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Why Fish Don't Exist: A Story of Loss, Love, and the Hidden Order of Life by Lulu Miller

Why Fish Don't Exist: A Story of Loss, Love, and the Hidden Order of Life

Lulu Miller

225 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

5.0the_kernel's review
nonfiction biography memoir nature science informative reflective medium-paced
Ace by Angela Chen

Ace

Angela Chen

224 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

5.0the_kernel's review
nonfiction lgbtqia+ sociology informative reflective medium-paced
Memorial by Bryan Washington

Memorial

Bryan Washington

303 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

5.0the_kernel's review
fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ literary emotional reflective medium-paced
Norse Mythology by Neil Gaiman

Norse Mythology

Neil Gaiman

6 hours, 29 minutes • first pub 2017 (editions)

5.0the_kernel's review
fiction fantasy short stories adventurous informative fast-paced
Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants by Robin Wall Kimmerer

Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants

Robin Wall Kimmerer

390 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)

5.0the_kernel's review
nonfiction essays nature science informative inspiring reflective slow-paced
You Have the Right to Remain Fat by Virgie Tovar

You Have the Right to Remain Fat

Virgie Tovar

128 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

5.0the_kernel's review
nonfiction feminism memoir self help informative reflective fast-paced
In the Dream House by Carmen Maria Machado

In the Dream House

Carmen Maria Machado

247 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0the_kernel's review
nonfiction lgbtqia+ memoir dark emotional reflective medium-paced
Hunger: A Memoir of (My) Body by Roxane Gay

Hunger: A Memoir of (My) Body

Roxane Gay

306 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

5.0the_kernel's review
nonfiction feminism memoir challenging emotional reflective medium-paced
The Essential Haiku: Versions of Basho, Buson, and Issa by Yosa Buson, Robert Hass, Matsuo Bashō, Kobayashi Issa

The Essential Haiku: Versions of Basho, Buson, and Issa

Yosa Buson, Robert Hass, Matsuo Bashō, Kobayashi Issa

352 pages • first pub 1994 (editions)

5.0the_kernel's review
nonfiction poetry reflective slow-paced
The Hungry Ear: Poems of Food and Drink by Kevin Young, Linda E. Mitchell

The Hungry Ear: Poems of Food and Drink

Kevin Young, Linda E. Mitchell

336 pages • first pub 2012 (editions)

5.0the_kernel's review
nonfiction poetry informative slow-paced