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Jan 7, 2025 | 
amymakechnie.substack.com | Abraham Verghese |Amy Makechnie
Happy New Year, friends!Are we going to read this year, or what?!Goodreads tells me I read 36 books in 2024, six more than my stated goal. This number was purposefully lower than I wanted bc if you read more books than your goal, Goodreads sends you congratulatory messages and gold stars - which plays well into my “words of affirmation” love language. Know thyself, friends 😊 (underpromise and overdeliver :).
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Nov 26, 2024 | 
everyqueer.com | Sarah Schulman |David France |Abraham Verghese |Tony Kushner
Understanding the history of AIDS is crucial for both honoring the past and shaping a better future. The AIDS epidemic, particularly its devastating impact on the LGBTQ+ community, is a stark reminder of the consequences of stigma, discrimination, and neglect. By learning about the struggles, resilience, and activism of those who lived through this crisis, we gain invaluable insights into the human cost of prejudice and the importance of fighting for social justice and healthcare equality.
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Oct 29, 2024 | 
tidd.ly | Robin Wall Kimmerer |Laurie Gilmore |Abraham Verghese |Evie Woods
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Aug 1, 2024 | 
audible.com | Herman Melville |Walter Isaacson |Abraham Verghese |Donna Tartt
We've all been there: If it's not the right fit, even the shortest listen can feel like it's taking eons to get through. But what does it take to get through a really long listen? We asked our fellow editors to share their longest-ever listens, and their responses were as varied as the individuals behind them. For some, 12 hours was a long listen, while others soared past 50 hours.
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Jul 24, 2024 | 
msn.com | Abraham Verghese
Continue reading More for You Continue reading More for You
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Jul 24, 2024 | 
travelandleisure.com | Abraham Verghese
Rowing on Lake Vembanad, in Kerala, India. Photo: Tom Parker Whenever I think of Kerala, the faces of my grandmothers appear before me. These two women, centers of goodness and strength in our family, frame how I see the land of my parents’ birth.
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Jul 23, 2024 | 
beccafreeman.substack.com | Meg Wolitzer |Fredrik Backman |Abraham Verghese
Hello,I was thrilled by all the excitement about and excellent comments on yesterday’s installment of the list (if you missed it, you can see slots #100 - 81 and read about the methodology here). Today I’m sharing slots #61 – 80 on my crowdsourced “Best Books of the 21st Century” list. But before we get into it, let’s talk about the word “best.”Oxford Languages defines best as “of the most excellent, effective, or desirable type or quality.” Hmmm…. Not very helpful in this context.
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Jun 20, 2024 | 
bookbrowse.com | Anthony Doerr |Bonnie Garmus |Abraham Verghese |Delia Owens
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Mar 23, 2024 | 
shepherd.com | Niall Williams |Abraham Verghese |Shirley Hazzard |Catherine Jones
Shepherd is reader supported. When you buy books, we may earn an affiliate commission. Myfavorite read in 2023…Niall Williams writes poetic prose about an Irish family in County Clare, Ireland. A bedridden daughter seeks to know her deceased father by exploring past generations of family history. This novel is more than a family story. It is a love letter to Ireland itself. By exploring the past, the protagonist discovers herself and experiences a healing experience by this discovery.
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Feb 12, 2024 | 
chicklit.nl | Abraham Verghese
Het verbond van het water is geschreven door de Amerikaanse auteur Abraham Verghese die een enorme staat van dienst als arts en hoogleraar aan de Stanford University heeft. Voor zijn werk heeft hij verschillende eredoctoraten mogen ontvangen. Ook voor zijn debuutroman De heelmeesters kreeg hij diverse onderscheidingen. Het verbond van het water is een familie saga, het boek begint in 1900. Het volgt het leven van de twaalfjarige Mariamma die wordt uitgehuwelijkt aan een veel oudere man.
