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Bright Young Women by Jessica Knoll

Bright Young Women

Jessica Knoll

376 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

5.0emilyctrigg's review
fiction crime thriller challenging dark tense medium-paced
Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty by Patrick Radden Keefe

Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty

Patrick Radden Keefe

535 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

5.0emilyctrigg's review
nonfiction biography business history true crime dark informative medium-paced
The Teachers: A Year Inside One of America's Most Heartbreaking, Uplifting, Important Professions by Alexandra Robbins

The Teachers: A Year Inside One of America's Most Heartbreaking, Uplifting, Important Professions

Alexandra Robbins

384 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

5.0emilyctrigg's review
nonfiction education politics reflective medium-paced
The Many Daughters of Afong Moy by Jamie Ford

The Many Daughters of Afong Moy

Jamie Ford

362 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0emilyctrigg's review
fiction historical magical realism emotional medium-paced
Mad Honey by Jodi Picoult, Jennifer Finney Boylan

Mad Honey

Jodi Picoult, Jennifer Finney Boylan

452 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0emilyctrigg's review
fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Ellie Engle Saves Herself by Leah Johnson

Ellie Engle Saves Herself

Leah Johnson

288 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

5.0emilyctrigg's review
fiction lgbtqia+ magical realism middle grade adventurous lighthearted medium-paced
The Only One Left by Riley Sager

The Only One Left

Riley Sager

383 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

5.0emilyctrigg's review
fiction thriller dark mysterious tense medium-paced
What My Bones Know: A Memoir of Healing from Complex Trauma by Stephanie Foo

What My Bones Know: A Memoir of Healing from Complex Trauma

Stephanie Foo

325 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0emilyctrigg's review
nonfiction memoir psychology emotional informative reflective medium-paced
“You Just Need to Lose Weight”: And 19 Other Myths About Fat People by Aubrey Gordon

“You Just Need to Lose Weight”: And 19 Other Myths About Fat People

Aubrey Gordon

228 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

5.0emilyctrigg's review
nonfiction essays health challenging informative medium-paced
Poverty, by America by Matthew Desmond

Poverty, by America

Matthew Desmond

296 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

5.0emilyctrigg's review
nonfiction politics challenging informative reflective medium-paced