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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, 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