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Story of Us by Lesley Newson, Peter Richerson

Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner

In this exquisite story of family, food, grief, and endurance, Michelle Zauner proves herself far more than a dazzling singer, …

Love is a dog from hell by Charles Bukowski

Charles Bukowski is one of America's best-known contemporary writers of poetry and prose, and, many would claim, its most influential …

Bullshit Jobs by David Graeber

Bullshit Jobs: A Theory is a 2018 book by anthropologist David Graeber that argues the existence and societal harm of …

Paved Paradise by Henry Grabar

I hope this reaches her in time by r.h. Sin

The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt

"The Goldfinch is a rarity that comes along perhaps half a dozen times per decade, a smartly written literary novel …

The overstory by Richard L. Powers, Richard Powers

A novel of activism and natural-world power presents interlocking fables about nine remarkable strangers who are summoned in different ways …

Ikigai: The Japanese Secret to a Long and Happy Life by Hector Garcia Puigcerver, Francesc Miralles, Meik Wiking, and 1 other

The people of Japan believe that everyone has an ikigai – a reason to jump out of bed each morning. …

Nova by Samuel Delany

Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus

Chemist Elizabeth Zott is not your average woman. In fact, Elizabeth Zott would be the first to point out that …

The Eye by Vladimir Nabokov

Before the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi

[Fiction / Fantasy / Contemporary] What would you change if you could go back in time?

In a small back …

Where The Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens, Lorenzo F. Díaz

For years, rumors of the “Marsh Girl” haunted Barkley Cove, a quiet fishing village. Kya Clark is barefoot and wild; …

People We Meet on Vacation by Emily Henry, Emily Henry