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House of Sticks
Ly Tran
★★★★· Published 2021· 382 pages· read 2021
A Vietnamese family's hard first years in Queens, told by the daughter who translated their whole world. Beautiful and clear-eyed.
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★ 5A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius
Dave Eggers
Eggers raising his little brother after both parents die, told with wild, self-aware energy. Funny and gutting.
And Now We Have Everything: On Motherhood Before I Was Ready
Meaghan O'Connell
An unflinchingly honest memoir about becoming a mother before feeling ready. She says the things everyone thinks and no one admits.
Kiss Me in the Coral Lounge: Intimate Confessions from a Happy Marriage
Helen Ellis
Helen Ellis is so funny. These are warm, wickedly funny little essays about staying happily married.