BookBlaBla is a curated list of amazing books by creative authors from around the world.

In the Lives of Puppets by TJ Klune In a strange little home built into the branches of a grove of trees, live three robots—fatherly inventor android Giovanni Lawson, a pleasantly sadistic nurse machine, an... read more →
In the Lives of Puppets4.3 ⭐

Nightcrawling by Leila Mottley Kiara and her brother, Marcus, are scraping by in an East Oakland apartment complex optimistically called the Regal-Hi. Both have dropped out of high school, their family... read more →
Nightcrawling4.3 ⭐

One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This by Omar El Akkad On October 25th, 2023, after just three weeks of the bombardment of Gaza, Omar El Akkad put out a tweet: "One day, when it's safe, when there's no personal downside to ca... read more →
One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This4.7 ⭐

Call Me Ishmaelle by Xiaolu Guo I must work on a ship as a man... I must find freedom on the seas. 1843. Ishmaelle is born in a small village on the stormy Kent coast where she grows up swimming with d... read more →
Call Me Ishmaelle4.4 ⭐

It's Different This Time by Joss Richard Reeling from the cancellation of her hit TV show, June Wood has nothing left to lose when a mysterious email lures her back to the New York City brownstone she once calle... read more →
It's Different This Time4.4 ⭐

Good Girl by Aria Aber In Berlin’s artistic underground, where techno and drugs fill warehouses still pockmarked from the wars of the twentieth century, nineteen-year-old Nila at last finds her... read more →
Good Girl4.0 ⭐

The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead Cora is a slave on a cotton plantation in Georgia. An outcast even among her fellow Africans, she is on the cusp of womanhood—where greater pain awaits. And so when Caesa... read more →
The Underground Railroad4.2 ⭐

The High Mountains of Portugal by Yann Martel In Lisbon in 1904, a young man named Tomás discovers an old journal. It hints at the existence of an extraordinary artifact that--if he can find it--would redefine histor... read more →
The High Mountains of Portugal3.8 ⭐

Crossroads by Kaleb Dahlgren On April 6, 2018, sixteen people died and thirteen others were injured after a bus taking the Humboldt Broncos junior hockey team to a playoff game collided with a transp... read more →
Crossroads4.8 ⭐

Heated Rivalry by Rachel Reid Nothing interferes with pro hockey star Shane Hollander’s game. Now that he’s captain of the Montreal Voyageurs, he won’t let anything jeopardize that—definitely not the ... read more →
Heated Rivalry4.6 ⭐

Automatic Noodle by Annalee Newitz You don’t have to eat food to know the way to a city’s heart is through its stomach. So when a group of deactivated robots come back online in an abandoned ghost kitchen,... read more →
Automatic Noodle4.3 ⭐

Black in Blues by Imani Perry Throughout history, the concept of Blackness has been remarkably intertwined with another color: blue. In daily life, it is evoked in countless ways. Blue skies and blue ... read more →
Black in Blues4.6 ⭐

The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny by Kiran Desai When Sonia and Sunny first glimpse each other on an overnight train, they are immediately captivated yet also embarrassed by the fact that their grandparents had once tri... read more →
The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny4.3 ⭐

Artificial Truth by J. M. Lee In the virtual city of Alegria, fantasies are made real, innumerable lifetimes are lived, and even death itself is a survivable experience. An escape from reality that ch... read more →
Artificial Truth3.9 ⭐

The Bad Weather Friend by Dean Koontz Benny Catspaw's perpetually sunny disposition is tested when he loses his job, his reputation, his fiancée, and his favorite chair. He's not paranoid. Someone is out to g... read more →
The Bad Weather Friend4.0 ⭐

Three Mothers by Hannah Beckerman A heartbroken mother When seventeen-year-old Isla Richardson is killed in a hit-and-run incident, a community's lives are thrown into disarray. For Isla's mum, Abby, i... read more →
Three Mothers4.2 ⭐

Political Girl by Maria Alyokhina From a member of the Pussy Riot collective: An urgent, intimate, firsthand account of grassroots dissent, bravery, art, and spectacle in Putin's Russia Picking up wher... read more →
Political Girl4.8 ⭐

Against the Machine by Paul Kingsnorth How a force that’s hard to name, but which we all feel, is reshaping what it means to be human In Against the Machine, "furiously gifted" (The Washington Post) novelis... read more →
Against the Machine4.6 ⭐

It by Stephen King Welcome to Derry, Maine. It’s a small city, a place as hauntingly familiar as your own hometown. Only in Derry the haunting is real. They were seven teenagers when the... read more →
It4.6 ⭐

An Echo in Time by Boo Walker Unable to catch a break in life or love as she approaches thirty, Charli Thurman sees red lights at every crossroads. And given the Thurman family's tumultuous history, s... read more →
An Echo in Time4.3 ⭐

Unlikely Story by Ali Rosen As a relationship therapist, Nora helps patients explore their feelings honestly. But she's hiding an embarrassing relationship secret of her own: she's in love with some... read more →
Unlikely Story4.1 ⭐

The Hobbit, Or, There and Back Again by J. R. R. Tolkien Bilbo Baggins is a hobbit who enjoys a comfortable, unambitious life, rarely traveling any farther than his pantry or cellar. But his contentment is disturbed when the wi... read more →
The Hobbit, Or, There and Back Again4.7 ⭐

The Fellowship of the Ring by John Ronald Reuel Tolkien Sauron, the Dark Lord, has gathered to him all the Rings of Power – the means by which he intends to rule Middle-earth. All he lacks in his plans for dominion is the One ... read more →
The Fellowship of the Ring4.7 ⭐

Deep Freeze by Michael C. Grumley The accident came quickly. With no warning. In the dead of night, a precipitous plunge into a freezing river trapped everyone inside the bus. It was then that Army vetera... read more →
Deep Freeze4.4 ⭐

Flux by Jinwoo Chong Four days before Christmas, 8-year-old Bo loses his mother in a tragic accident, 28-year-old Brandon loses his job after a hostile takeover of his big-media employer, and... read more →
Flux3.9 ⭐

Accidentally Amy by Lynn Painter A stolen latte results in a meet-cute for the ages in this brand-new edition, with bonus content, of New York Times bestselling author Lynn Painter's rom-com Accidentally... read more →
Accidentally Amy4.0 ⭐

Innocence Road by Laura Griffin Detective Leanne Everhart swore she’d never go back to her hometown near Marfa, Texas—but she returns when her brother needs her, only to find a town in need too, still t... read more →
Innocence Road4.3 ⭐

My Roommate from Hell by Cale Dietrich Owen is not going to college to have fun. Nothing is going to stop him from achieving his goals: study hard, get a good job, and set himself up for the rest of his life. ... read more →
My Roommate from Hell4.0 ⭐

This River Awakens by Steven Erikson A coming-of-age tale set in a small Canadian town in which a twelve-year-old boy discovers the hard truths about life, death and love over a summer break. In the sprin... read more →
This River Awakens4.3 ⭐

Thinner by Stephen King, Richard Bachman Attorney Billy Halleck seriously enjoys living his life of upper-class excess. He’s got it all an expensive home in Connecticut, a loving family…and fifty extra pounds th... read more →
Thinner4.4 ⭐

Learn A Lot While You Sit On The Pot by Jack. Haynes On average, humans will spend 92 days sitting on the toilet over their lifetime. To put this in perspective, that's about one-third of a year in the bathroom relieving yo... read more →
Learn A Lot While You Sit On The Pot4.6 ⭐

The Mercy of Gods by James S. A. Corey How humanity came to the planet called Anjiin is lost in the fog of history, but that history is about to end. The Carryx - part empire, part hive - have waged wars of c... read more →
The Mercy of Gods4.4 ⭐

How the Grinch Stole Christmas! Full Color Edition by Dr. Seuss Every Who down in Who-ville liked Christmas a lot...but the Grinch, who lived just north of Who-ville, did NOT! Not since "Twas the night before Christmas" has the beg... read more →
How the Grinch Stole Christmas! Full Color Edition4.8 ⭐

1929 by Andrew Ross Sorkin In 1929, the world watched in shock as the unstoppable Wall Street bull market went into a freefall, wiping out fortunes and igniting a depression that would reshape a ge... read more →
19294.6 ⭐

I Sang You Down from the Stars by Tasha Spillett, Tasha Spillett-Sumner As she waits for the arrival of her new baby, a mother-to-be gathers gifts to create a sacred bundle. A white feather, cedar and sage, a stone from the river... Each a... read more →
I Sang You Down from the Stars4.8 ⭐

Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick By 2021, the World War has killed millions, driving entire species into extinction and sending mankind off-planet. Those who remain covet any living creature, and for peo... read more →
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?4.3 ⭐

Sunset at Zero Point by Simon Stålenhag Beginning in 2024, yet set largely during the early 2000s, Sunset at Zero Point unfolds on a secluded Swedish island, home to a secret weapon lab that has been off-limits... read more →
Sunset at Zero Point4.0 ⭐

We Could Be Rats by Emily Austin Sigrid hates working at the Dollar Pal but having always resisted the idea of growing up into the trappings of adulthood, she did not graduate high school, preferring to ... read more →
We Could Be Rats4.0 ⭐

Hansel and Gretel by Stephen King The haunting tale of two brave children lost in a dark and dangerous forest is reimagined by literary legends Stephen King and Maurice Sendak in an all-new picture book. ... read more →
Hansel and Gretel4.7 ⭐

The Book of Luke by Lovell Holder Following the car accident that ended his football career and left his body scarred, twenty-two-year-old Luke Griffin joins the cast of Endeavor, a new competition-based ... read more →
The Book of Luke4.2 ⭐

The Librarians by Sherry Thomas In the leafy suburbs of Austin, Texas, a small branch library welcomes the public every day of the week. But the patrons who love the helpful, unobtrusive staff and leave... read more →
The Librarians4.2 ⭐

Oona Out of Order by Margarita Montimore It’s New Year’s Eve 1982, and Oona Lockhart has her whole life before her. At the stroke of midnight she will turn nineteen, and the year ahead promises to be one of cons... read more →
Oona Out of Order4.1 ⭐

Kindred by Octavia E. Butler "I lost an arm on my last trip home. My left arm." Dana’s torment begins when she suddenly vanishes on her 26th birthday from California, 1976, and is dragged through ... read more →
Kindred4.4 ⭐

The Ghost Brigades by John Scalzi Jared Dirac is the only human who can provide answers... A superhuman hybrid, created from Boutin's DNA, Jared's brain should be able to access Boutin's electronic memori... read more →
The Ghost Brigades4.5 ⭐

Norwegian Wood by Haruki Murakami Toru, a quiet and preternaturally serious young college student in Tokyo, is devoted to Naoko, a beautiful and introspective young woman, but their mutual passion is mark... read more →
Norwegian Wood4.5 ⭐

Merry Christmas, You Filthy Animal by Meghan Quinn There are two things you should know about Atlas 'Max' Maxheimer. One: he has the presence of a six-foot-four lumberjack with a knack for making people smile. Two: he liv... read more →
Merry Christmas, You Filthy Animal4.0 ⭐

Snap by Susin Nielsen Frances Partridge, fifty-five, is a beloved children’s author. Geraint Blevins, forty-one, is an auto mechanic and devoted family man. Parker Poplawski, twenty-three, is ... read more →
Snap4.5 ⭐

Brimstone by Callie Hart Duty. Blood. Honor. Power. Saeris Fane doesn’t want power. The very last thing she needs is her name whispered on an entire court’s lips, but now that she’s been crowned... read more →
Brimstone4.5 ⭐

The Long Shoe by Bob Mortimer Bathroom salesman Matt is at a crossroads. He has lost his job, he is about to be made homeless and his girlfriend has left him. He wants his luck to change and he wants ... read more →
The Long Shoe4.5 ⭐

Strange Pictures by Uketsu A pregnant woman's sketches on a seemingly innocuous blog conceal a chilling warning. A child's picture of his home contains a dark secret message. A sketch made by a m... read more →
Strange Pictures4.2 ⭐

Fundamentally by Nussaibah Younis When Nadia Amin, a witty and bighearted PhD, publishes an article on deradicalization, everything changes. The United Nations comes calling with an opportunity to put her... read more →
Fundamentally4.2 ⭐

The Names by Florence Knapp It is 1987, and in the aftermath of a great storm, Cora sets out with her nine-year-old daughter to register the birth of her son. Her husband intends for her to follow a... read more →
The Names4.3 ⭐

Zoey Punches the Future in the Dick by Jason Pargin, David Wong Zoey Ashe is like a fish so far out of water that it has achieved orbit. After inheriting a criminal empire, the twenty-three year-old finds herself under threat from all... read more →
Zoey Punches the Future in the Dick4.6 ⭐

The Match by Harlan Coben After months away, Wilde has returned to the Ramapo Mountains in the wake of a failed bid at domesticity that confirms what he's known all along: He belongs on his own, f... read more →
The Match4.4 ⭐

Vanishing World by Sayaka Murata Amane is ten years old when she discovers she's not like everyone else. Her school friends were all conceived the normal way, by artificial insemination, and raised in th... read more →
Vanishing World3.7 ⭐

Service by John Tottenham What's this book about? Is there a restroom? Do you have gluten-free bagels? Do you work here? Do you have a restroom? Do I buy books or rent books or what? Still a bo... read more →
Service4.2 ⭐

Elsewhere by Gabrielle Zevin Is it possible to grow up while getting younger? Welcome to Elsewhere. The beaches are marvelous. It’s quiet and peaceful. You can’t get sick, and you’ll never turn ev... read more →
Elsewhere4.3 ⭐

Wild Dark Shore by Charlotte McConaghy Dominic Salt and his three children are caretakers of Shearwater, a tiny island not far from Antarctica. Home to the world’s largest seed bank, Shearwater was once full o... read more →
Wild Dark Shore4.4 ⭐

Of Monsters and Mainframes by Barbara Truelove Spaceships aren't programmed to seek revenge, but for Dracula, Demeter will make an exception. Demeter just wants to do her job: shuttling humans between Earth and Alp... read more →
Of Monsters and Mainframes4.5 ⭐

The Compound by Aisling Rawle Lily, a bored, beautiful twenty something wakes up on a remote desert compound, alongside nineteen other contestants competing on a massively popular reality show. To win... read more →
The Compound3.7 ⭐