A Luminous History of the Palm
By: Jessica Sequeira
4.08
Format: 57 pages, Paperback
Under the paving stones, the palm. This little book can be read as a series of small portraits thro…
Want to ReadIf you liked the fiction plot in A Luminous History of the Palm by Jessica Sequeira , here is a list of 13 books like this:
1. Citizen: An American Lyric
By: Claudia Rankine
4.27
Format: 169 pages, Paperback
A provocative meditation on race, Claudia Rankine's long-awaited follow up to her groundbreaking bo… read more
Want to Read $ 9.99Similar categories in Claudia Rankine's Citizen: An American Lyric book and Jessica Sequeira's A Luminous History of the Palm
"You can't drive yourself sane."-Claudia Rankine, Citizen: An American Lyric
"Memory is a tough place. You were there."-Claudia Rankine, Citizen: An American Lyric
"That's the bruise the ice in the heart was meant to ice."-Claudia Rankine, Citizen: An American Lyric
"The past is a life sentence, a blunt instrument aimed at tomorrow."-Claudia Rankine, Citizen: An American Lyric
2. The Vision, Volume 1: Little Worse Than A Man
By: Gabriel Hernández Walta , None , Tom King , Jordie Bellaire , Clayton Cowles
4.00
Format: 50 pages, Paperback
The Vision wants to be human, and what's more human than family? So he heads back to the beginning,… read more
Want to ReadSimilar categories in Gabriel Hernández Walta's The Vision, Volume 1: Little Worse Than A Man book and Jessica Sequeira's A Luminous History of the Palm
- fiction
3. Corpse Whale
By: dg nanouk okpik
3.91
Format: None pages, Paperback
A self-proclaimed "vessel in which stories are told from time immemorial," poet dg nanouk okpik sea… read more
Want to ReadSimilar categories in dg nanouk okpik's Corpse Whale book and Jessica Sequeira's A Luminous History of the Palm
4. Upstream: Selected Essays
By: Mary Oliver
2.43
Format: None pages,
Comprising a selection of essays, Upstreamfinds beloved poet Mary Oliver reflecting on her astonish… read more
Want to ReadSimilar categories in Mary Oliver's Upstream: Selected Essays book and Jessica Sequeira's A Luminous History of the Palm
- short stories
5. The Gifts of Imperfection: Let Go of Who You Think You're Supposed to Be and Embrace Who You Are
By: Brené Brown
5.00
Format: None pages, Paperback
New York Times best-selling author and professor Brene Brown offers a powerful and inspiring book t… read more
Want to ReadSimilar categories in Brené Brown's The Gifts of Imperfection: Let Go of Who You Think You're Supposed to Be and Embrace Who You Are book and Jessica Sequeira's A Luminous History of the Palm
6. Phaedo
By: Plato , David Gallop , R.D. Archer-Hind
3.77
Format: 67 pages, Paperback
The Phaedois acknowledged to be one of Plato's masterpieces, showing him both as a philosopher and … read more
Want to ReadSimilar categories in Plato's Phaedo book and Jessica Sequeira's A Luminous History of the Palm
7. Crush
By: Richard Siken
3.67
Format: None pages, Paperback
Richard Siken's Crush, selected as the 2004 winner of the Yale Younger Poets prize, is a powerful c… read more
Want to ReadSimilar categories in Richard Siken's Crush book and Jessica Sequeira's A Luminous History of the Palm
- fiction
8. Twenty One Love Poems
By: Adrienne Rich , Bonnie L. Carpenter
3.44
Format: 347 pages, Hardcover
Want to ReadSimilar categories in Adrienne Rich's Twenty One Love Poems book and Jessica Sequeira's A Luminous History of the Palm
9. Bluets
By: Maggie Nelson
4.22
Format: 72 pages, Paperback
Suppose I were to begin by saying that I had fallen in love with a color... A lyrical, philosophica… read more
Want to ReadSimilar categories in Maggie Nelson's Bluets book and Jessica Sequeira's A Luminous History of the Palm
10. The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner
By: James Hogg , John Carey
3.88
Format: 144 pages, Paperback
James Hogg wrote about the supernatural powerfully and convincingly, especially in his best-known n… read more
Want to ReadSimilar categories in James Hogg's The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner book and Jessica Sequeira's A Luminous History of the Palm
11. Dept. of Speculation
By: Jenny Offill
4.60
Format: 200 pages, Hardcover
Dept. of Speculation is a portrait of a marriage. It is also a beguiling rumination on the mysterie… read more
Want to ReadSimilar categories in Jenny Offill's Dept. of Speculation book and Jessica Sequeira's A Luminous History of the Palm
12. The Voyager Record: A Transmission
By: None
1.33
Format: 397 pages, Paperback
Late summer 1977: two identical robotic spacecraft launch from Cape Canaveral. Their divergent path… read more
Want to ReadSimilar categories in None's The Voyager Record: A Transmission book and Jessica Sequeira's A Luminous History of the Palm
13. Inseparable
By: Simone de Beauvoir
4.10
Format: 176 pages, Hardcover
A never-before-published novel by the iconic Simone de Beauvoir of an intense and vivid girlhood fr… read more
Want to Read $ 2.99Similar categories in Simone de Beauvoir's Inseparable book and Jessica Sequeira's A Luminous History of the Palm
- fiction
"How old do you have to be to think: this is forever?"-Simone de Beauvoir, Inseparable
"She was often late, not because she didn't care, but because she had too many contradictory cares."-Simone de Beauvoir, Inseparable
"I didn't understand: you don't believe what you believe on purpose. Could you be punished because certain ideas come into your mind?"-Simone de Beauvoir, Inseparable
"to fight against time, against forgetting, against death, to do justice to this absolute presence of the instant, to this eternity of the instant, which will have been forever"-Simone de Beauvoir, Inseparable
14. Entangled Life: How Fungi Make Our Worlds, Change Our Minds & Shape Our Futures
By: Merlin Sheldrake
4.35
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
There is a lifeform so strange and wondrous that it forces us to rethink how life works…Neither pla… read more
Want to Read $ 9.99Similar categories in Merlin Sheldrake's Entangled Life: How Fungi Make Our Worlds, Change Our Minds & Shape Our Futures book and Jessica Sequeira's A Luminous History of the Palm
"I have tried to find ways to enjoy the ambiguities that fungi present, but it's not always easy to be comfortable in the space created by open questions. Agoraphobia can set in. It's tempting to hide…"-Merlin Sheldrake, Entangled Life: How Fungi Make Our Worlds, Change Our Minds & Shape Our Futures
"Anthropomorphism is usually thought of as an illusion that arises like a blister in soft human minds: untrained, undisciplined, unhardened. There are good reasons for this: when we humanise the world…"-Merlin Sheldrake, Entangled Life: How Fungi Make Our Worlds, Change Our Minds & Shape Our Futures
"Fungi make worlds. They also unmake them. There are lots of ways to catch them in the act. When you cook mushroom soup, or just eat it. When you go out gathering mushrooms, or buy them. When you ferm…"-Merlin Sheldrake, Entangled Life: How Fungi Make Our Worlds, Change Our Minds & Shape Our Futures
15. The Employees: A Workplace Novel of the 22nd Century
By: Olga Ravn
3.67
Format: 136 pages, Paperback
A workplace novel of the 22nd century The near-distant future. Millions of kilometres from Earth… read more
Want to Read $ 8.91Similar categories in Olga Ravn's The Employees: A Workplace Novel of the 22nd Century book and Jessica Sequeira's A Luminous History of the Palm
- fiction
"This is not a human, but a coworker."-Olga Ravn, The Employees: A Workplace Novel of the 22nd Century
"Cada ação encerra em si um elemento de caos."-Olga Ravn, The Employees: A Workplace Novel of the 22nd Century
"Tudo precisa atravessar enormes distâncias para se tornar o que é."-Olga Ravn, The Employees: A Workplace Novel of the 22nd Century
"Eu também tenho em mim palavras apagadas que deveria ter dito e já não sei mais o que significam."-Olga Ravn, The Employees: A Workplace Novel of the 22nd Century
16. Time Is a Mother
By: Ocean Vuong
3.94
Format: 114 pages, Hardcover
In this deeply intimate second poetry collection, Ocean Vuong searches for life among the aftershoc… read more
Want to Read $ 8.99Similar categories in Ocean Vuong's Time Is a Mother book and Jessica Sequeira's A Luminous History of the Palm
- fiction
17. Paradise Rot
By: Jenny Hval
3.55
Format: 160 pages, Paperback
A lyrical debut novel from a musician and artist renowned for her sharp sexual and political imager… read more
Want to Read $ 7.99Similar categories in Jenny Hval's Paradise Rot book and Jessica Sequeira's A Luminous History of the Palm
- fiction
"I took a bite of a Bloody Ploughman. Even the flesh was red. 'Bloody,' Carral said. 'Nice colour,' I answered. 'It looks sinful. I bet that was the apple Eve ate, you know, in the Bible, the forbidde…"-Jenny Hval, Paradise Rot
"I'll tell you the fairy tale of the apple. Eve ate the apple, and then Adam came and did so too. Afterwards the apple was forgotten, and it was assumed that it rolled away in the grass while Adam and…"-Jenny Hval, Paradise Rot
18. Calypso
By: David Sedaris
4.11
Format: 272 pages, ebook
David Sedaris returns with his most deeply personal and darkly hilarious book. If you've ever la… read more
Want to Read $ 11.99Similar categories in David Sedaris's Calypso book and Jessica Sequeira's A Luminous History of the Palm
- short stories
"In France the most often used word is “connerie,"-David Sedaris, Calypso
"A young couple strolls by, the adoration of one bouncing off the tolerance of the other."-David Sedaris, Calypso
"We’re like a pair of bad trapeze artists, reaching for each other’s hands and missing every time"-David Sedaris, Calypso
"We're not pessimists, exactly, but in late middle age, when you envision your life ten years down the line, you're more likely to see a bedpan than a Tony Award."-David Sedaris, Calypso
19. Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead
By: Olga Tokarczuk
3.95
Format: 12 pages, Audible Audio
In a remote Polish village, Janina devotes the dark winter days to studying astrology, translating … read more
Want to Read $ 12.99Similar categories in Olga Tokarczuk's Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead book and Jessica Sequeira's A Luminous History of the Palm
- fiction
"To wielka tajemnica, że każde wyzwanie uruchamia w nas prawdziwie żywotne siły"-Olga Tokarczuk, Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead
"A man's free to do what he wants with his life, until he falls foul of the banks."-Olga Tokarczuk, Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead
"There are some things we may not understand, but we can sense them perfectly well."-Olga Tokarczuk, Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead
"The best conversations are with yourself. At least there's no risk of a misunderstanding."-Olga Tokarczuk, Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead
20. The Body Is Not an Apology: The Power of Radical Self-Love
By: Sonya Renee Taylor
4.23
Format: 137 pages, Paperback
A global movement guided by love. Humans are a varied and divergent bunch with all manner of bel… read more
Want to Read $ 9.99Similar categories in Sonya Renee Taylor's The Body Is Not an Apology: The Power of Radical Self-Love book and Jessica Sequeira's A Luminous History of the Palm
"There is gorgeous potential and heinous instinct in us all."-Sonya Renee Taylor, The Body Is Not an Apology: The Power of Radical Self-Love
"Being different is difficult in a world that tells us there is a "normal."-Sonya Renee Taylor, The Body Is Not an Apology: The Power of Radical Self-Love
"The most powerful antidote to a world of body terrorism is a world of compassion. Giving yourself the gift of grace is an act of revolution!"-Sonya Renee Taylor, The Body Is Not an Apology: The Power of Radical Self-Love
"Systems do not maintain themselves; even our lack of intervention is an act of maintenance. Every structure in every society is upheld by the active and passive assistance of other human beings."-Sonya Renee Taylor, The Body Is Not an Apology: The Power of Radical Self-Love
21. The Creative Act: A Way of Being
By: Rick Rubin
4.04
Format: 406 pages, Hardcover
From the legendary music producer, a master at helping people connect with the wellsprings of their… read more
Want to Read $ 16.99Similar categories in Rick Rubin's The Creative Act: A Way of Being book and Jessica Sequeira's A Luminous History of the Palm
"Find the sustainable rituals that best support your work."-Rick Rubin, The Creative Act: A Way of Being
"In terms of priority, inspiration comes first. You come next. The audience comes last."-Rick Rubin, The Creative Act: A Way of Being
"When it comes to the creative process, patience is accepting that the majority of the work we do is out of our control."-Rick Rubin, The Creative Act: A Way of Being
"Turning something from an idea into a reality can make it seem smaller. It changes from unearthly to earthly. The imagination has no limits. The physical world does. The work exists in both."-Rick Rubin, The Creative Act: A Way of Being
22. O Caledonia
By: Elspeth Barker
3.98
Format: 188 pages, Paperback
In the tradition of Shirley Jackson’s We Have Always Lived in the Castle, a darkly humorous modern … read more
Want to Read $ 11.99Similar categories in Elspeth Barker's O Caledonia book and Jessica Sequeira's A Luminous History of the Palm
- fiction
23. In the Dream House
By: Carmen Maria Machado
4.42
Format: 251 pages, Hardcover
For years Carmen Maria Machado has struggled to articulate her experiences in an abusive same-sex r… read more
Want to Read $ 9.99Similar categories in Carmen Maria Machado's In the Dream House book and Jessica Sequeira's A Luminous History of the Palm
"But this story? This one's mine."-Carmen Maria Machado, In the Dream House
"I thought you died, but writing this, I'm not sure you did."-Carmen Maria Machado, In the Dream House
"Your heart launches itself against your rib cage like an animal."-Carmen Maria Machado, In the Dream House
"How do you get someone you want to want you? Why did no one love you?"-Carmen Maria Machado, In the Dream House
24. Devotions: The Selected Poems of Mary Oliver
By: Mary Oliver
4.58
Format: 456 pages, Hardcover
Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Mary Oliver presents a personal selection of her best work in this defi… read more
Want to Read $ 8.99Similar categories in Mary Oliver's Devotions: The Selected Poems of Mary Oliver book and Jessica Sequeira's A Luminous History of the Palm
"All I know is that "thank you" should appear somewhere. So just in case I can't find the perfect place- "Thank you, thank you."-Mary Oliver, Devotions: The Selected Poems of Mary Oliver
"To live in this world you must be able to do three things: to love what is mortal; to hold it against your nones knowing your own life depends on it; and, when the time comes to let it go, to let it …"-Mary Oliver, Devotions: The Selected Poems of Mary Oliver
"I know someone who kisses the way a flower opens, but more rapidly. Flowers are sweet. They have short, beatific lives. They offer much pleasure. There is nothing in this world that can be said again…"-Mary Oliver, Devotions: The Selected Poems of Mary Oliver
"A blue preacher flew toward the swamp, in slow motion. On the leafy banks, an old Chinese poet, hunched in the white gown of his wings, was waiting. The water was the kind of dark silk that has silve…"-Mary Oliver, Devotions: The Selected Poems of Mary Oliver
25. Mrs. Caliban
By: Rachel Ingalls
3.76
Format: 128 pages, Paperback
Now back in print, Mrs. Caliban is “totally unforgettable” ( The New York Times Book Review ) and “… read more
Want to Read $ 10.07Similar categories in Rachel Ingalls's Mrs. Caliban book and Jessica Sequeira's A Luminous History of the Palm
- fiction
"Drugs,"-Rachel Ingalls, Mrs. Caliban
"Why do you call him a monster?"-Rachel Ingalls, Mrs. Caliban
"I can’t imagine living in a different time,"-Rachel Ingalls, Mrs. Caliban
"Still, people would notice a man with a green head. I guess I should get you a wig."-Rachel Ingalls, Mrs. Caliban
26. Heart First into this Ruin: The Complete American Sonnets
By: Wanda Coleman
4.26
Format: 120 pages, Paperback
The first complete collection of Wanda Coleman’s original and inventive sonnets. Long regarded as a… read more
Want to Read $ 8.49Similar categories in Wanda Coleman's Heart First into this Ruin: The Complete American Sonnets book and Jessica Sequeira's A Luminous History of the Palm
27. Couplets
By: Maggie Millner
3.76
Format: 128 pages, Hardcover
A woman lives an ordinary life in Brooklyn. She has a boyfriend. They share a cat. She writes poems… read more
Want to Read $ 9.99Similar categories in Maggie Millner's Couplets book and Jessica Sequeira's A Luminous History of the Palm
- fiction
"Change is constant and inexorable. You will fall in love. The relationship will end, though not at the same instant as the love. Some version of this will continue, maybe forever, happening to you. D…"-Maggie Millner, Couplets
"And when I held her cheek against my cheek, I was drawing from the well of love he filled. So I became after all not him exactly but a kind of conduit between them: a conversation they conducted with…"-Maggie Millner, Couplets
28. Postcolonial Love Poem
By: Natalie Díaz
4.33
Format: 107 pages, Paperback
Natalie Diaz’s highly anticipated follow-up to When My Brother Was an Aztec, winner of an American … read more
Want to Read $ 9.99Similar categories in Natalie Díaz's Postcolonial Love Poem book and Jessica Sequeira's A Luminous History of the Palm
"Unsoothable thirst is one kind of haunting"-Natalie Díaz, Postcolonial Love Poem
"In Mojave, our words for want and need are the same – because why would you want what you don’t need?"-Natalie Díaz, Postcolonial Love Poem
"Maybe death is a way to clean the self, of the body, to finally celebrate it. A celebration should leave a mess."-Natalie Díaz, Postcolonial Love Poem
"At the National Museum of the American Indian, 68 percent of the collection is from the United States. I am doing my best to not become a museum of myself. I am doing my best to breathe in and out."-Natalie Díaz, Postcolonial Love Poem
29. Emergency
By: Daisy Hildyard
3.64
Format: 224 pages, Paperback
Emergency is a novel about the dissolving boundaries between all life on earth. Stuck at home alone… read more
Want to Read $ 13.99Similar categories in Daisy Hildyard's Emergency book and Jessica Sequeira's A Luminous History of the Palm
- fiction
30. Concerning the Future of Souls
By: Joy Williams
4.05
Format: 176 pages, Hardcover
“Quite possibly America's best living writer of short stories.”—NPR“Williams is a writer for our b… read more
Want to Read $ 11.99Similar categories in Joy Williams's Concerning the Future of Souls book and Jessica Sequeira's A Luminous History of the Palm
- short stories
- fiction
31. A Luminous History of the Palm
By: Jessica Sequeira
4.08
Format: 57 pages, Paperback
Under the paving stones, the palm. This little book can be read as a series of small portraits thro… read more
Want to ReadSimilar categories in Jessica Sequeira's A Luminous History of the Palm book and Jessica Sequeira's A Luminous History of the Palm
- short stories
- fiction
