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Book Riot's 50 Must-Read Short Books Under 250 Pages

"A mix of narrative styles and genres, the 50 books in this essential list of the best short books are all under 250 pages. If you're planning what to read for your next readathon, hoping to break through a reading slump or book hangover with a quick read, or need to meet your reading challenge goal with a few books you can read in one sitting, this list has you covered."
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All Grown Up (Jami Attenberg)
All Grown Up
1
Jami Attenberg
American Housewife (Helen Ellis)
American Housewife
2
Helen Ellis
American Sonnets for My Past and Future Assassin (Terrance Hayes)
American Sonnets for My Past and Future Assassin
3
Terrance Hayes
An Elderly Lady Is Up to No Good (Helene Tursten)
An Elderly Lady Is Up to No Good
4
Helene Tursten
And Then There Were None (Agatha Christie)
And Then There Were None
5
Agatha Christie
Art Matters (Neil Gaiman)
Art Matters
6
Neil Gaiman
Beast in View
Beast in View
7
The Bell Jar (Sylvia Plath)
The Bell Jar
8
Sylvia Plath
Brokeback Mountain (Annie Proulx)
Brokeback Mountain
9
Annie Proulx
Calvin (Martine Leavitt)
Calvin
10
Martine Leavitt
Chemistry (Weike Wang)
Chemistry
11
Weike Wang
Displacement: A Travelogue (Lucy Knisley)
Displacement: A Travelogue
12
Lucy Knisley
Edinburgh (Alexander Chee)
Edinburgh
13
Alexander Chee
The End We Start From (Megan Hunter)
The End We Start From
14
Megan Hunter
Every Heart a Doorway (Seanan McGuire)
Every Heart a Doorway
15
Seanan McGuire
Ex Libris (Anne Fadiman)
Ex Libris
16
Anne Fadiman
Fierce Fairytales (Nikita Gill)
Fierce Fairytales
17
Nikita Gill
The Fifth Risk (Michael Lewis)
The Fifth Risk
18
Michael Lewis
Fox 8 (George Saunders)
Fox 8
19
George Saunders
The Friend (Sigrid Nunez)
The Friend
20
Sigrid Nunez
Goodbye, Vitamin (Rachel Khong)
Goodbye, Vitamin
21
Rachel Khong
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The Grownup
22
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The Haunting of Hill House (Shirley Jackson)
The Haunting of Hill House
23
Shirley Jackson
Heart Berries (Terese Marie Mailhot)
Heart Berries
24
Terese Marie Mailhot
Her Body and Other Parties (Carmen Maria Machado)
Her Body and Other Parties
25
Carmen Maria Machado
How to Be a Good Creature (Sy Montgomery)
How to Be a Good Creature
26
Sy Montgomery
I'm Afraid of Men (Vivek Shraya)
I'm Afraid of Men
27
Vivek Shraya
The Incendiaries (R.O.Kwon)
The Incendiaries
28
R.O.Kwon
Killing and Dying (Adrian Tomine)
Killing and Dying
29
Adrian Tomine
Kitchen (Banana Yoshimoto)
Kitchen
30
Banana Yoshimoto
The Marrow Thieves (Cherie Dimaline)
The Marrow Thieves
31
Cherie Dimaline
Men Explain Things to Me (Rebecca Solnit)
Men Explain Things to Me
32
Rebecca Solnit
The Merry Spinster: Tales of Everyday Horror (Mallory Ortberg)
The Merry Spinster: Tales of Everyday Horror
33
Mallory Ortberg
Milk and Honey (Rupi Kaur)
Milk and Honey
34
Rupi Kaur
The Misfit's Manifesto (Lidia Yuknavitch)
The Misfit's Manifesto
35
Lidia Yuknavitch
Nutshell (McEwan)
Nutshell
36
McEwan
The Only Harmless Great Thing (Brooke Bolander)
The Only Harmless Great Thing
37
Brooke Bolander
The Red Parts: Autobiography of a Trial (Maggie Nelson)
The Red Parts: Autobiography of a Trial
38
Maggie Nelson
A Single Man (Christopher Isherwood)
A Single Man
39
Christopher Isherwood
Sisters (Lily Tuck)
Sisters
40
Lily Tuck
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