Title Author Recommended by Various titles - writes mysteries based in Venice. Donna Leone Betty Lou Andromeda Strain Michael Crichton Rogert Nibert American Nations Colin Woodard Martha Owens Aimée Leduc Investigation Book series (Parisian detective series) Cara Black Nancy Smith Becoming Michelle Obama Martha Owens Being Mortal Atul Gawande Martha Owens Between the world and me Ta-Nehisi Coates Blowout Rachel Maddow Martha Owens Body : a guide for occupants Bill Bryson Rogert Nibert Book of Longings Sue Monk Kidd Betty Lou Book woman of Troubleson Creek Kim Michele Richardson Diana Westfall Brain on fire Susannah Calahan Martha Owens Bridgerton series (at least 9) Julia Quinn Gail Griffith Caste Isabelle Wilkerson Marlene Deringer Amish Cozy Mystery/Ettie Smith Amish Mysteries Nancy Smith David and Golaith : underdogs, misfits and the art of battling giants Malcolm Gladwell Rogert Nibert Devil and the White City : murder, magic, and madness at the fair that changed America Jim Kimnach Frederick Douglas : Prophet of freedom David Blights Paul Burnam Giver of Stars Jojo Moyes Lois Szudy Great Courses (online) Rogert Nibert Book of Gutsy Women Hillary and Chelsea Clinton Marlene Deringer

In the garden of beasts: Love, terror, and an American family in Hitler's Berlin Erik Larson Nancy Smith Chief Inspector Gamache series (at least 17) Gail Griffith David McCullough Nancy Smith David McCullough Nancy Smith Just Mercy (also Film/DVD) Brian Stephenson Marlene Deringer Last Runaway Tracy Chevalier Nancy Smith Lincoln in the Bardo George Saunders Betty Lou Masie Dobbs (WWII series) Martha Owens Maybe you should talk to someone Lori Gottlieb Martha Owens Murder novels (various titles and series) Mary Stone Becky May Neopolitan Novels - My Brillian Friend (book 1) Elena Ferrante Lois Szudy Neopolitan Novels - The Story of a New Name (book 2) Elena Ferrante Lois Szudy Neopolitan Novels - The Story of the Lost Child (book 4) Elena Ferrante Lois Szudy Neopolitan Novels - Those Who Leave and Those Who Stay (book 3) Elena Ferrante Lois Szudy News of the World Paulette Jiles Nancy Smith One Good Mama Bone Bren McClain Lois Szudy Outliers : the story of success Malcolm Gladwell Rogert Nibert Perfect Horse: The Daring U.S. Mission to Rescue the Priceless Stallions Kidnapped by the Nazis Elizabeth Letts Lois Szudy Pioneers David McCullough Nancy Smith Presbyterian Handbook Published by Geneva Press Bernard Campbell River Peter Heller Rogert Nibert Helen Bradley Series - mysteries Patricia H Rushford Jim Kimnach Soul of America Martha Owens

Splendid and the vile : a saga of Churchill, family, and defiance during the blitz Erik Larson Jim Kimnach Stamped : racism, antiracism, and you Jason Reynolds Cathy Elkins Stories from Suffragette City M.J. Rose and Fiona Davis Nancy Smith Sun Does Shine Anthony Ray Hinton Nancy Smith Swim in the pond in the rain : In which four Russians give a master class on writing, reading, and life George Saunders Betty Lou Talking to strangers Malcolm Gladwell Rogert Nibert Team of Rivals Doris Kearns Goodwin Nancy Smith Tenth of December : Stories George Saunders Betty Lou Tess Monaghan novel series (at least 12) Gail Griffith The Invention of Wings Sue Monk Kidd Martha Owens The new Jim Crow : mass incarceration in the age of colorblindness Michelle Alexander Betty Lou The Spectrum of Hope Gayatri Devi MD Martha Owens These Truths : History of the United States Jill Lepore Paul Burnam

Thirteen (Documentary) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=krfcq5pF8u8 Ava DuVernay This is how it always is Laurie Frankel Martha Owens & Shirley Cox Three-Eight Charlie Jerrie Mock Betsy Salt Tipping Point : how little things can make a big difference Malcolm Gladwell Rogert Nibert Toby Peters Mystery Series (at least 24) Stuart Kaminsky Jim Kimnach Transcendent Kingdom Yaa Gyasi Shirley Cox Union : the struggle to forge the story of the United States Colin Woodard Paul Burnam Vanishing Half Brit Bennett Shirley Cox Very short introduction series Oxford Univ. Press Jim Owens Waking up white Debbie Irving Marlene Deringer Walking in wonder : Eternal Wisdom for a Modern World John O'Donohue Bernard Campbell Warmth of other Suns : The epic story of America's great migration Isabelle Wilkerson Marlene Deringer What Rose Forgot Martha Owens Where the crawdads sing Delia Owens Martha Owens Women in the Kitchen Anne Willan Nancy Smith David McCullough Jim Kimnach