Laura Lahdensuu

17 books

The Art of Joy by Goliarda Sapienza

The Art of Joy

Goliarda Sapienza

704 pages • first pub 1994 (editions)

fiction historical literary challenging reflective slow-paced
Brilliant Green: The Surprising History and Science of Plant Intelligence by Stefano Mancuso, Alessandra Viola

Brilliant Green: The Surprising History and Science of Plant Intelligence

Stefano Mancuso, Alessandra Viola

192 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)

nonfiction nature science challenging informative reflective slow-paced
Heat: An Amateur's Adventures as Kitchen Slave, Line Cook, Pasta-Maker, and Apprentice to a Dante-Quoting Butcher in Tuscany by Bill Buford

Heat: An Amateur's Adventures as Kitchen Slave, Line Cook, Pasta-Maker, and Apprentice to a Dante-Quoting Butcher in Tuscany

Bill Buford

336 pages • first pub 2006 (editions)

nonfiction memoir adventurous fast-paced
How to Win an Election: An Ancient Guide for Modern Politicians by Philip Freeman, Quintus Tullius Cicero

How to Win an Election: An Ancient Guide for Modern Politicians

Philip Freeman, Quintus Tullius Cicero

128 pages • first pub -64 (editions)

nonfiction classics history politics adventurous challenging informative medium-paced
The Killer in My Eyes by Giorgio Faletti

The Killer in My Eyes

Giorgio Faletti

422 pages • first pub 2004 (editions)

fiction crime thriller dark slow-paced
The Nation of Plants by Stefano Mancuso

The Nation of Plants

Stefano Mancuso

144 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

nonfiction nature science informative medium-paced
One Hundred Strokes of the Brush Before Bed by Lawrence Venuti, Melissa Panarello

One Hundred Strokes of the Brush Before Bed

Lawrence Venuti, Melissa Panarello

176 pages • first pub 2003 (editions)

fiction erotica young adult challenging reflective medium-paced
The Right to Sex: Feminism in the Twenty-First Century by Amia Srinivasan

The Right to Sex: Feminism in the Twenty-First Century

Amia Srinivasan

304 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

nonfiction essays feminism sociology challenging informative reflective medium-paced
The Round House by Louise Erdrich

The Round House

Louise Erdrich

336 pages • first pub 2012 (editions)

fiction historical literary mystery dark emotional sad medium-paced
The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller

The Song of Achilles

Madeline Miller

369 pages • first pub 2011 (editions)

fiction fantasy historical lgbtqia+ literary romance adventurous emotional sad medium-paced