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📚 Books On the Waiting List

10 books waiting to be read
Cover of "Life and Fate" by Vasily Grossman shows two blurred silhouettes in a war-torn cityscape. Title in bold, with an introduction by Robert Chandler.
Book, added May 29, 2026
Life and Fate (1959)
by Vassily Grossman
Historical Fiction Russian Literature Translation World War II
Normandy beach landing scene with soldiers wading ashore, boats in view. Cover text reads: “Iliad. Homer.” Tone is intense and dramatic.
Book, added May 25, 2026
Iliad (1997)
by Homer • translated by Stanlely Lombardo
Classic Literature Poetry Translation
Cover of "Odyssey" by Homer, translated by Stanley Lombardo. Features a black background with Earthrise over the moon. Text appears in white and tan.
Book, added May 25, 2026
Odyssey (2000)
by Homer • translated by Stanlely Lombardo
Classic Literature Poetry Translation
Front cover of "The Passion According to G.H." by Clarice Lispector, featuring a close-up of a woman's face in a grainy, orange-colored texture.
Book, added November 2, 2025
The Passion According to G.H. (1964)
by Clarice Lispector • translated by Idra Novey
Literary Fiction
Cover of Willam Morris
Book, added October 7, 2025
Willam Morris: A Life For Our Time (1994)
by Fiona MacCarthy
Biography
Cover of Moderan
Book, added September 27, 2025
Moderan (2018)
by David R. Bunch
Science Fiction Stories
Cover of Gilead
Book, added September 26, 2025
Gilead (2004)
by Marilynne Robinson
American Literature Literary Fiction Pulitzer Prize
Cover of The Things They Carried
Book, added September 21, 2025
The Things They Carried (1990)
by Tim O'Brien
American Literature Literary Fiction Memoir Pulitzer Prize Finalist Stories Vietnam War
Cover of Faust - Part One
Play, added August 20, 2025
Faust - Part One (1806)
by Johann Wolfgang Goethe • translated by David Luke
Classic Literature Stageplay
Cover of The Book of Disquiet
Book, added August 16, 2025
The Book of Disquiet (1982)
by Fernando Pessoa • translated by Margaret Jull Costa
Classic Literature
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