Open Option
Grendel (John Gardner)
Author:John Gardner Published: 1971 Pages: 174 In Grendel, the classic monster from Beowulf tells his own story and sees the world as a place ruled by chaos, accident, and inevitable death. Haunted […]
150-200
Recent Prize Winner
Audition (Katie Kitamura)
Author: Katie Kitamura Published: 2024 Pages: 197 Prize: Shortlist, Man Booker 2025 please note that subscription libraries change over time; regional restrictions may apply In Audition, an elegant actress and a much […]
Open Option
Orbital (Samantha Harvey)
Author: Samantha Harvey Published: 2023 Pages: 160 Prize: Winner, Man Booker 2024 please note that subscription libraries change over time; regional restrictions may apply Orbital is a poetic reflection on life from […]
Orpheus
Western Lane (Chetna Maroo)
Author: Chatna Maroo Published: 2023 Pages: 160 Prize: Recent Prize Short List (Shortlist, Man Booker 2023) Project: Orpheus | fleeting nature of happiness | unaccepted death please note that subscription […]
Open Option
Treacle Walker (Alan Garner)
Treacle Walker Author: Alan Garner List: Recent Prize Winner Short List (Man Booker, 2022) Year of publication: 2021 Pages: 152 [½] Goodreads: Treacle Walker
Dystopia
The Iron Heel (Jack London)
The Iron Heel Author: Jack London Project: dystopia – government / corporate rule Year of publication: 1908 Pages: 195 Goodreads: The Iron Heel [ Download from Gutenberg.org ]
Identity
Giovanni’s Room (James Baldwin)
Author: James Baldwin Project: Identity – sexual Year of publication: 1956 Pages: 169 Goodreads: Giovannis Room
Identity
If Beale Street Could Talk (James Baldwin)
Author: James Baldwin Project: Identity – racial Year of publication: 1974 Pages: 197 Goodreads: If Beale Street Could Talk
War
Cal (Bernard MacLaverty)
Cal Author: Bernard MacLaverty Project: War – The Troubles Year of publication: 1983 Pages: 154 Goodreads: Cal
Orpheus
Orpheus Girl (Brynne Rebele-Henry)
Orpheus Girl Author: Brynne Rebele-Henry Project: Orpheus – love and trust Year of publication: 2019 Pages: 176 Goodreads: Orpheus Girl “Two teenage girls are sent to a conversion camp to ‘cure’ them from their lesbian feelings. […]