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Shakespeare: The Man Who Pays the Rent by Brendan O’Hea, Judi Dench

Shakespeare: The Man Who Pays the Rent

Brendan O’Hea, Judi Dench

400 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

5.0betsyrisen's review
nonfiction biography memoir funny informative inspiring medium-paced
The Longest Minute: The Great San Francisco Earthquake and Fire of 1906 by Matthew J. Davenport

The Longest Minute: The Great San Francisco Earthquake and Fire of 1906

Matthew J. Davenport

448 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

5.0betsyrisen's review
nonfiction history emotional informative sad medium-paced
American Woman: The Transformation of the Modern First Lady, from Hillary Clinton to Jill Biden by Katie Rogers

American Woman: The Transformation of the Modern First Lady, from Hillary Clinton to Jill Biden

Katie Rogers

304 pages • missing pub info (editions)

5.0betsyrisen's review
history politics sociology
White Rural Rage: The Threat to American Democracy by Paul Waldman, Tom Schaller

White Rural Rage: The Threat to American Democracy

Paul Waldman, Tom Schaller

320 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

5.0betsyrisen's review
nonfiction history politics race sociology informative reflective medium-paced
84, Charing Cross Road by Helene Hanff

84, Charing Cross Road

Helene Hanff

97 pages • first pub 1970 (editions)

5.0betsyrisen's review
nonfiction memoir funny lighthearted fast-paced
Burn by Peter Heller

Burn

Peter Heller

291 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

5.0betsyrisen's review
fiction dystopian literary adventurous dark tense medium-paced
Several People Are Typing by Calvin Kasulke

Several People Are Typing

Calvin Kasulke

248 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

5.0betsyrisen's review
fiction contemporary literary funny fast-paced
This Much is True by Miriam Margolyes

This Much is True

Miriam Margolyes

427 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

5.0betsyrisen's review
nonfiction lgbtqia+ memoir funny lighthearted reflective medium-paced
The Ghost and Mrs. Muir by R.A. Dick, Josephine Leslie

The Ghost and Mrs. Muir

R.A. Dick, Josephine Leslie

174 pages • first pub 1945 (editions)

5.0betsyrisen's review
fiction mystery mysterious reflective fast-paced
Rules For Ghosting by Shelly Jay Shore

Rules For Ghosting

Shelly Jay Shore

384 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

5.0betsyrisen's review
fiction contemporary fantasy lgbtqia+ romance emotional funny hopeful medium-paced