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Girly Drinks: A World History of Women and Alcohol by Mallory O'Meara

Girly Drinks: A World History of Women and Alcohol

Mallory O'Meara

352 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

5.0jekanayake's review
nonfiction food and drink history funny informative medium-paced
How the Word Is Passed: A Reckoning with the History of Slavery Across America by Clint Smith

How the Word Is Passed: A Reckoning with the History of Slavery Across America

Clint Smith

336 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

5.0jekanayake's review
nonfiction history politics race challenging informative reflective medium-paced
Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros

Fourth Wing

The Empyrean #1

Rebecca Yarros

517 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

5.0jekanayake's review
fiction fantasy romance adventurous emotional tense medium-paced
All About Love: New Visions by bell hooks

All About Love: New Visions

Love Trilogy #1

bell hooks

267 pages • first pub 1999 (editions)

5.0jekanayake's review
nonfiction essays gender informative inspiring reflective medium-paced
Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt

Remarkably Bright Creatures

Shelby Van Pelt

360 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0jekanayake's review
fiction contemporary literary mystery emotional hopeful medium-paced
The Best American Food Writing 2022 by Sohla El-Waylly, Sylvia Killingsworth

The Best American Food Writing 2022

The Best American Food Writing #2022

Sohla El-Waylly, Sylvia Killingsworth

288 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0jekanayake's review
nonfiction essays food and drink informative lighthearted medium-paced
Yellowface by R.F. Kuang

Yellowface

R.F. Kuang

323 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

5.0jekanayake's review
fiction contemporary literary thriller dark tense fast-paced
Birnam Wood by Eleanor Catton

Birnam Wood

Eleanor Catton

424 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

5.0jekanayake's review
fiction literary thriller dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Poverty, by America by Matthew Desmond

Poverty, by America

Matthew Desmond

284 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

5.0jekanayake's review
nonfiction politics challenging informative reflective medium-paced
Solito by Javier Zamora

Solito

Javier Zamora

384 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0jekanayake's review
nonfiction memoir emotional sad tense medium-paced