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288 books

Long Bright River by Liz Moore

Long Bright River

Liz Moore

496 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

5.0alyssamandy's review
fiction contemporary crime mystery thriller dark emotional mysterious medium-paced
Healing: When a Nurse Becomes a Patient by Theresa Brown

Healing: When a Nurse Becomes a Patient

Theresa Brown

missing page info • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0alyssamandy's review
nonfiction memoir emotional informative sad medium-paced
When Death Becomes Life: Notes from a Transplant Surgeon by Joshua D. Mezrich

When Death Becomes Life: Notes from a Transplant Surgeon

Joshua D. Mezrich

381 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0alyssamandy's review
nonfiction memoir science informative medium-paced
The Bright Hour: A Memoir of Living and Dying by Nina Riggs

The Bright Hour: A Memoir of Living and Dying

Nina Riggs

310 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

5.0alyssamandy's review
nonfiction memoir emotional funny reflective sad medium-paced
When Crack Was King: A People's History of a Misunderstood Era by Donovan X. Ramsey

When Crack Was King: A People's History of a Misunderstood Era

Donovan X. Ramsey

448 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

5.0alyssamandy's review
nonfiction history sociology informative reflective sad medium-paced
All That Moves Us: Life Lessons from a Pediatric Neurosurgeon by Jay Wellons

All That Moves Us: Life Lessons from a Pediatric Neurosurgeon

Jay Wellons

288 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0alyssamandy's review
nonfiction memoir emotional informative reflective medium-paced
I Kissed Shara Wheeler by Casey McQuiston

I Kissed Shara Wheeler

Casey McQuiston

355 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0alyssamandy's review
fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ romance young adult emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced
Master Slave Husband Wife: An Epic Journey from Slavery to Freedom by Ilyon Woo

Master Slave Husband Wife: An Epic Journey from Slavery to Freedom

Ilyon Woo

416 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

5.0alyssamandy's review
nonfiction history race adventurous informative inspiring medium-paced
No Human Contact: Solitary Confinement, Maximum Security, and Two Inmates Who Changed the System by Pete Earley

No Human Contact: Solitary Confinement, Maximum Security, and Two Inmates Who Changed the System

Pete Earley

320 pages • first pub 2023 (editions) user-added

5.0alyssamandy's review
nonfiction true crime dark mysterious medium-paced
From a Taller Tower: The Rise of the American Mass Shooter by Seamus McGraw

From a Taller Tower: The Rise of the American Mass Shooter

Seamus McGraw

232 pages • missing pub info (editions) user-added

5.0alyssamandy's review
nonfiction history sociology informative medium-paced