Books like Why To kill a mockingbird matters
12 books with a reading profile close to Why To kill a mockingbird matters by Tom Santopietro. Balanced in tone; a moderate read.
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A Swim in a Pond in the Rain
analytical, accessible
In this technical craft study, George Saunders adapts his graduate-level creative writing curriculum into a series of analytical essays.
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A Man Without a Country
accessible, literary
This collection of short essays serves as a final public address on the state of American life and the health of the planet.
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Cold Comfort Farm
accessible, literary
Following the death of her parents, the sensible and urbanely refined Flora Poste moves to Sussex to live with her eccentric relatives, the Starkadders, at the decaying Cold Comfort Farm.
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Scout, Atticus & Boo
accessible, literary
Mary McDonagh Murphy chronicles the lasting influence of Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird through a series of structured interviews with prominent writers, public figures, and Lee’s close associates.
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The Lincoln Highway
by Amor Towles
accessible, literary
In 1954, eighteen-year-old Emmett Watson returns to his foreclosed Nebraska farm after serving time at a juvenile work farm for involuntary manslaughter.
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By the book
accessible, literary
This collection compiles sixty-five interviews from the New York Times Book Review column, featuring writers such as Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Neil Gaiman, and David Sedaris.
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The Art of Fielding
by Chad Harbach
accessible, literary
Henry Skrimshander is a gifted shortstop at Westish College whose life revolves around the pursuit of a flawless defensive record.
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This Is Your Mind on Plants
analytical, accessible
Michael Pollan examines the human relationship with three distinct plant-derived psychoactive substances: opium, caffeine, and mescaline.
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Uncommon Type
by Tom Hanks
accessible, literary
Tom Hanks's debut book of fiction contains seventeen stories, each in some way featuring a typewriter, whether as the object at the centre or just in passing.
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This Tender Land
accessible, literary
In 1932, orphans Odie and Albert O’Banion flee the Lincoln School in Minnesota, a state-run institution where Native American children face systemic abuse.
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How to Read Literature Like a Professor: A Lively and Entertaining Guide to Reading Between the Lines
accessible, literary
Thomas C.
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