Here are my all-time favorite books. For more recommendations, visit my site, Road Less Read.
Adult Hopepunk
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The Long Way To A Small, Angry Planet by Becky Chambers
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A Psalm For The Wild Built by Becky Chambers
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A Prayer For The Crown Shy by Becky Chambers
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YA Science Fiction
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A Wrinkle In Time by Madeleine L’Engle
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Railhead by Phillip Reeve
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Nimona by ND Stevenson
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Slay by Brittney Morris
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Honor Among Thieves by Rachel Caine & Ann Aguirre
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Girl Gone Viral by Arvin Ahmadi
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The End And Other Beginnings by Veronica Roth
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Orion Lost by Alastair Chisholm
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The Darkness Outside Us by Eliot Schrefer
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Adult Science Fiction
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1984 by George Orwell
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Artemis by Andy Weir
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The Circle by Dave Eggers
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Shattered Warrior by Sharon Shinn
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Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
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To Be Taught, If Fortunate by Becky Chambers
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Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut
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We Could Be Heroes by Mike Chen
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Animal Farm by George Orwell
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YA
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The Beauty That Remains by Ashley Woodfolk
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Pumpkinheads by Rainbow Rowell
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Begin, End, Begin by Danielle Binks
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Watch Us Rise by Renee Watson
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A Sky Painted Gold by Laura Wood
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The Bogan Mondrian by Steven Herrick
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Don’t Read The Comments by Eric Smith
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The Finder by Kate Hendrick
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A Cuban Girl’s Guide To Tea And Tomorrow by Laura Taylor Namey
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The Incredible Adventures Of Cinnamon Girl by Melissa Keil
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Music From Another World by Robin Talley
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Meet Cute by Jennifer L. Armentrout
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The Remarkable Journey Of Coyote Sunrise by Dan Gemeinhart
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The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas
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Color Outside The Lines by Sangu Mandanna
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Don’t Stop Thinking About Tomorrow by Siobhan Curham
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The Beauty Is In The Walking by James Moloney
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Freedom Ride by Sue Lawson
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Underdog by Tobias Madden
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The Secret Science Of Magic by Melissa Keil
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The Rest Of Us Just Live Here by Patrick Ness
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YA Fantasy
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Coraline by Neil Gaiman
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Newt’s Emerald by Garth Nix
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The Threads Of Magic by Alison Croggon
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Taproot by Keezy Young
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Hungry Hearts by Elsie Chapman
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Future Girl by Asphyxia
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The Tea Dragon Society by Kay O’Neill
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Mooncakes by Suzanne Walker
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Squire by Sara Alfageeh
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The Star Thief by Lindsey Becker
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The Golden Compass by Philip Pullman
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The Witch Boy by Molly Knox Ostertag
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The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman
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Adult Fantasy
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The Fifth Season by N.K. Jemisin
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Queer YA
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Beautiful Music For Ugly Children by Kirstin Cronn-Mills
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An Assassin’s Guide To Love And Treason by Virginia Boecker
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The Love Hypothesis by Laura Steven
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Because Of You by Pip Harry
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The Gentleman’s Guide To Vice And Virtue by Mackenzi Lee
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The Lady’s Guide To Petticoats And Piracy by Mackenzi Lee
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Leah On The Offbeat by Becky Albertalli
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The Girls I’ve Been by Tess Sharpe
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Read With Pride by Lucy Powrie
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I Kissed Shara Wheeler by Casey McQuiston
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You Should See Me In A Crown by Leah Johnson
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My Brother’s Name Is Jessica by John Boyne
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Meet Me At The Intersection by Rebecca Lim
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Georgia Peaches And Other Forbidden Fruit by Jaye Robin Brown
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Kings, Queens And In Betweens by Tanya Boteju
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The Flywheel by Erin Gough
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Music From Another World by Robin Talley
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Amelia Westlake by Erin Gough
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Felix Ever After by Kacen Callender
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Love Simon by Becky Albertalli
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Kindred by Michael Earp
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A Little Bit Country by Brian D. Kennedy
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Author recommendations
Here are my favorite authors who’s books I adore, and who inspire me to write.
- Alice Oseman
- Becky Chambers
- Kay O’Neill
- Neil Gaiman
- Phillip Reeve
- Rick Riordan