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Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee by Dee BrownA Distant Mirror by Barbara W. TuchmanPoecabulary by Francis DiClementeAlive by Piers Paul ReadThe Right Stuff by Tom Wolfe
Non-Fiction Published in Decade: 1970s
221 books — 20 voters
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann ShafferThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz ZafónThe Mystery of Mrs. Christie by Marie BenedictThe Book Woman of Troublesome Creek by Kim Michele Richardson
Bookish Historical Fiction
68 books — 17 voters

BREAKING THE BIAS OF ENGLISH by Vivian ProbstCloud Cuckoo Land by Anthony DoerrThe Reading List by Sara Nisha AdamsThe Midnight Library by Matt HaigThe Sentence by Louise Erdrich
Staff Picks: Books About Books
32 books — 15 voters
Breathe My Name by R.A. NelsonThe Empty Glass by J.I. BakerMy Name Is Not Easy by Debby Dahl EdwardsonYou Are My Only by Beth KephartLoveSick by Jake Coburn
Written on Glass
29 books — 9 voters

Love, Activism, and the Respectable Life of Alice Dunbar-Nelson by Tara T. GreenWho Hears Here? by Guthrie P. Ramsey Jr.See Me Naked by Tara T. GreenHow to Make a Slave and Other Essays by Jerald WalkerShe Memes Well by Quinta Brunson
Writings and Essays Published by African-Americans in Decade: 2020s
32 books — 8 voters
De Rerum Natura by David HillstromTséyi' / Deep in the Rock by Laura ToheOcean Power by Ofelia ZepedaNri Kryne by Mara DuryeaDe Rerum Natura by David Hillstrom
Sun Tracks — Creative Works by Native Americans
74 books — 7 voters

The Last Bookshop in London by Madeline MartinThe Blackout Book Club by Amy Lynn GreenThe Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann ShafferThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Book of Lost Names by Kristin Harmel
Wartime readers, librarians & booksellers
39 books — 7 voters
Revenge of the Girl with the Great Personality by Elizabeth EulbergThe Empty Glass by J.I. BakerMy Hundred Lovers by Susan JohnsonNaked Came the Stranger by Penelope AsheThe Prophet Murders by Mehmet Murat Somer
Written in Lipstick
35 books — 5 voters

Death of the Author by Nnedi OkoraforFangirl by Rainbow RowellYellowface by R.F. KuangJonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna ClarkeThe Hours by Michael Cunningham
Books About Writers
62 books — 5 voters
Hiroshima by John HerseyThe Powers That Be by David HalberstamWhy It's Kicking Off Everywhere by Paul MasonInside Story by Julia GoldbergPicture by Lillian Ross
Best News Writing and Reporting
12 books — 4 voters

Unraveling Isobel by Eileen CookMy Name Is Not Easy by Debby Dahl EdwardsonYou're Welcome, Universe by Whitney GardnerHow to Say I Love You Out Loud by Karole CozzoThe Sizzle Paradox by Lily Menon
Cover Writing
20 books — 4 voters
The Art of Death by Edwidge DanticatThe Art of Happiness by Dalai Lama XIVThe Joy of Leaving Your Sh*t All Over the Place by Jennifer McCartneyShakespeare by Roland Mushat FryeThe Art of Subtext by Charles Baxter
The Art of ....
20 books — 4 voters

How to Write a Story by Kate MessnerOn Writing Well by William ZinsserThe Story Equation by Susan May WarrenMindful Fiction by Jen KnoxThe Element Encyclopedia of Magical Creatures by John Matthews
Writers Read
54 books — 4 voters
Before The Bestseller by Alex StrathdeeThe Fracture by Bill FarleyLa vie revisitée by Laurent GrenierEverybody Writes by Ann HandleyLife Revisited by Laurent Grenier
Best Books for First-Time Nonfiction Authors
18 books — 3 voters

Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight by Alexandra FullerThe Glass Castle by Jeannette WallsThe Green Collar Economy by Van JonesLetters to a Young Brother by Hill HarperThe Right Stuff by Tom Wolfe
AP Language & Composition
39 books — 2 voters
The Product is Docs by Christopher GalesLetting Go of the Words by Janice G. RedishEvery Page Is Page One by Mark B...The Elements of Content Strategy by Erin KissaneModern Technical Writing by Andrew Etter
Technical Writing
9 books — 2 voters

And It Begins Like This by LaTanya McQueenThe Source of Self-Regard by Toni MorrisonBetween the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi CoatesThe Book of Delights by Ross GayBlack Ink by Stephanie Stokes Oliver
Writings and Essays Published by African-Americans in Decade: 2010s
31 books — 2 voters
Langston Hughes by Henry Louis Gates Jr.Alice Walker by Henry Louis Gates Jr.Zora Neale Hurston by Henry Louis Gates Jr.Gloria Naylor by Henry Louis Gates Jr.Richard Wright by Henry Louis Gates Jr.
Writings and Essays Published by African-Americans in Decade: 1990s
16 books — 2 voters

The New Year's Resolution Checklist by Brittany PlumeriSanta's Christmas Gift by Samantha GeernaertThe Perfect Valentine Checklist by Brittany PlumeriLittle Bunny's To-Do List (A Magical List Book) by Helen Kemp ZaxLittle Witch’s To-Do List by Helen Kemp Zax
Picture Books for Kids about Checklists
7 books — 2 voters
The Postcard by Leah FlemingLove, Coffee, and Revolution by Stefanie LederSinging With the Top Down by Debrah WilliamsonExtreme Romancing in Idaho by Bonnie Jo Piersonשנים טובות by Maya Arad
Postcards
5 books — 2 voters

A Final Companion To Books From The Simpsons by Olivier LebrunEarly Modern Catalogues of Imaginary Books by Anne-Pascale Pouey-MounouJourney into the Whirlwind by Harrison Edward LivingstoneMissing Mysteries by Derek PellThe Price-Codes of the Book Trade by Ian Jackson
•"Pamphlets About Pamphlets" Would Be An Understatement
100 books — 1 voter
This Year You Write Your Novel by Walter MosleyIn Search Of Hannah Crafts by Henry Louis Gates Jr.South of Tradition by Trudier HarrisThe Devil and Dave Chappelle by William Jelani CobbForgotten Readers by Elizabeth McHenry
Writings and Essays Published by African-Americans in Decade: 2000s
21 books — 1 voter

Writing for Animals by John YunkerAnimal Biographies by Éric BaratayNarratology Beyond the Human by David HermanCreaturely Forms in Contemporary Literature by Dominic O'KeyAnimals in Literary Education by John Drew
Writing Animals (Non-fiction)
55 books — 1 voter
Upstream by Mary OliverFelicity by Mary OliverDream Work by Mary OliverA Thousand Mornings by Mary OliverBlue Horses by Mary Oliver
Mary Oliver's Best Work
26 books — 1 voter

Hannah Tate, Beyond Repair by Laura Piper LeeThe Breakup Artists by Adriana MatherThe Break-Up Agency by Sheila McClureMeer dan een kus by Vannessa Thuyns
Paint Rollers
4 books — 1 voter
The Heroine's Journey by Maureen MurdockThe Heroine's Journey by Gail CarrigerCountess by Suzan PalumboBecoming Crone by Lydia M. HawkeLegends & Lattes by Travis Baldree
The Heroine's Journey (Can*Con )
9 books — 1 voter

Research Design by John W. CreswellThe Craft of Research by Wayne C. BoothThe Coding Manual for Qualitative Researchers by Johnny SaldañaHow to Write a Lot by Paul J. SilviaDoing Your Research Project by Stephen Waters
Research and Writing
8 books — 1 voter
The Art of Possibility by Rosamund Stone ZanderThe Work of Art by Adam MossA History of the World in 100 Objects by Neil MacGregorThe Design of Everyday Things by Donald A. NormanSteal Like an Artist by Austin Kleon
The Power and Responsibility of the Artist
57 books — 1 voter

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