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What It Takes to Heal: How Transforming Ourselves Can Change the World by Prentis Hemphill

What It Takes to Heal: How Transforming Ourselves Can Change the World

Prentis Hemphill

256 pages • hardcover • 2023

5.0aly's review
nonfiction memoir psychology hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced
The Island of Sea Women by Lisa See

The Island of Sea Women

Lisa See

374 pages • hardcover • 2019

5.0aly's review
fiction historical emotional informative sad medium-paced
Martyr! by Kaveh Akbar

Martyr!

Kaveh Akbar

331 pages • hardcover • 2024

5.0aly's review
fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ literary dark emotional reflective medium-paced
Mad World: The Politics of Mental Health by Micha Frazer-Carroll

Mad World: The Politics of Mental Health

Micha Frazer-Carroll

192 pages • paperback • 2023

5.0aly's review
nonfiction health politics psychology sociology challenging informative reflective medium-paced
Open Water by Caleb Azumah Nelson

Open Water

Caleb Azumah Nelson

146 pages • hardcover • 2021

5.0aly's review
fiction contemporary literary emotional reflective medium-paced
All Fours by Miranda July

All Fours

Miranda July

326 pages • paperback • 2024

5.0aly's review
fiction lgbtqia+ literary emotional funny reflective medium-paced
Pathogenesis: A History of the World in Eight Plagues by Jonathan Kennedy

Pathogenesis: A History of the World in Eight Plagues

Jonathan Kennedy

294 pages • hardcover • 2023

5.0aly's review
nonfiction health history politics science informative medium-paced
Minor Detail by Adania Shibli

Minor Detail

Adania Shibli

112 pages • paperback • 2017

5.0aly's review
fiction contemporary historical literary dark sad tense medium-paced
The Portfolio Life: How to Future-Proof Your Career, Avoid Burnout, and Build a Life Bigger Than Your Business Card by Christina Wallace

The Portfolio Life: How to Future-Proof Your Career, Avoid Burnout, and Build a Life Bigger Than Your Business Card

Christina Wallace

256 pages • hardcover

5.0aly's review
nonfiction business medium-paced
Our Wives Under The Sea by Julia Armfield

Our Wives Under The Sea

Julia Armfield

232 pages • hardcover • 2022

5.0aly's review
fiction horror lgbtqia+ literary science fiction dark emotional mysterious slow-paced