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30 Books to Read Before You're 30

"Finishing schooling, starting a career, making new friends, moving cities – a lot happens before you're 30! The books below cover stories about navigating life as a new adult, as well as a few classics that you definitely should have under your belt before the next life stage. How many of the below books have you read?" - penguinrandomhouse
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A Room With a View (E.M. Forster)
A Room With a View
1
E.M. Forster
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (Maya Angelou)
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
2
Maya Angelou
The Portrait of a Lady (Henry James)
The Portrait of a Lady
3
Henry James
Kite Runner (Khaled Hosseini)
Kite Runner
4
Khaled Hosseini
White Teeth (Zadie Smith)
White Teeth
5
Zadie Smith
The Handmaid's Tale (Margaret Atwood)
The Handmaid's Tale
6
Margaret Atwood
Jane Eyre (Charlotte Bronte)
Jane Eyre
7
Charlotte Bronte
Another Country (James Baldwin)
Another Country
8
James Baldwin
Joy Luck Club (Amy Tan)
Joy Luck Club
9
Amy Tan
The God of Small Things (Arundhati Roy)
The God of Small Things
10
Arundhati Roy
Between the World and Me (Ta-Nehisi Coates)
Between the World and Me
11
Ta-Nehisi Coates
Originals: How Non-Conformists Move the World (Adam Grant)
Originals: How Non-Conformists Move the World
12
Adam Grant
A Thousand Mornings (Mary Oliver)
A Thousand Mornings
13
Mary Oliver
The Quiet American (Graham Greene)
The Quiet American
14
Graham Greene
To the Lighthouse (Virginia Woolf)
To the Lighthouse
15
Virginia Woolf
Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead (Sheryl Sandberg)
Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead
16
Sheryl Sandberg
Americanah (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)
Americanah
17
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Fates and Furies (Lauren Groff)
Fates and Furies
18
Lauren Groff
The Woman Warrior (Maxine Hong Kingston)
The Woman Warrior
19
Maxine Hong Kingston
Tiny Beautiful Things (Cheryl Strayed)
Tiny Beautiful Things
20
Cheryl Strayed
Behold the Dreamers (Imbolo Mbue)
Behold the Dreamers
21
Imbolo Mbue
The Life Changing Magic of Tidying Up (Marie Kondo)
The Life Changing Magic of Tidying Up
22
Marie Kondo
One of Ours by Willa Cather
One of Ours by Willa Cather
23
Love in the Time of Cholera (Gabriel García Marquez)
Love in the Time of Cholera
24
Gabriel García Marquez
The English Patient (Michael Ondaatje)
The English Patient
25
Michael Ondaatje
How Proust Can Change Your Life
How Proust Can Change Your Life
26
The Souls of Black Folk (W.E.B. Du Bois)
The Souls of Black Folk
27
W.E.B. Du Bois
Ordinary Light (Tracy K. Smith)
Ordinary Light
28
Tracy K. Smith
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Who (Junot Diaz)
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Who
29
Junot Diaz
Rich and Pretty (Rumaan Alam)
Rich and Pretty
30
Rumaan Alam
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