11 must-read fiction books like A Brutal Design by Zachary C. Solomon

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A Brutal Design

By: Zachary C. Solomon

4.10

Format: 264 pages, Paperback

“There were moments in Solomon’s novel that truly frightened me, and yet, like its narrator, Samuel…

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1. No Shortcuts: Organizing for Power in the New Gilded Age

By: Jane F. McAlevey

3.00

Format: None pages, Hardcover

The crisis of the progressive movement is so evident that nothing less than a fundamental rethinkin… read more

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2. The Jewish Wedding Now

By: Anita Diamant

3.71

Format: 436 pages, Paperback

Newly revised and updated, the definitive guide to planning a Jewish wedding, written by bestsellin… read more

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3. Crossings: How Road Ecology Is Shaping the Future of Our Planet

By: Ben Goldfarb

4.45

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

A New York Times Notable Book of 2023 and Editors' Choice • A Science News Favorite Book of 2023 • … read more

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4. Israel: A Simple Guide to the Most Misunderstood Country on Earth

By: Noa Tishby

4.34

Format: None pages, Audiobook

AUDIO EXCLUSIVE: INCLUDES THE SONG “ELATION STATION” BY INFECTED MUSHROOM!A “fascinating and very m… read more

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  • jewish
"The truth is, there is absolutely nothing that can be said of Israel, that cannot be said of Pakistan."

-Noa Tishby, Israel: A Simple Guide to the Most Misunderstood Country on Earth

"Instead of helping people move forward UNRWA keeps the Palestinian people in an eternal loop of displacement. Instead of solving the problem in any meaningful way, they have overseen the problem's ex…"

-Noa Tishby, Israel: A Simple Guide to the Most Misunderstood Country on Earth

"Here's the nugget: settling the refugee problem would mean ending the war against Israel. And as of now, the Palestinians and many of the Arab world have been refusing to do so. The best way to keep …"

-Noa Tishby, Israel: A Simple Guide to the Most Misunderstood Country on Earth

"There is almost no difference between the establishment of Israel and Pakistan. They were both created as a safe haven for persecuted groups: Jews and Muslims. They are both engaged in land disputes.…"

-Noa Tishby, Israel: A Simple Guide to the Most Misunderstood Country on Earth

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5. City of Laughter

By: Temim Fruchter

3.78

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

A rich and riveting debut spanning four generations of Eastern European Jewish women bound by blood… read more

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  • fiction
  • jewish
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6. The Boy with the Star Tattoo

By: Talia Carner

4.15

Format: 432 pages, Paperback

From acclaimed author of The Third Daughter comes an epic historical novel of ingenuity and courage… read more

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  • fiction
  • jewish
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7. In Ascension

By: Martin MacInnes

3.79

Format: 496 pages, Paperback

An astonishing novel about a young microbiologist investigating an unfathomable deep vent in the oc… read more

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  • fiction
"I questioned what else I had already missed so far, in my own life, simply through the limits of my character."

-Martin MacInnes, In Ascension

"Once he had committed to this life, there was no way he could get out of it. He was angry at us, his daughters, because the financial demands of our existence bound him to it."

-Martin MacInnes, In Ascension

"I kind of love it. It's so macabre. The reason we haven't seen or heard from anything off-world is that reaching off-world status is a civilisational death knell. Life either gets stuck there or dest…"

-Martin MacInnes, In Ascension

"The air was thick with teeming life, just as the oceans and the rivers were. A spoonful of seawater or a pinch of soil between your fingers held billions of living things. We were blind to this out o…"

-Martin MacInnes, In Ascension

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8. Uncomfortable Conversations with a Jew

By: Emmanuel Acho

4.53

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

From two New York Times bestselling authors, a timely, disarmingly honest, and thought-provoking in… read more

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  • jewish
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9. California Bear

By: Duane Swierczynski

3.94

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

A witty new thriller from a "great storyteller" (Michael Connelly), California Bear follows four un… read more

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  • fiction
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10. The Bullet Swallower

By: Elizabeth Gonzalez James

3.79

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

A dazzling magical realism western in the vein of Cormac McCarthy meets Gabriel García Márquez, The… read more

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  • fiction
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11. Milk! A 10,000-Year Food Fracas

By: Mark Kurlansky

3.61

Format: 385 pages, Hardcover

Mark Kurlansky's first global food history since the bestselling Cod and Salt; the fascinating cult… read more

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"Scientists estimate that between 1945 and 1958, the power of the nuclear weapons exploded in the world was equal to eight hundred times the power of the Hiroshima bomb. With each explosion, tiny part…"

-Mark Kurlansky, Milk! A 10,000-Year Food Fracas

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12. Goyhood

By: Reuven Fenton

4.07

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

Funny, poignant, and revelatory while plumbing the emotional depths of the relationship between est… read more

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  • fiction
  • jewish
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13. The Golem of Brooklyn

By: Adam Mansbach

4.01

Format: 272 pages, Paperback

In Ashkenazi Jewish folklore, a golem is a humanoid being created out of mud or clay and animated t… read more

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  • fiction
  • jewish
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14. Your Presence Is Mandatory

By: Sasha Vasilyuk

3.52

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

A riveting debut novel, based on real events, about a Ukrainian World War II veteran with a secret … read more

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  • fiction
  • jewish
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15. Fight Like Hell: The Untold History of American Labor

By: Kim Kelly

4.20

Format: 448 pages, Hardcover

A 2022 New Yorker Best Book of the Year A 2022 Esquire Best Nonfiction Book of the Year A 2022 Buzz… read more

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16. Truth Is the Arrow, Mercy Is the Bow: A DIY Manual for the Construction of Stories

By: Steve Almond

4.54

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

The long-awaited book about the craft of creative writing from Steve Almond, beloved teacher, mento… read more

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"What we're doing as writers is convincing strangers to translate our specks of ink into stories capable of generating rescue."

-Steve Almond, Truth Is the Arrow, Mercy Is the Bow: A DIY Manual for the Construction of Stories

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17. Echo of Worlds (Pandominion, #2)

By: M.R. Carey

4.36

Format: 496 pages, Kindle Edition

Following the critically acclaimed Infinity Gate comes the second and final novel in the Pandominio… read more

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  • dystopia
  • fiction
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18. A Brutal Design

By: Zachary C. Solomon

4.10

Format: 264 pages, Paperback

“There were moments in Solomon’s novel that truly frightened me, and yet, like its narrator, Samuel… read more

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  • dystopia
  • fiction
  • jewish
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19. Songs for the Brokenhearted

By: Ayelet Tsabari

4.27

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

1950. Thousands of Yemeni Jews have immigrated to the newly founded Israel in search of a better li… read more

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  • fiction
  • jewish
Cover of Writings on Yiddish and Yiddishkayt: The War Years, 1939-1945 by Isaac Bashevis Singer

20. Writings on Yiddish and Yiddishkayt: The War Years, 1939-1945

By: Isaac Bashevis Singer

4.05

Format: 181 pages, Hardcover

Writings On Yiddish and Yiddishkayt, The War Years, 1939-1945 is the first major effort to fill the… read more

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21. Amerikaland

By: Danny Goodman

4.71

Format: 286 pages, Paperback

A searing debut novel of hope and survival following two athletes as they reckon with secrets from … read more

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Noa Tishby

4.34

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Temim Fruchter

3.78

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Talia Carner

4.15

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4.53

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4.54

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3.78

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4.08

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4.04

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