Today in Bookish and Literary History, June 1
1890 The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde | Ireland | 304 | ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 1981 The Comfort of Strangers by Ian McEwan | UK | 128 | 1983 The Wrestling Match by Buchi Emecheta | UK-Nigeria | 74 | ⭐⭐ 1986 Wanderlust by Danielle Steel | US | 512 | 1994 Barrel Fever and Other Stories by David Sedaris | US | 208 | 2004 Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim by David Sedaris | US | 272 | 🏆 2006 My Animal Life by Maggie Gee | UK | 232 | 2016 Vagabonds by Hao Jingfang | China | 608 | 2021 The Locked Door by Freida McFadden | US | 320 | 2021 Assembly by Natasha Brown | UK | 112 | 🏆 2021 Find Us by Benjamin Stevenson | AUS | 159 | 2021 The Thousand Crimes of Ming Tsu by Tom Lin | US | 288 | 🏆🏆 2021 The Other Black Girl by Zakiya Dalila Harris | US | 368 | 2021 With Teeth by Kristen Arnett | US | 304 | 2021 The World Gives Way by Marissa Levien | US | 416 | 🏆 2021 Somebody's Daughter: A Memoir by Ashley C. Ford | US | 224 | 🏆 2026 Westerly by Susan Donovan Bernhard | US | 386 | 2026 Two L...