In the Country of Women
By: Susan Straight
3.98
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
In inland Southern California, near the desert and the Mexican border, Susan Straight, a white self…
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1. A Three Dog Life
By: Abigail Thomas
3.68
Format: 346 pages,
When Abigail Thomas's husband was hit by a car, it destroyed his short-term memory and consigned hi… read more
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- biography
- memoir
- autobiography
- biography memoir
- nonfiction
2. The Kept
By: James Scott
4.04
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
Set in rural New York state at the turn of the twentieth century, superb new talent James Scott mak… read more
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3. Starvation Heights: A True Story of Murder and Malice in the Woods of the Pacific Northwest
By: Gregg Olsen
3.78
Format: None pages, Paperback
In 1911 two wealthy British heiresses, Claire and Dora Williamson, came to a sanitorium in the fore… read more
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4. Following Atticus: Forty-Eight High Peaks, One Little Dog, and an Extraordinary Friendship
By: Tom Ryan
3.44
Format: 330 pages, Hardcover
After a close friend died of cancer, middle-aged, overweight, acrophobic newspaperman Tom Ryan deci… read more
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5. James
By: Percival Everett
4.54
Format: 303 pages, Hardcover
A brilliant, action-packed reimagining of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn , both harrowing and f… read more
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- race
- audiobook
6. The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store
By: James McBride
4.00
Format: 385 pages, Hardcover
In 1972, when workers in Pottstown, Pennsylvania, were digging the foundations for a new housing de… read more
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- audiobook
7. Dearborn
By: Ghassan Zeineddine
4.23
Format: 240 pages, Paperback
Spanning several decades, Ghassan Zeineddine’s debut collection examines the diverse range and comp… read more
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- race
- audiobook
8. Absolution
By: Alice McDermott
3.81
Format: 324 pages, Hardcover
A riveting account of women’s lives on the margins of the Vietnam War. In Saigon in 1963, two yo… read more
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- audiobook
9. The Paris Novel
By: Ruth Reichl
3.84
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
Bestselling author Ruth Reichl takes readers on an adventure of food, art, and fashion in 1980s Par… read more
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- audiobook
"That is the most expensive spice in the world. It comes from the Valley of Flowers, where everyone's hands are red from separating the saffron from the blossoms. Each flower has just three strands, s…"-Ruth Reichl, The Paris Novel
"The fat was bubbling in a pot on the stove. The potatoes went in, were snatched out, then plunged back in. They emerged crisp and golden; Richard sprinkled them with salt and piled them on a platter,…"-Ruth Reichl, The Paris Novel
"The oysters arrived on a deep bed of ice. She had never eaten an oyster, and she stared down at the platter. A ruffle of black encircled each opalescent heart; she thought of orchids. Triangles of le…"-Ruth Reichl, The Paris Novel
"A waiter set a small tart of caramelized pears before each of them and added a dab of licorice ice cream. Next came bananas topped with passion fruit and black pepper, little pirouettes of pleasure. …"-Ruth Reichl, The Paris Novel
10. In the Time of Our History
By: Susanne Pari
4.05
Format: 304 pages, Paperback
Inspired by her own Iranian-American heritage, the acclaimed author weaves a beautifully crafted st… read more
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- family
- audiobook
11. Sipsworth
By: Simon Van Booy
4.26
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
Over the course of a single week, a woman who is ready to die discovers an unexpected reason to liv… read more
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- audiobook
12. The Morningside
By: Téa Obreht
3.61
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
From the critically beloved, New York Times bestselling author of The Tiger's Wife and Inland, a ma… read more
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- audiobook
13. How to Read a Book
By: Monica Wood
4.29
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
A charming, deeply moving novel about second chances, unlikely friendships, and the life-changing p… read more
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- audiobook
"Perhaps it's an oddity of human nature to judge women more harshly, or maybe we expect so little of men their transgressions don't register the same."-Monica Wood, How to Read a Book
14. I've Tried Being Nice: Essays
By: Ann Leary
3.90
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
New York Times bestselling author Ann Leary offers a literary feast of humor and wisdom told from t… read more
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- nonfiction
- audiobook
15. The 272: The Families Who Were Enslaved and Sold to Build the American Catholic Church
By: Rachel L. Swarns
4.13
Format: 326 pages, Hardcover
“An absolutely essential addition to the history of the Catholic Church, whose involvement in New W… read more
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- nonfiction
- race
- history
- audiobook
16. Tell Me Everything (Amgash, #5)
By: Elizabeth Strout
4.46
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
From Pulitzer Prize–winning author Elizabeth Strout comes a hopeful, healing novel about new friend… read more
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- family
"...Bob caught a glimpse of himself in the store window that was right there. He was startled. Who was that tall older man? Was that him? A sense of bewilderment came to him. He turned away, then turn…"-Elizabeth Strout, Tell Me Everything (Amgash, #5)
17. The Heron
By: Don Winslow
3.70
Format: None pages, Audible Audio
“The Heron” is the nickname a big-city accountant has attached to himself in his new home near San … read more
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- audiobook
18. Bite by Bite: Nourishments and Jamborees
By: Aimee Nezhukumatathil
4.12
Format: 224 pages, Hardcover
From the New York Times bestselling author of World of Wonders, a lyrical book of short essays abou… read more
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- nonfiction
- memoir
- audiobook
19. Haben: The Deafblind Woman Who Conquered Harvard Law
By: Haben Girma
4.20
Format: 288 pages, Audiobook
Born with deaf-blindness, Girma grew up with enough vision to know when someone was in front of her… read more
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- memoir
- autobiography
- biography memoir
- nonfiction
- audiobook
"Communities designed with just one kind of person in mind isolate those of us defying our narrow definition of personhood."-Haben Girma, Haben: The Deafblind Woman Who Conquered Harvard Law
"Sighted or blind, Deaf or hearing, each of us holds just the tiniest fraction of the world's wisdom. Admitting we don't know everything will aid us on this Trek for Knowledge."-Haben Girma, Haben: The Deafblind Woman Who Conquered Harvard Law
"It's a sighted, hearing classroom, in a sighted, hearing school, in a sighted, hearing society. They designed this environment for people who can see and hear. In this environment, I'm disabled. They…"-Haben Girma, Haben: The Deafblind Woman Who Conquered Harvard Law
"Here at LCB, I'm surrounded by people who understand that blindness is just limited eyesight. With the right tools and training, blind people can compete as equals with sighted peers. Places like LCB…"-Haben Girma, Haben: The Deafblind Woman Who Conquered Harvard Law
20. Little Lovely Things
By: Maureen Joyce Connolly
3.86
Format: 289 pages, Paperback
A mother's chance decision leads to a twist of fate that is every parent's worst nightmare. Clai… read more
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- family
- audiobook
"Love is an action word"-Maureen Joyce Connolly, Little Lovely Things
"Always be a little wild"-Maureen Joyce Connolly, Little Lovely Things
"Become exhaustingly curious"-Maureen Joyce Connolly, Little Lovely Things
"Find your strength in flexibility"-Maureen Joyce Connolly, Little Lovely Things
21. Burn the Place: A Memoir
By: Iliana Regan
3.64
Format: 250 pages, Hardcover
A singular, powerfully expressive debut memoir that traces one chef’s struggle to find her place an… read more
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- memoir
- biography memoir
- nonfiction
- audiobook
22. Miss Dior: A Story of Courage and Couture
By: Justine Picardie
3.75
Format: 448 pages, Hardcover
“Remarkable” ―Hamish Bowles, Vogue The overdue restoration of Catherine Dior's extraordinary life,… read more
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- history
- biography
- nonfiction
- biography memoir
23. Vanishing Fleece: Adventures in American Wool
By: Clara Parkes
4.19
Format: 184 pages, Hardcover
An account of the year Clara Parkes spent transforming a 676-pound bale of fleece into saleable yar… read more
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- history
- biography
- memoir
- nonfiction
- audiobook
24. Another Word for Love: A Memoir
By: Carvell Wallace
4.35
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
A transformative memoir that reimagines the conventions of love and posits a radical vision for hea… read more
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- race
- biography
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- autobiography
- biography memoir
- nonfiction
- audiobook
25. Earth Keeper: Reflections on the American Land
By: N. Scott Momaday
4.23
Format: 80 pages, Hardcover
"Dazzling. . . . In glittering prose, Momaday recalls stories passed down through generations, illu… read more
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- nonfiction
- history
- memoir
26. Finish What We Started: The MAGA Movement’s Ground War to End Democracy
By: Isaac Arnsdorf
3.92
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
An explosive, behind-the-scenes look at how a radical group of activists — supported by former Pres… read more
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- nonfiction
- history
- audiobook
27. In the Country of Women
By: Susan Straight
3.98
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
In inland Southern California, near the desert and the Mexican border, Susan Straight, a white self… read more
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- history
- biography
- memoir
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- biography memoir
- nonfiction
- family
- womens
- audiobook
28. Belonging: A Daughter's Search for Identity Through Loss and Love
By: Michelle Miller
4.25
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
The award-winning journalist and co-host of CBS Saturday Morning tells the candid, and deeply perso… read more
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- history
- biography
- memoir
- autobiography
- biography memoir
- nonfiction
- audiobook
29. Magdalena
By: Candi Sary
4.51
Format: 218 pages, Paperback
“Beautifully written and satisfyingly creepy, this is one of the most poignant and original ghost s… read more
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30. Crows: Genius Birds
By: Kyla Vanderklugt
4.45
Format: 128 pages, Paperback
That's something to crow about! Learn all about these genius birds in Kyla Vanderklugt's Science C… read more
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31. Insomnia
By: Marina Benjamin
3.44
Format: 122 pages, Hardcover
Insomnia is on the rise. More than a third of all adults report experiencing it, with the figure cl… read more
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- memoir
- autobiography
- nonfiction
- audiobook
"In insomnia we encounter the very heart of love’s darkness: the essential otherness of the beloved."-Marina Benjamin, Insomnia
"Insomnia, then, is not just a state of sleeplessness, a matter of negatives. It involves the active pursuit of sleep. It is a state of longing."-Marina Benjamin, Insomnia
"Like travel, insomnia is an uprooting experience. You are torn out of sleep like a plant from its native soil, then shaken down so that any clinging vestige of slumber falls away, naked confusion exp…"-Marina Benjamin, Insomnia
