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The Next Civil War: Dispatches from the American Future by Stephen Marche

The Next Civil War: Dispatches from the American Future

Stephen Marche

256 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

4.0laylajohnston's review
nonfiction politics challenging dark informative medium-paced
Paradais by Fernanda Melchor

Paradais

Fernanda Melchor

118 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

4.0laylajohnston's review
fiction contemporary crime literary challenging dark tense fast-paced
Ties That Bind: The Story of an Afro-Cherokee Family in Slavery and Freedom by Tiya Miles

Ties That Bind: The Story of an Afro-Cherokee Family in Slavery and Freedom

Tiya Miles

306 pages • first pub 2005 (editions)

5.0laylajohnston's review
nonfiction biography history challenging informative reflective slow-paced
All That She Carried: The Journey of Ashley's Sack, a Black Family Keepsake by Tiya Miles

All That She Carried: The Journey of Ashley's Sack, a Black Family Keepsake

Tiya Miles

385 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

5.0laylajohnston's review
nonfiction history race emotional informative reflective medium-paced
An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz

An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States

ReVisioning American History

Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz

296 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

4.0laylajohnston's review
nonfiction history politics challenging informative reflective slow-paced
The Candy House by Jennifer Egan

The Candy House

Goon Squad #2

Jennifer Egan

334 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

3.0laylajohnston's review
fiction contemporary literary science fiction challenging reflective medium-paced
Drawing with Great Needles: Ancient Tattoo Traditions of North America by

Drawing with Great Needles: Ancient Tattoo Traditions of North America

293 pages • missing pub info (editions)

3.0laylajohnston's review
nonfiction art reflective medium-paced
Betty by Tiffany McDaniel

Betty

Tiffany McDaniel

480 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

4.0laylajohnston's review
fiction historical literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
In Whose Ruins: Power, Possession, and the Landscapes of American Empire by Alicia Puglionesi

In Whose Ruins: Power, Possession, and the Landscapes of American Empire

Alicia Puglionesi

384 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

4.0laylajohnston's review
nonfiction history sociology challenging informative reflective medium-paced
A Visit from the Goon Squad by Jennifer Egan

A Visit from the Goon Squad

Goon Squad #1

Jennifer Egan

273 pages • first pub 2010 (editions)

4.0laylajohnston's review
fiction contemporary literary emotional reflective medium-paced