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The Return: Fathers, Sons, and the Land in Between by Hisham Matar

The Return: Fathers, Sons, and the Land in Between

Hisham Matar

8 hours, 49 minutes • audio • 2016 user-added

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nonfiction memoir emotional reflective sad medium-paced
The Most by Jessica Anthony

The Most

Jessica Anthony

106 pages • digital • 2024

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fiction historical literary thriller emotional reflective tense fast-paced
To a God Unknown by John Steinbeck

To a God Unknown

John Steinbeck

240 pages • paperback • 1933

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fiction classics reflective slow-paced
The Mighty Red by Louise Erdrich

The Mighty Red

Louise Erdrich

384 pages • digital • 2024

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fiction literary emotional reflective tense medium-paced
The Message by Ta-Nehisi Coates

The Message

Ta-Nehisi Coates

5 hours, 21 minutes • audio • 2024

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nonfiction essays politics challenging informative reflective medium-paced
Defectors: The Rise of the Latino Far Right and What It Means for America by Paola Ramos

Defectors: The Rise of the Latino Far Right and What It Means for America

Paola Ramos

9 hours, 13 minutes • audio • 2024

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nonfiction politics race challenging informative reflective medium-paced
Rejection by Tony Tulathimutte

Rejection

Tony Tulathimutte

272 pages • hardcover • 2024

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fiction contemporary literary short stories challenging dark funny medium-paced
Magical/Realism: Essays on Music, Memory, Fantasy and Borders by Vanessa Angélica Villarreal

Magical/Realism: Essays on Music, Memory, Fantasy and Borders

Vanessa Angélica Villarreal

12 hours, 24 minutes • audio • 2024

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nonfiction essays memoir emotional informative reflective medium-paced
The Quiet Damage: QAnon and the Destruction of the American Family by Jesselyn Cook

The Quiet Damage: QAnon and the Destruction of the American Family

Jesselyn Cook

9 hours, 8 minutes • audio • 2024

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nonfiction politics emotional informative sad medium-paced
Creation Lake by Rachel Kushner

Creation Lake

Rachel Kushner

416 pages • hardcover • 2024

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fiction literary challenging mysterious reflective slow-paced