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253 books

Fear City: New York's Fiscal Crisis and the Rise of Austerity Politics by Kim Phillips-Fein

Fear City: New York's Fiscal Crisis and the Rise of Austerity Politics

Kim Phillips-Fein

401 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

5.0ejoppenheimer's review
nonfiction economics history politics informative fast-paced
Elena Knows by Claudia Piñeiro

Elena Knows

Claudia Piñeiro

153 pages • first pub 2007 (editions)

5.0ejoppenheimer's review
fiction contemporary crime literary mystery emotional reflective sad medium-paced
The Bandit Queens by Parini Shroff

The Bandit Queens

Parini Shroff

342 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

5.0ejoppenheimer's review
fiction contemporary thriller dark funny medium-paced
Women Talking by Miriam Toews

Women Talking

Miriam Toews

216 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

5.0ejoppenheimer's review
fiction contemporary literary dark emotional reflective slow-paced
Big Swiss by Jen Beagin

Big Swiss

Jen Beagin

325 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

5.0ejoppenheimer's review
fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ literary romance dark funny medium-paced
The Dutch House by Ann Patchett

The Dutch House

Ann Patchett

337 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0ejoppenheimer's review
fiction historical literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Locus by Jason Bayani

Locus

Jason Bayani

112 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0ejoppenheimer's review
poetry emotional reflective slow-paced
Lapvona by Ottessa Moshfegh

Lapvona

Ottessa Moshfegh

304 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0ejoppenheimer's review
fiction historical literary magical realism dark tense medium-paced
Fight Night by Miriam Toews

Fight Night

Miriam Toews

251 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

5.0ejoppenheimer's review
fiction literary emotional funny reflective medium-paced
Torn Apart: How the Child Welfare System Destroys Black Families—and How Abolition Can Build a Safer World by Dorothy Roberts

Torn Apart: How the Child Welfare System Destroys Black Families—and How Abolition Can Build a Safer World

Dorothy Roberts

303 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0ejoppenheimer's review
nonfiction politics race challenging informative inspiring medium-paced