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Tolstoy and the Purple Chair: My Year of Magical Reading by Nina Sankovitch

Tolstoy and the Purple Chair: My Year of Magical Reading

Nina Sankovitch

241 pages • first pub 2011 (editions)

littoral's explanation
nonfiction biography memoir emotional reflective slow-paced
The Declassification Engine: What History Reveals About America's Top Secrets by Matthew Connelly

The Declassification Engine: What History Reveals About America's Top Secrets

Matthew Connelly

560 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

littoral's explanation
nonfiction history politics dark informative slow-paced
Eastbound by Maylis de Kerangal

Eastbound

Maylis de Kerangal

127 pages • first pub 2012 (editions)

littoral's explanation
fiction literary adventurous tense fast-paced
The Yellow House by Sarah M. Broom

The Yellow House

Sarah M. Broom

376 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

littoral's explanation
nonfiction history memoir emotional informative reflective slow-paced
Greek Lessons by Han Kang

Greek Lessons

Han Kang

177 pages • first pub 2011 (editions)

littoral's explanation
fiction contemporary literary emotional reflective sad slow-paced
All the Knowledge in the World: The Extraordinary History of the Encyclopedia by Simon Garfield

All the Knowledge in the World: The Extraordinary History of the Encyclopedia

Simon Garfield

400 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

littoral's explanation
nonfiction history reference informative reflective medium-paced
A Small Sacrifice for an Enormous Happiness by Jai Chakrabarti

A Small Sacrifice for an Enormous Happiness

Jai Chakrabarti

272 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

littoral's explanation
fiction literary short stories adventurous challenging reflective medium-paced
Rough Sleepers: Dr. Jim O'Connell's Urgent Mission to Bring Healing to Homeless People by Tracy Kidder

Rough Sleepers: Dr. Jim O'Connell's Urgent Mission to Bring Healing to Homeless People

Tracy Kidder

320 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

nonfiction biography emotional informative inspiring medium-paced
Cost of Living: Essays by Emily Maloney

Cost of Living: Essays

Emily Maloney

240 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

littoral's explanation
nonfiction health memoir challenging informative reflective medium-paced
Home: A Short History of an Idea by Witold Rybczynski

Home: A Short History of an Idea

Witold Rybczynski

272 pages • first pub 1986 (editions)

nonfiction design history informative slow-paced