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20 Must-Read Short Books for Short Attention Spans

"Struggling these days to sustain the focus you need to read? Friend, you're not alone. Maybe you've always had a short attention span, or maybe the general state of the world combined with the shortening winter days is making it difficult to sit down with a book and tune everything else out. If you've only got a little attention to spare, this probably isn't the time to pick up War and Peace. And that's okay! Here are 20 short books hand-selected for qualities that make them ideal for short attention spans."
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Fair Play (Tove Jansson)
Fair Play
Tove Jansson
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La Bastarda (Trifonia Melibea Obono)
La Bastarda
Trifonia Melibea Obono
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Convenience Store Woman (Sayaka Murata)
Convenience Store Woman
Sayaka Murata
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Dept. of Speculation (Jenny Offill)
Dept. of Speculation
Jenny Offill
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Dear Committee Members (Julie Schumacher)
Dear Committee Members
Julie Schumacher
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Red at the Bone (Jacqueline Woodson)
Red at the Bone
Jacqueline Woodson
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The Little Prince (Antoine De Saint-Exupéry)
The Little Prince
Antoine De Saint-Exupéry
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Mrs. Caliban (Rachel Ingalls)
Mrs. Caliban
Rachel Ingalls
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Landscape With Invisible Hand (M.T.Anderson)
Landscape With Invisible Hand
M.T.Anderson
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The Deep (Rivers Solomon)
The Deep
Rivers Solomon
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Here Is New York (E. B. White)
Here Is New York
E. B. White
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For Every One (Jason Reynolds)
For Every One
Jason Reynolds
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A Week at the Airport: A Heathrow Diary (Alain De Botton)
A Week at the Airport: A Heathrow Diary
Alain De Botton
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New Erotica for Feminists (Caitlin Kunkel)
New Erotica for Feminists
Caitlin Kunkel
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100 Tricks to Appear Smart in Meetings (Sarah Cooper)
100 Tricks to Appear Smart in Meetings
Sarah Cooper
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The Clothing of Books (Jhumpa Lahiri)
The Clothing of Books
Jhumpa Lahiri
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Tiny Moons: A Year of Eating in Shanghai (Nina Mingya Powles)
Tiny Moons: A Year of Eating in Shanghai
Nina Mingya Powles
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The Cost of Living (Deborah Levy)
The Cost of Living
Deborah Levy
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I'm Still Here (Austin Channing Brown)
I'm Still Here
Austin Channing Brown
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What I Talk About When I Talk About Running (Haruki Murakami)
What I Talk About When I Talk About Running
Haruki Murakami
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