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    Dani Indovino Cawley (0 KP)

    Rebellions are built on hope

    Feminist, occasional writer, roller derby announcer, reader of books, content strategist, Oberlin...

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Books Editor (673 KP) shared own list

Nov 16, 2017
As winter approaches, here are some of Washington Post's favourite reads – from thrillers to literary fiction, memoir, history and politics:
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Washington Post: Best Books of 2017

The Washington Post's annual survey of the best books includes 10 they think are exceptionally rewarding:

Sing, Unburied, Sing

Sing, Unburied, Sing

Jesmyn Ward

8.5 (6 Ratings) Rate It

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A searing and profound odyssey bringing the archetypal road novel into rural twenty-first century...

Saints for All Occasions

Saints for All Occasions

J. Courtney Sullivan

9.0 (2 Ratings) Rate It

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Nora and Theresa Flynn are twenty-one and seventeen when they leave their small village in Ireland...

fiction
Rising Star: The Making of Barack Obama

Rising Star: The Making of Barack Obama

David Garrow

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The definitive account of Barack Obama’s life before he became the 44th president of the United...

biography politics
The Power

The Power

Naomi Alderman

7.9 (13 Ratings) Rate It

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Read our exclusive author interview SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2017 BAILEYS WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR...

Lincoln in the Bardo

Lincoln in the Bardo

George Saunders

8.3 (6 Ratings) Rate It

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The extraordinary first novel by the bestselling, Folio Prize-winning, National Book...

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Deborah (162 KP) rated A Fine Brush on Ivory: An Appreciation of Jane Austen in Books

Dec 21, 2018  
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A Fine Brush on Ivory: An Appreciation of Jane Austen
Richard Jenkyns | 2004
10
10.0 (1 Ratings)
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A small but perfectly form piece of literary criticism. Very accessible and his chapter on Mansfield Park is exceptionally worthwhile.
  
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Julie Klausner recommended In Cold Blood: A True Account of a Multiple Murder and Its Consequences in Books (curated)

 
In Cold Blood: A True Account of a Multiple Murder and Its Consequences
In Cold Blood: A True Account of a Multiple Murder and Its Consequences
Truman Capote | 2000 | Biography
8.3 (14 Ratings)
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"The O.G. of the True Crime genre, and literary journalism at its juiciest. Makes Serial look like a mural about drying paint."

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    Lroni (0 KP)

    Literary Enthusiast and Self-made Artist

    I am a biochemist who in the long hours of the night creates art of various types while listening to...