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nonfiction book recs that read like fiction books! Books mentioned: The Art Thief by Michael Finkel The Wars of the Roses by Dan Jones Hidden Valley Road by Robert Kohlker The Wager by David Grann The Demon of Unrest by Erik Larson #booktok #nonfictionbooks #nonfiction #bookrecs #booklover 

nonfiction book recs that read like fiction books!

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Chris Dougherty

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Welcome to my Bindery community! 

If you're here, you are likely craving a more intentional and curious exploration in your reading journey. 

Literature is such an important part of life. It introduces you to people, places, and experiences we'd otherwise likely never encounter. 

I think of characters like Lee from East of Eden, or Robert from Train Dreams. Characters who struggled, hoped, loved, and lost. 

I think of people like Victor Serge, who experienced true horror in his life, and still found the strength to write about it, and to have it turn out beautifully and be immensely impactful. 

Books are where we go to be someone else, be somewhere else. Books are where we go to feel something new, or old again. 

Books ARE political. They're worth criticizing. Literature can be difficult to sit with, but I firmly believe we need to encounter it intentionally and with curiosity. 

If you think this community sounds like a place you want to be, we'd love to have you! 



A community for readers who want to explore literature with an intentional and curious mind. 

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