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The Best of I.F. Stone by I.F. Stone

The Best of I.F. Stone

I.F. Stone

368 pages • hardcover • 1973

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nonfiction history politics informative reflective medium-paced
The Way of the Writer: Reflections on the Art and Craft of Storytelling by Charles Johnson

The Way of the Writer: Reflections on the Art and Craft of Storytelling

Charles Johnson

256 pages • hardcover

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nonfiction literary reflective slow-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 • hardcover • 2021

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nonfiction history politics race challenging informative reflective medium-paced
On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft by Stephen King

On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft

Stephen King

320 pages • paperback • 2000

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nonfiction memoir reference informative inspiring reflective medium-paced
Several Short Sentences About Writing by Verlyn Klinkenborg

Several Short Sentences About Writing

Verlyn Klinkenborg

224 pages • hardcover • 2012

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nonfiction reference informative reflective slow-paced
Medgar and Myrlie: Medgar Evers and the Love Story That Awakened America by Joy-Ann Reid

Medgar and Myrlie: Medgar Evers and the Love Story That Awakened America

Joy-Ann Reid

352 pages • hardcover • 2024

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nonfiction biography history race emotional informative inspiring medium-paced
Prophet Song by Paul Lynch

Prophet Song

Paul Lynch

336 pages • paperback • 2023 user-added

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fiction dystopian literary dark emotional tense medium-paced
Redemption: The Last Battle of the Civil War by Nicholas Lemann

Redemption: The Last Battle of the Civil War

Nicholas Lemann

257 pages • hardcover • 2006

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nonfiction history challenging reflective slow-paced
How Fiction Works by James Wood

How Fiction Works

James Wood

265 pages • paperback • 2008

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nonfiction reference challenging reflective slow-paced
James by Percival Everett

James

Percival Everett

320 pages • digital • 2024 user-added

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fiction historical literary adventurous emotional tense fast-paced