Peter Francis James

20 books

The Book of Joy: Lasting Happiness in a Changing World by Desmond Tutu, Dalai Lama XIV, Douglas Carlton Abrams

The Book of Joy: Lasting Happiness in a Changing World

Desmond Tutu, Dalai Lama XIV, Douglas Carlton Abrams

384 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

nonfiction philosophy self help informative inspiring reflective slow-paced
Devil in the Grove: Thurgood Marshall, the Groveland Boys, and the Dawn of a New America by Gilbert King

Devil in the Grove: Thurgood Marshall, the Groveland Boys, and the Dawn of a New America

Gilbert King

434 pages • first pub 2012 (editions)

nonfiction biography history true crime challenging emotional informative medium-paced
Four Hundred Souls: A Community History of African America, 1619-2019 by Ibram X. Kendi

Four Hundred Souls: A Community History of African America, 1619-2019

Ibram X. Kendi

512 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

nonfiction essays history race challenging informative reflective medium-paced
A Gathering of Old Men by Ernest J. Gaines

A Gathering of Old Men

Ernest J. Gaines

224 pages • first pub 1983 (editions)

fiction classics historical emotional reflective slow-paced
In My Father's House by Ernest J. Gaines

In My Father's House

Ernest J. Gaines

224 pages • first pub 1978 (editions)

fiction classics historical emotional reflective slow-paced
The Kingdom on the Waves by M.T. Anderson

The Kingdom on the Waves

The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation #2

M.T. Anderson

561 pages • first pub 2008 (editions)

fiction historical young adult adventurous slow-paced
Native Son by Richard Wright

Native Son

Richard Wright

544 pages • first pub 1940 (editions)

fiction classics race challenging emotional reflective slow-paced
On Beauty by Zadie Smith

On Beauty

Zadie Smith

452 pages • first pub 2005 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary emotional funny reflective medium-paced
The Plague of Doves by Louise Erdrich

The Plague of Doves

Louise Erdrich

313 pages • first pub 2008 (editions)

fiction historical mystery mysterious reflective slow-paced
The Pox Party by M.T. Anderson

The Pox Party

The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation #1

M.T. Anderson

351 pages • first pub 2006 (editions)

fiction historical young adult challenging reflective slow-paced