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Journal of a Novel: The East of Eden Letters by John Steinbeck

Journal of a Novel: The East of Eden Letters

John Steinbeck

192 pages • first pub 1969 (editions)

4.0robertpjones's review
nonfiction biography classics reflective slow-paced
The Dictionary of Lost Words by Pip Williams

The Dictionary of Lost Words

Pip Williams

423 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

4.0robertpjones's review
fiction historical emotional informative reflective slow-paced
Benjamin Franklin: An American Life by Walter Isaacson

Benjamin Franklin: An American Life

Walter Isaacson

586 pages • first pub 2003 (editions)

4.0robertpjones's review
nonfiction biography history challenging informative reflective slow-paced
Undivided: The Quest for Racial Solidarity in an American Church by Hahrie Han

Undivided: The Quest for Racial Solidarity in an American Church

Hahrie Han

295 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

4.0robertpjones's review
nonfiction religion emotional hopeful informative medium-paced
On James Baldwin by Colm Tóibín

On James Baldwin

Colm Tóibín

168 pages • missing pub info (editions)

3.0robertpjones's review
nonfiction art
The Spirit of Justice: True Stories of Faith, Race, and Resistance by Jemar Tisby

The Spirit of Justice: True Stories of Faith, Race, and Resistance

Jemar Tisby

240 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

5.0robertpjones's review
nonfiction history race religion hopeful informative inspiring medium-paced
Merchants of Culture: The Publishing Business in the Twenty-First Century by John Brookshire Thompson

Merchants of Culture: The Publishing Business in the Twenty-First Century

John Brookshire Thompson

432 pages • missing pub info (editions)

4.0robertpjones's review
nonfiction art business history informative slow-paced
The Personal Librarian by Marie Benedict, Victoria Christopher Murray

The Personal Librarian

Marie Benedict, Victoria Christopher Murray

341 pages • first pub 2021 (editions) user-added

4.0robertpjones's review
fiction historical informative inspiring reflective medium-paced
The Last Bookshop in London by Madeline Martin

The Last Bookshop in London

Madeline Martin

314 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

4.0robertpjones's review
fiction historical romance emotional fast-paced
The Best American Short Stories 2022 by Heidi Pitlor, Andrew Sean Greer

The Best American Short Stories 2022

The Best American Short Stories #2022

Heidi Pitlor, Andrew Sean Greer

332 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

4.0robertpjones's review
fiction short stories funny reflective medium-paced