Books like Hunger by Barbara J. Hancock

In Suzanne Collins’ debut dystopian novel, 16‑year‑old Katniss Everdeen of Panem faces the annual Hunger Games—a televised, death‑match competition in which one boy and one girl from each of the nation’s twelve districts are chosen by lottery.

A weary father and his young son journey across a bleak, post‑apocalyptic America, battling cannibals, starvation, and a harsh winter in a desperate quest for safety and a glimpse of remaining civilization.

During World War II, a foster girl in Nazi Germany steals books to share with neighbors and a hidden Jewish man, proving literature’s power to nourish the soul amid darkness.

A personal, illustrated memoir of Marjane Satrapi’s childhood in Tehran, her coming‑of‑age during the Islamic Revolution, teenage years in Vienna and eventual exile from Iran.

Jeannette Walls' memoir chronicles her turbulent childhood in a dysfunctional, itinerant family, detailing poverty, alcoholism, and homelessness across the United States as she seeks stability and personal growth.

A rock‑star vampire, Lestat, travels the world and uncovers ancient secrets while a mysterious dream ties strangers together, culminating in the awakening of Akasha, queen of all vampires, and a clash that reshapes humanity and the undead.

A gripping memoir of a child’s survival during the Khmer Rouge genocide, detailing Loung Ung’s journey from privilege in Phnom Penh to forced labor camps and ultimate resilience.

Anne Rice's epic vampire story of redemption and love, featuring unforgettable characters and a haunting world of horror and fantasy.

Vampire Chronicles: The Story of Marius, the Self-Styled Guardian of 'Those Who Must Be Kept'

Interview with the Vampire; The Queen of the Damned; Vampire Lestat: A series of vampire tales featuring Anne Rice's iconic vampire protagonist Lestat, set in 19th-century Italy and America, with an interview with the vampire character.

In a bold contemporary retelling of Sheridan LeFanu’s classic, Kyle Marffin brings the seductive vampire Countess Carmilla back to life, weaving her mysterious past into a modern urban chase that echoes her Styrian roots.

Elie Wiesel chronicles the harrowing realities of his childhood in Nazi concentration camps, and how witnessing the loss of family and friends transformed his faith.

Vampires Tessa Noble and Rene Morin travel through New Orleans, battling hunger, attraction, and dark forces that threaten their survival.

Already a book club favorite, Hunger is Erica Simone Turnipseed's captivating follow-up to A Love Noire, in which heartache fans the flames of lust when freethinking Noire and Innocent, her urbane African ex, reunite. Noire and Innocent are both having a thirtysomething crisis. A beleaguered graduate student, she's got no money, no man, and no Ph.D.—yet. His former identity as a successful investment banker and eligible bachelor has disappeared. A year of predoctoral research in Haiti leaves Noire drained. And a trip home to Cote d'Ivoire offers Innocent little more than intermittent sexual gratification. In the aftermath of 9/11, Noire and Innocent are back in New York City and find solace in each other's beds. But even that arrangement collapses under the weight of Innocent's revelation that he has unfinished business in Africa. For Noire and Innocent, patching together their unraveling lives becomes an exercise in hope and humility. With Hunger, Turnipseed lives up to the promise of A Love Noire, maturing into a writer who fearlessly explores the intersection of sex, love, identity, and loss in a cross-cultural context.