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ok I love nonfiction (love to learn) some of my favorites are:
- anything by mary roach â she writes books on different niche science fields & her books are so informative in an approachable way that doesn't feel condescending and her books are just so fun! and interesting! I donât think I can pick a favorite
- marilyn johnson â she writes books about different careers, my favorite of hers is dead beat (about obituary writers) but I also love this book is overdue! (about librarians)
- mediocre by ijeoma oluo â looks at the historical patterns of white men grasping onto their power in american culture ,, truly incredible read
- white trash by nancy isenberg â this one is DENSE but it looks at the history of white poor people and pulls back the curtain of classism in america and how it ties into racism, sexism, etc etc,, if you wanted more reasons to hate any historical american heroes this one is for you !
- odd girls and twilight lovers by lillian faderman â lillian faderman is an incredible lesbian historian and this book is such a beautiful humanizing ode to lesbian history in the US with a lot of interviews of older queer women and it holds suuuch an important place in my heart
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Some faves:
They Can't Kill Us Until They Kill Us by Hanif Abdurraqib. He's one of my absolute favorite writers. I'm listening to his new book, There's Always This Year, and I swear he just gets better.
I also liked The Pink Line: The World's Queer Frontiers by Mark Gevisser. Though I think it gets into a little appropriation from the author towards the end, it was an incredibly eye-opening book for me about the rich world of queerness and gender beyond the Western binary around the world.
Trouble Boys by Bob Mehr is THE account of The Replacements, and Mehr pulls no punches with recounting the band members' lowest points, even as it's clear how much he admires their artistry.
Feb 20, 2025
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i almost entirely read nonfiction! i have a few recs about them:
- a bunch on mostly US politics/history https://www.pi.fyi/rec/clxjclnab003q13919c2lwuku
- 5 nonfic books that âchanged my perspectiveâ https://www.pi.fyi/rec/clxih10h806h7c4qr5c3u9zwm
- other nonfiction books i have recommended on here: A Decolonial Feminism; Let This Radicalize You
Jul 5, 2024
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memoirs:
finding me - viola davis - she's truly had such an interesting life
wild - cheryl strayed - memoir about a women walking the pct and all about her crazy life that lef her to that point
crying in h mart - michelle zauner - about a musician coping with her mother's death
educated - tara westover - about a woman who grows up in fundamentalist mormon family
i'm glad my mom died - jennette mccurdy - about her childhood as an actor and her relationship w/ her mother
the glass castle - jeanette walls
the anthropocene reviewed - john green - he reviews aspects of human life and shares parts of his own very interesting life
just kids - patti smith - about her life as a musician in nyc
kitchen confidential - anthony bourdain
down the drain - julia fox
engaging non fiction;
- seconding the patrick radden keefe rec below - also his books empire of pain and the snakehead
- cultish - amanda montell - about the language that cults use
- so you've been publicly shamed - jon ronson
- slouching towards bethlehem - joan didion - sharply written essays mostly about 60s culture
books on art:
- ways of seeing - john berger
- funny weather: art in crisis - olivia laing
- notes on 'camp' - susan sontag
- the art thief - micharl finkel
books on food:
- small fires: an epic in the kitchen - rebecca may johnson
- chop suey nation - ann hui
- eating animals - jonathan safran foer
Nov 13, 2024
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one of the cutest things
Jan 11, 2025
poster board + magazines (I got a bunch from my neighborhoodâs buy nothing Facebook group) & some creativity :) my friends and I make new ones every four months or so & they are so fun to get together and create and then you get to hang it up and remind yourself of your goals big and small serious and silly !
Jan 18, 2025
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1. Sloth (stoner, all I ever want is to have a chill time)
2. Greed (very greedy of my alone time, I have a lot of stashes (cash, sharpies, candles, band aids etc))
3. Pride (sometimes I do know better than other people tho)
4. Lust (well, yes)
5. Gluttony (life is short ! indulge !)
6. Envy (I yearn for what I do not have it is true)
7. Wrath (rarely angry, often stubborn)
Jan 21, 2025