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142 books

If an Egyptian Cannot Speak English by Noor Naga

If an Egyptian Cannot Speak English

Noor Naga

186 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0gisbornius's review
fiction literary challenging dark reflective medium-paced
Looking at Women, Looking at War by Victoria Amelina

Looking at Women, Looking at War

Victoria Amelina

9 hours, 52 minutes • first pub 2025 (editions) user-added

5.0gisbornius's review
nonfiction biography medium-paced
Collaboration and Public Policy: Agency in the Pursuit of Public Purpose by Helen Sullivan

Collaboration and Public Policy: Agency in the Pursuit of Public Purpose

Helen Sullivan

267 pages • missing pub info (editions)

5.0gisbornius's review
nonfiction economics politics sociology
There Are Rivers in the Sky by Elif Shafak

There Are Rivers in the Sky

Elif Shafak

16 hours, 48 minutes • first pub 2024 (editions)

5.0gisbornius's review
fiction contemporary literary emotional informative reflective medium-paced
Blood Over Bright Haven by M.L. Wang

Blood Over Bright Haven

M.L. Wang

15 hours, 21 minutes • first pub 2023 (editions)

5.0gisbornius's review
fiction fantasy dark emotional tense medium-paced
We Will Not Be Saved by Nemonte Nenquimo

We Will Not Be Saved

Nemonte Nenquimo

357 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

5.0gisbornius's review
nonfiction autobiography emotional informative inspiring medium-paced
The Serviceberry: Abundance and Reciprocity in the Natural World by Robin Wall Kimmerer

The Serviceberry: Abundance and Reciprocity in the Natural World

Robin Wall Kimmerer

112 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

5.0gisbornius's review
nonfiction economics essays nature science hopeful informative inspiring fast-paced
How High We Go in the Dark by Sequoia Nagamatsu

How High We Go in the Dark

Sequoia Nagamatsu

292 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0gisbornius's review
fiction dystopian literary science fiction emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Soldiers and Kings: Survival and Hope in the World of Human Smuggling by Jason De León

Soldiers and Kings: Survival and Hope in the World of Human Smuggling

Jason De León

9 hours, 58 minutes • first pub 2024 (editions)

5.0gisbornius's review
nonfiction biography politics dark informative reflective medium-paced
The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley

The Ministry of Time

Kaliane Bradley

10 hours, 22 minutes • first pub 2024 (editions)

5.0gisbornius's review
fiction literary romance science fiction adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced