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25 books

The Brutish Museums: The Benin Bronzes, Colonial Violence and Cultural Restitution by Dan Hicks

The Brutish Museums: The Benin Bronzes, Colonial Violence and Cultural Restitution

Dan Hicks

336 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

nonfiction art history politics race challenging informative reflective slow-paced
Worn: A People's History of Clothing by Sofi Thanhauser

Worn: A People's History of Clothing

Sofi Thanhauser

393 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

nonfiction business history informative medium-paced
Ink Blood Sister Scribe by Emma Törzs

Ink Blood Sister Scribe

Emma Törzs

407 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced
The Cleaving by Juliet E. McKenna

The Cleaving

Juliet E. McKenna

400 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction fantasy historical adventurous tense medium-paced
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna Clarke

Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell

Susanna Clarke

1024 pages • first pub 2004 (editions)

fiction fantasy historical adventurous mysterious slow-paced
The Book of Perilous Dishes by Doina Ruști

The Book of Perilous Dishes

Doina Ruști

260 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

fiction historical adventurous emotional mysterious fast-paced
The Book of Looms: A History of the Handloom from Ancient Times to the Present by Eric Broudy

The Book of Looms: A History of the Handloom from Ancient Times to the Present

Eric Broudy

176 pages • first pub 1979 (editions)

nonfiction history informative medium-paced
A River Enchanted by Rebecca Ross

A River Enchanted

Elements of Cadence #1

Rebecca Ross

480 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction fantasy romance adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced
The Girl Who Soared Over Fairyland and Cut the Moon in Two by Catherynne M. Valente

The Girl Who Soared Over Fairyland and Cut the Moon in Two

Fairyland #3

Catherynne M. Valente

256 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)

fiction fantasy middle grade adventurous mysterious reflective slow-paced
History of the World in 100 Animals by Simon Barnes

History of the World in 100 Animals

Simon Barnes

416 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

nonfiction history science adventurous informative reflective medium-paced