Kirsten Riesselmann

13 books

Call Them by Their True Names: American Crises (and Essays) by Rebecca Solnit

Call Them by Their True Names: American Crises (and Essays)

Rebecca Solnit

188 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

nonfiction essays feminism politics challenging informative reflective medium-paced
The Empathy Exams: Essays by Leslie Jamison

The Empathy Exams: Essays

Leslie Jamison

226 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

nonfiction essays memoir psychology challenging emotional reflective medium-paced
In Praise of Messy Lives by Katie Roiphe

In Praise of Messy Lives

Katie Roiphe

265 pages • first pub 2012 (editions)

nonfiction essays feminism memoir challenging reflective medium-paced
The Mother of All Questions by Rebecca Solnit

The Mother of All Questions

Rebecca Solnit

176 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

nonfiction essays feminism politics challenging informative reflective medium-paced
The Novel Cure: From Abandonment to Zestlessness: 751 Books to Cure What Ails You by Susan Elderkin, Ella Berthoud

The Novel Cure: From Abandonment to Zestlessness: 751 Books to Cure What Ails You

Susan Elderkin, Ella Berthoud

420 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)

nonfiction reference self help informative reflective medium-paced
Of Cats and Men: Profiles of History's Great Cat-loving Artists, Writers, Thinkers, and Statesmen by Sam Kalda

Of Cats and Men: Profiles of History's Great Cat-loving Artists, Writers, Thinkers, and Statesmen

Sam Kalda

101 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

nonfiction history informative lighthearted fast-paced
Rage Becomes Her: The Power of Women's Anger by Soraya Chemaly

Rage Becomes Her: The Power of Women's Anger

Soraya Chemaly

364 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

nonfiction essays feminism politics challenging informative inspiring medium-paced
The Sherlockian by Graham Moore

The Sherlockian

Graham Moore

356 pages • first pub 2010 (editions)

fiction historical mystery adventurous mysterious fast-paced
The Startup Wife by Tahmima Anam

The Startup Wife

Tahmima Anam

304 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction contemporary emotional reflective medium-paced
The Story Cure: An A-Z of Books to Keep Kids Happy, Healthy and Wise by Susan Elderkin, Ella Berthoud, Rohan Eason

The Story Cure: An A-Z of Books to Keep Kids Happy, Healthy and Wise

Susan Elderkin, Ella Berthoud, Rohan Eason

369 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

nonfiction reference informative inspiring lighthearted slow-paced