Book Rec: Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates
One of the best nonfiction books of the decade, Between the World and Me addresses some of the biggest questions in American history.
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jlentz24
- May 5
- 2 min
Book Rec: One Italian Summer by Rebecca Serle
While traveling to Positano, I experienced this book's location come to life. Newest book rec: One Italian Summer about mother/daughter love
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jlentz24
- May 1
- 2 min
Maybe You Should Talk to Someone by Lori Gottlieb
Maybe You Should Talk to Someone offers a deeply personal and yet universal look at life’s struggles. Lori makes you laugh & cry throughout.
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jlentz24
- Apr 19
- 2 min
Book Rec: Every Note Played by Lisa Genova
Every Note Played is a harrowing look at ALS, the powerful exploration of regret and what it means to be alive. I couldn't put it down.
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jlentz24
- Apr 12
- 1 min
Book Rec: Brain on Fire by Susannah Cahalan
Book Recommendation: Brain on Fire by Susannah Cahalan. The medical mystery around her struggle to recapture her identity is captivating.
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jlentz24
- Apr 5
- 2 min
Book Rec: The Alice Network by Kate Quinn
The Alice Network is a historical fiction swapping between two women – one a female spy during WWI and an unconventional American socialite.
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jlentz24
- Mar 14
- 2 min
The Boys in the Boat by Daniel James Brown
Soon to be a major motion picture by George Clooney, The Boys in the Boat tells the quest of 9 young men in search for Gold at the Olympics.
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jlentz24
- Mar 14
- 2 min
Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin
BOOK REC: If you've read Ready Player One, don't miss Gabrielle Zevin's newest novel - Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow.
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jlentz24
- Feb 26
- 2 min
A Thousand Splendid Suns
A mother-daughter story, Khaled Hosseini's second novel, A Thousand Splendid Suns, focuses on familial dynamics in today's Afghan society.
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jlentz24
- Feb 17
- 2 min
Book Rec: The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot raises awareness to the bioethical issues surrounding tissue donation.
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jlentz24
- Feb 10
- 2 min
Book Rec: Lessons in Chemistry
Bonnie Garmus’ Lessons in Chemistry is not your average beach read. Elizabeth Zott is unapologetic and inspiring. It's full of fuel.
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jlentz24
- Jan 28
- 2 min
The Island of Sea Women by Lisa See
Set on South Korea's Jeju island, this lifelong story of the incredible free diving haenyeo is a powerful story of female friendship!
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jlentz24
- Jan 22
- 2 min
Book Rec: When Breath Becomes Air
When a 36-year-old neurosurgeon is diagnosed with lung cancer, his future evaporates. What makes life worth living in the face of death?
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jlentz24
- Jan 14
- 2 min
The Great Alone by Kristin Hannah
Alaska, 1974.
Unpredictable. Unforgiving. Untamed.
For a family in crisis, the ultimate test of survival.
Check out the discussion questions
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jlentz24
- Jan 5
- 2 min
We Wish to Inform You That Tomorrow We Will Be Killed with Our Families
Unforgettable firsthand account of the 800,000 Tutsis killed in 100 days in 1994 Rwanda. Explore the "genocidal logic" & horrific aftermath.
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jlentz24
- Dec 6, 2022
- 2 min
Book Rec: The Hate You Give by Angie Thomas
The debut novel by Angie Thomas, The Hate You Give is about 16-year-old Starr's voice in a world marked by social injustice and prejudice.
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jlentz24
- Nov 15, 2022
- 1 min
Look Me in the Eye: My Life with Asperger’s by John Elder Robison
Look Me in the Eye is a moving, darkly funny memoir of growing up with Asperger's at a time when the diagnosis simply didn't exist.
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jlentz24
- Oct 25, 2022
- 1 min
TWO True Stories of Light amid the Darkness of the Holocaust: Book Recommendations!
Two pairs of sisters, one in Holland, the other in Poland, bravely working during Nazi-occupation to hid Jews amid fear, persecution & death
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jlentz24
- Oct 9, 2022
- 1 min
Long Way Gone by Charles Martin
Book recommendation of Long Way Gone by Charles Martin. A radical retelling of the prodigal son set in Music City. Nashville musician faith.
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jlentz24
- Sep 25, 2022
- 1 min
Book Rec: Educated by Tara Westover
Tara Westover's Educated is her quest for knowledge after living in the Idaho mountains as survivalists without medicine and mainstream news
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