Around the Year in 52 Books (2024) - hosted by amber47

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Balzac. Le Roman de Sa Vie by Stefan Zweig

Balzac. Le Roman de Sa Vie

Stefan Zweig

472 pages • paperback • 1946

nonfiction biography history challenging informative reflective slow-paced
The Tennis Partner by Abraham Verghese

The Tennis Partner

Abraham Verghese

345 pages • paperback • 1998

nonfiction memoir inspiring sad slow-paced
Behind the Seams: My Life in Rhinestones by Dolly Parton

Behind the Seams: My Life in Rhinestones

Dolly Parton

4 hours, 21 minutes • audio • 2023

nonfiction design memoir funny informative lighthearted fast-paced
Girl Town by Carolyn Nowak

Girl Town

Carolyn Nowak

160 pages • digital • 2018

fiction comics short stories adventurous lighthearted medium-paced
The Art Thief by Michael Finkel

The Art Thief

Michael Finkel

222 pages • hardcover • 2023

nonfiction art biography true crime adventurous informative fast-paced
Fantastic Beasts & Where to Find Them by Newt Scamander, J.K. Rowling

Fantastic Beasts & Where to Find Them

Hogwarts Library #1

Newt Scamander, J.K. Rowling

88 pages • hardcover • 2001

fiction fantasy middle grade informative lighthearted fast-paced
The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War by Erik Larson

The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War

Erik Larson

608 pages • digital • 2024

nonfiction history politics informative tense medium-paced
The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs: A New History of a Lost World by Steve Brusatte

The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs: A New History of a Lost World

The Rise and Fall

Steve Brusatte

404 pages • digital • 2018

nonfiction history nature science adventurous informative medium-paced
Code Dependent: Living in the Shadow of AI by Madhumita Murgia

Code Dependent: Living in the Shadow of AI

Madhumita Murgia

311 pages • digital • 2024

nonfiction politics technology challenging informative reflective medium-paced
Plantains and Our Becoming: Poems by Melania Luisa Marte

Plantains and Our Becoming: Poems

Melania Luisa Marte

148 pages • paperback • 2023

nonfiction poetry emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced