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Say Yes to the Duke, by Eloisa James

“Sometimes what one misses is the idea of the person rather than the one who is lost.”

#fiction #Say Yes to the Duke #Eloisa James #romance #historical romance

Baby, I Don’t Care, by Chelsey Minnis

“I’ve always wanted to be the daughter of a wealthy communist.”

#Baby I Don't Care #Chelsey Minnis #poetry #women #love #money

My Year of Rest and Relaxation, by Ottessa Moshfegh

“I did crave attention, but I refused to humiliate myself by asking it.”

#fiction #My Year of Rest and Relaxation #Ottessa Moshfegh #work #mental health #nyc

Homegoing, by Yaa Gyasi

“How easy it was for a life to go one way instead of another.”

#fiction #Homegoing #Yaa Gyasi #family #saga #race #slavery #women

Deacon King Kong, by James McBride

“Are you lying, exaggerating, or just thinking big?”

#fiction #Deacon King Kong #James McBride #nyc #community #race #city #neighbors

Uncanny Valley, by Anna Wiener

“Privileged and downwardly mobile.”

#nonfiction #Uncanny Valley #Anna Wiener #memoir #technology #work #san francisco #nyc #class #business

Evvie Drake Starts Over, by Linda Holmes

“It’s not bad to know a little something about the things you don’t care about.”

#fiction #Evvie Drake Starts Over #Linda Holmes #grief #abuse #friends #romance #maine

Random Family, by Adrian Nicole LeBlanc

“He’d still failed her--even if the reason was worthy.”

#nonfiction #Random Family #Adrian Nicole LeBlanc #class #race #poverty #family #journalism #biography #nyc #sociology

Conditional Citizens, by Laila Lalami

“What I want is freedom, not better conditions of subjugation.”

#nonfiction #Conditional Citizens #Laila Lalami #race #class #gender #religion #memoir #politics #history

Murder in Mesopotamia, by Agatha Christie

“I’m not often bored...Life’s not long enough for that.”

#fiction #Murder in Mesopotamia #Agatha Christie #mystery #Hercule Poirot

My Antonia, by Willa Cather

“Ain’t it wonderful, Jim, how much people can mean to each other?”

#fiction #My Antonia #Willa Cather #immigrant #women #friends #nebraska

How We Fight for Our Lives: A Memoir, by Saeed Jones

“People don’t just happen. We sacrifice former versions of ourselves. We sacrifice the people who dared to raise us.”

#nonfiction #How We Fight for Our Lives #Saeed Jones #memoir #race #sex #class #family #mothers

Good Talk: A Memoir in Conversations, by Mira Jacob

“I can’t protect you from spending a lifetime caught between the beautiful dream of a diverse nation and the complicated reality of one.”

#nonfiction #Good Talk #Mira Jacob #memoir #graphic novel #comic #race #politics #immigrant #family #women #nyc

The Chain of Destiny, by Betty Neels

“How easily her problems would be solved if a man were to appear, sweep her off her feet, marry her out of hand and never allow her to worry again for the rest of her life.”

#fiction #The Chain of Destiny #Betty Neels #romance

Mrs. Caliban, by Rachel Ingalls

“Later still, she realized that if she had made an effort, she herself could have made things happen.”

#fiction #Mrs. Caliban #Rachel Ingalls #fantasy #novella #grief

If I Had Your Face, by Frances Cha

“Rich people are fascinated by happiness...It’s something they find maddening.”

#fiction #If I Had Your Face #Frances Cha #women #friends #beauty #class #south korea

All About Love: New Visions, by bell hooks

“Genuine love is rarely an emotional space where needs are instantly gratified.

#nonfiction #All about Love #bell hooks #essays #self-help #romance #family #friends #community #love #psychology #culture #criticism

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