twerske's current reads
6 books

The Cooking Gene: A Journey Through African American Culinary History in the Old South by Michael W. Twitty

The Cooking Gene: A Journey Through African American Culinary History in the Old South

Michael W. Twitty

480 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

nonfiction food and drink history informative reflective slow-paced
Transcendent Kingdom by Yaa Gyasi

Transcendent Kingdom

Yaa Gyasi

268 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Pachinko by Min Jin Lee

Pachinko

Min Jin Lee

18 hours, 16 minutes • first pub 2017 (editions)

fiction historical literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Circe by Madeline Miller

Circe

Madeline Miller

598 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

fiction fantasy historical literary adventurous emotional reflective medium-paced
From the War on Poverty to the War on Crime: The Making of Mass Incarceration in America by Elizabeth Hinton

From the War on Poverty to the War on Crime: The Making of Mass Incarceration in America

Elizabeth Hinton

464 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

nonfiction history politics race challenging informative reflective medium-paced
The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt

The Goldfinch

Donna Tartt

784 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary dark emotional reflective slow-paced
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