Peter Ganim

70 books

Congo Stories: Battling Five Centuries of Exploitation and Greed by Ryan Gosling, John Prendergast, Dave Eggers, Fidel Bafilemba

Congo Stories: Battling Five Centuries of Exploitation and Greed

Ryan Gosling, John Prendergast, Dave Eggers, Fidel Bafilemba

352 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

nonfiction biography history challenging emotional informative medium-paced
Crooked Kingdom by Leigh Bardugo

Crooked Kingdom

Six of Crows #2

Leigh Bardugo

546 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ young adult adventurous dark emotional medium-paced
Extra Virginity: The Sublime and Scandalous World of Olive Oil by Tom Mueller

Extra Virginity: The Sublime and Scandalous World of Olive Oil

Tom Mueller

238 pages • first pub 2011 (editions)

nonfiction food and drink history informative slow-paced
The Haunting of Hajji Hotak and Other Stories by Jamil Jan Kochai

The Haunting of Hajji Hotak and Other Stories

Jamil Jan Kochai

288 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction literary short stories dark emotional reflective medium-paced
Home Sweet Murder by James Patterson

Home Sweet Murder

Discovery's Murder is Forever #2

James Patterson

311 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

nonfiction true crime dark mysterious fast-paced
The Immortals of Tehran by Alireza Taheri Araghi

The Immortals of Tehran

Alireza Taheri Araghi

400 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction historical magical realism adventurous challenging reflective medium-paced
The Jasad Heir by Sara Hashem

The Jasad Heir

The Scorched Throne #1

Sara Hashem

485 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction fantasy adventurous emotional tense medium-paced
The Koran: A Very Short Introduction by Michael A. Cook

The Koran: A Very Short Introduction

Very Short Introductions

Michael A. Cook

176 pages • first pub 2000 (editions)

nonfiction history religion reflective slow-paced
The Language of Secrets by Ausma Zehanat Khan

The Language of Secrets

Rachel Getty & Esa Khattak #2

Ausma Zehanat Khan

329 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

fiction mystery challenging mysterious reflective fast-paced
Language of War, Language of Peace: Palestine, Israel and the Search for Justice by Raja Shehadeh

Language of War, Language of Peace: Palestine, Israel and the Search for Justice

Raja Shehadeh

160 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

nonfiction history politics informative reflective medium-paced