With summer just around the corner, many people are busier than ever. The end of the school year, upcoming vacations, and events can make even the longest days feel short. Here are a few short books under 200 pages that you can tackle in one or two sittings- or listen to between open house parties! 

Assembly by Natasha Brown
Page count: 112
Brown's provocative and lyrical debut follows a young Black British woman's navigation of the racism and sexism at her investment banking job while she contends with a breast cancer diagnosis. 
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All Systems Red by Martha Wells
Page count: 144
"As a heartless killing machine, I was a terrible failure," confesses the AI narrator of this fast-paced SF adventure. After overriding its programming, security droid "Murderbot" saves lives instead of ending them--but only because letting all the humans die would interfere with its favorite activity: binge-watching his favorite media. 
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Goodbye, Vitamin by Rachel Khong
Page count: 196
Struggling with disillusionment in the aftermath of a broken engagement, Ruth moves back home with her parents to discover that her professor father's erratic memory loss and her mother's eccentricity are manifesting in near-comical ways that help Ruth transform her grief. 
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Upright Women Wanted by Sarah Gailey
Page count: 176
In a post-apocalyptic American West, Librarians deliver Approved Materials to isolated towns and outposts. They are also unwittingly delivering Esther, who ran away from home to escape an arranged marriage. The future American Southwest is full of bandits, fascists, and librarian spies on horseback trying to do the right thing. 
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