All of the books I've added to my "to-be-read" list recently and truly can't wait to read.
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Non-Fiction
Non-fiction books I can't wait to read.
Pursuing this paradox across the wide open plains that she loves, Noreen weaves her impressions of the natural world with the poetry, folklore and history of the land, and with recollections of her own early life, rendering a startlingly strange, viv...
A Flat Place
A revelatory history of how postcolonial African independence movements were systematically undermined by one nation above all: the US.
White Malice
An unapologetic, hilarious, and triumphant debut memoir about the inequality those in the disabled community face on a daily basis from a valued voice and TikTok star Imani Barbarin.
If I Were You, I'd Kill Myself
As indigenous scientist and author of Braiding Sweetgrass Robin Wall Kimmerer harvests serviceberries alongside the birds, she considers the ethic of reciprocity that lies at the heart of the gift economy. How, she asks, can we learn from indigenous ...
The Serviceberry
Simultaneously a lush and evocative travelogue, an unsparing account of Myanmar's recent history, and an astonishing, conversation-shifting engagement with Britain's colonial legacy, On the Shadow Tracks is that rare and necessary a book that finds a...
On the Shadow Tracks
A bright portrait of modern Africa that pushes back against harmful stereotypes to tell a more comprehensive story.
Africa Is Not A Country
The first book to tell the stories of the army of underpaid and exploited workers powering artificial intelligence
Feeding the Machine
A moving memoir by a survivor of anti-Muslim violence in contemporary India that delicately weaves political and family histories in a tribute to India's vibrant multiethnic society and the resilience of its women and minorities, especially in the fa...
The Lucky Ones
Imagination: A Manifesto offers visionary examples and tactics to push beyond the constraints of what we think, and are told, is possible.
Imagination: A Manifesto
Photobook celebrating Italian summers.
Il Dolce Far Niente
This book is a reckoning with what it means to live in the West, and what it means to live in a world run by a small group of countries
One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This
A new work from an incredible journalist documenting the stories of those forced to flee their home of Syria.
The Home I Worked to Make
An essay on the Palestinian struggle for freedom and the power narrative holds.
Recognizing the Stranger
One of my favorite YouTubers comes out with her first book this month, documenting what it’s like living on a remote island near the North Pole.
Life on Svalbard
Memoir where the author traces her family’s history from Gaza, to the U.S. , and beyond
The Hollow Half
A critically-acclaimed literary memoir braiding together environmental research and the personal journey of generational healing, grief, and chronic illness.
The Mourner's Bestiary
Looks cute and gorgeous
The Backyard Bird Chronicles
I've only heard amazing things about this book from people I trust.
Disaster Nationalism
A memoir of one of the incredible journalists who has been covering the genocide in Gaza.
The Eyes of Gaza
about war photojournalism
Regarding the Pain of Others
I just got an advanced readers copy of this book and I’m so excited. This follows and environmental journalist and the year she spent following seals.
A Year with the Seals
I read Alyan’s poetry collection last year and really loved it, so I’m excited to read her memoir about diaspora, motherhood, and home.
I'll Tell You When I'm Home
A memoir that also explores cemetaries around the world
Somebody Is Walking on Your Grave
A poetry collection where personal is inevitably political and ecological, Motherfield is a poet's insistence on self-determination in authoritarian, patriarchal Belarus. Fun fact, this was translated by Hanif Abdurraqib.
Motherfield
Fiction
Fiction (including poetry) I cna't wait to read.
An immersive, propulsive novel about a missing child whose disappearance sends equal shockwaves through three very different worlds
The God of the Woods
A family on a remote island. A mysterious woman washed ashore. A rising storm on the horizon.
Wild Dark Shore
A sleepy little town discovers its memories have become part of the water cycle.
Nothing But the Rain
Mrs Jekyll reframes Stevenson's classic story of human duality in the present day, as one woman contends with a terminal diagnosis - and unearths the effervescence of a life suppressed.
Mrs Jekyll
Estranged exes must stick close together to save their best friend's wedding after a string of disasters in this swoony and steamy second-chance romance
The Ex Vows
A society matchmaker realizes she's in danger when her clients' weddings are sabotaged in increasingly disturbing ways
The Matchmaker
From an incendiary new talent, a contemporary folktale in which a mother and daughter take in passersby and eat them, exploring queerness, first loves, and tense mother-daughter relationships.
The Lamb
A haunted house rom-com? Count me in.
Haunted Ever After
Emily Henry just announced her next book, so obviously it's on this list.
Great Big Beautiful Life
A translated work that flips the traditional crime narrative on its head.
Death Takes Me
My favorite author has a new book coming out next year about twins and navigating a newfound power.
Somadina
Three adult siblings, each at a personal and romantic crossroads, reunite with their larger-than-life mother at her Catskills manor for an unforgettable Christmas
Most Wonderful
A quiet zombie book focused on a relationship? count me in
Elegy for the Undead
Twins with secrets
Blood on Her Tongue
I saw “health resort horror story” and that's all I needed to know
The Empusium
I'm completely enamored with this cover and it explores fairytales and madness.
