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Resurrection by Leo Tolstoy

What can a 19th-Century Russian classic teach us about the modern prison system? A lot. There's...

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White Tears by Hari Kunzru

This book is about the art that we don't have. The gaping holes in our artistic history that are...

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Another Day in the Death of America by Gary Younge

Concerned about the effect of gun violence on young lives in the United States, Gary Younge...

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Treasure Island!!! by Sara Levine

It's not that Treasure Island, instead this is a book about what happen when one woman becomes...

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Hunger by Knut Hamsun

The main character of this book probably wouldn't be quite so hungry if he was just slightly...

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The Wicked Boy by Kate Summerscale

On a summer day in 1895, Robert Coombes kills his mother and then goes to a cricket match with...

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Problems by Jade Sharma

Heroin addiction and prostitution, but it's not really like that, okay? Jade Sharma tells a story...

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Tell the Truth & Shame the Devil by Lezley McSpadden

This book is going to stick with us for a while. Lezley McSpadden tells the story of her life and...

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Who Killed Piet Barol by Richard Mason

It's pronounced Pete! This South African novel tells of what happens when people push the limits...

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Hitler: Ascent 1889-1039 by Volker Ullrich

This book was incredibly dense but so worth it. Becca might not have grasped all the nuances of...

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True Crime Addict by James Renner

This book isn't full of lovely people, but that's life sometimes. Becca grapples with unlikeable...

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Pilgrim at Tinker Creek by Annie Dillard

Annie Dillard is all alone in the wilderness, except for maybe her neighbors (of which there are...

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Wait Till You See Me Dance by Deb Olin Unferth

More short stories! These ones are super short, and there are some gems in here. Becca talks...

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Difficult Women by Roxane Gay

Difficult women are the best women, but that's only because they aren't actually difficult, just...

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The Fire Next Time by James Baldwin

After watching I am not Your Negro Becca decided to pick up this classic collection of essays by...

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The Trial by Franz Kafka

Hey! Everyone is reading 1984 and, like, I totally get it, but let's not forget the genius of...

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The Portrait of a Lady by Henry James

Henry James breaks Becca's heart in this book about a spirited young American who finds that the...

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The Lost Honor of Katharina Blum by Heinrich Boll

There are two stories being told in The Lost Honor of Katharina Blum. One is of a young woman...

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Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson

In a world of "law and order" it's important to remember that the law is not always just. Bryan...

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Wish Her Safe at Home by Stephen Benatar

It's a woman of a certain age and she's slowly going crazy! Sound familiar? Well, this book is a...

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