson
- Fear and Loathing in America: The Brutal Odyssey of an Outlaw Journalist, 1968-1976 by Hunter S. Thompson
journalism · substance-abuse · literary-fiction · adult · humor · comedy · fiction · politics · literary · classics · audiobook · transgressive-mc · book · contemporary · action-adventure · male-author · spirituality · dark · cults · historical-fiction
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Fannie Flagg
273 ratings 3.95 ·
literary-fiction · womens-fiction · humor · book · fiction · female-mc · friendship · historical-fiction · drama · realistic · adult · female-author · audiobook · family · comedy · small-town · historical · epic · mystery · coming-of-age
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Maddie Dawson
167 ratings 3.94 ·
contemporary · family · fiction · female-mc · womens-fiction · book · audiobook · romance · adult · realistic · humor · literary-fiction · domestic-drama · breakup · friendship · magical-realism · drama · children · paranormal · magic
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Victor Pelevin
191 ratings 3.92 ·
adult · fiction · contemporary · philosophy · book · magical-realism · literary-fiction · humor · satire · fantasy · audiobook · postmodernism · low-fantasy · 20th-century · horror · classics · literary · 21st-century · dystopia · politics
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Jenny Oliver
120 ratings 3.91 ·
adult · womens-fiction · fiction · contemporary · humor · romance · book · holidays · female-mc · family · literary-fiction · audiobook · urban · season-summer · action-adventure · season-winter · journey · female-author · anthologies · western-central-europe
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Rachel Joyce
172 ratings 3.89 ·
fiction · literary-fiction · friendship · audiobook · female-author · womens-fiction · adult · grief · contemporary · book · family · humor · mystery · female-mc · drama · realistic · action-adventure · mental-illness · historical-fiction · death
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Alexander McCall Smith
1514 ratings 3.86 ·- The Conditions of Unconditional Love: An Isabel Dalhousie Novel (15) by Alexander McCall Smith
- The Stellar Debut of Galactica Macfee by Alexander McCall Smith
- The Perfect Passion Company by Alexander McCall Smith
- The Private Life of Spies and the Exquisite Art of Getting Even: Stories by Alexander McCall Smith
- The Enigma of Garlic: 44 Scotland Street Series by Alexander McCall Smith
fiction · audiobook · humor · mystery · contemporary · book · adult · cozy · literary-fiction · crime · female-mc · law-enforcement · drama · womens-fiction · satire · comedy · family · realistic · friendship · philosophy
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Kevin Kwan
182 ratings 3.82 ·
female-mc · romance · fiction · humor · contemporary · family · new-adult · audiobook · womens-fiction · literary-fiction · book · young-adult · season-summer · poc-mc · male-author · friendship · comedy · drama · realistic · satire
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Augusten Burroughs
283 ratings 3.81 ·- Toil & Trouble by Augusten Burroughs
- Lust & Wonder by Augusten Burroughs
- This Is How: Proven Aid in Overcoming Shyness, Molestation, Fatness, Spinsterhood, Grief, Disease, Lushery, Decrepitude & More. For Young and Old Alike. by Augusten Burroughs
- You Better Not Cry: True Stories For Christmas by Augusten Burroughs
- A Wolf at the Table: A Memoir of My Father by Augusten Burroughs
literary-fiction · adult · humor · comedy · lgbtq · fiction · psychological · male-author · dark-humor · audiobook · realistic · book · satire · contemporary
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Martin Millar
104 ratings 3.78 ·
humor · fiction · fantasy · book · urban-fantasy · magical-realism · contemporary · literary-fiction · adult · male-author · paranormal · low-fantasy · 20th-century · supernatural · young-adult · magic · fae · action-adventure · horror · historical
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Steve Almond
116 ratings 3.76 ·
fiction · literary-fiction · adult · humor · contemporary · romance · anthologies · book · mystery · audiobook · 21st-century · historical-fiction · coming-of-age · realistic · crime · drama · university · womens-fiction · workplace · urban
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Robin Sloan
111 ratings 3.75 ·
book · action-adventure · fiction · mystery · audiobook · fantasy · literary-fiction · humor · contemporary · paranormal · urban-fantasy · magic · adult · magical-realism · suspense · technology · low-fantasy · realistic · young-adult · 21st-century
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Chuck Klosterman
257 ratings 3.74 ·
fiction · humor · mental-illness · adult · literary-fiction · drama · contemporary · book · audiobook · mystery · psychological · social-commentary · small-town · postmodernism · historical-fiction · season-winter · sci-fi · realistic · 21st-century · philosophy
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Miriam Toews
168 ratings 3.73 ·
literary-fiction · audiobook · fiction · contemporary · humor · book · female-author · family · 21st-century · coming-of-age · realistic · adult · female-mc · drama · feminism · mental-illness · spirituality · religion · christian · historical-fiction
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David Nicholls
153 ratings 3.71 ·
contemporary · book · romance · fiction · humor · literary-fiction · audiobook · womens-fiction · drama · family · 21st-century · male-author · comedy · adult · realistic · coming-of-age · season-summer · young-adult · historical-fiction · friendship
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Lorna Landvik
172 ratings 3.71 ·
book · fiction · humor · adult · contemporary · womens-fiction · family · friendship · literary-fiction · audiobook · drama · psychological · romance · realistic · small-town · historical-fiction · female-mc · 21st-century · 20th-century · north-america
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Jonathan Coe
252 ratings 3.69 ·
fiction · book · literary-fiction · adult · audiobook · 20th-century · humor · drama · contemporary · comedy · historical-fiction · 21st-century · family · satire · mystery · male-author · historical · classics · literary · politics
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Garrison Keillor
157 ratings 3.62 ·
fiction · literary-fiction · humor · adult · contemporary · anthologies · satire · comedy · audiobook · book · historical-fiction · family · young-adult · small-town · sci-fi · coming-of-age · low-fantasy · romance · holidays · supernatural
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Kathleen Tessaro
106 ratings 3.62 ·
adult · womens-fiction · fiction · romance · historical-fiction · book · humor · female-mc · family · literary-fiction · female-author · historical · drama · mystery · urban · friendship · new-adult · 20th-century · contemporary · domestic-drama
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Douglas Coupland
362 ratings 3.59 ·- The Age of Earthquakes: A Guide to the Extreme Present by Douglas Coupland
- Worst. Person. Ever. by Douglas Coupland
- Highly Inappropriate Tales for Young People by Douglas Coupland
- Player One: What Is to Become of Us (CBC Massey Lectures) by Douglas Coupland
- Darwin's Bastards: Astounding Tales from Tomorrow by Douglas Coupland
contemporary · fiction · literary-fiction · humor · book · postmodernism · satire · comedy · adult · drama · philosophical · realistic · young-adult · male-author · 21st-century · sci-fi · audiobook · spirituality · 20th-century · coming-of-age
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