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Noovella @noovella.com · 20/08/2026

Best Books About Sex noovella.com/best-books-a...

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Noovella @noovella.com · 04/08/2026

David Lynch’s Favorite Books noovella.com/david-lynchs...

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Noovella @noovella.com · 02/08/2026

Best Nonfiction About or Set in Japan noovella.com/best-nonfict...

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Noovella @noovella.com · 02/08/2026

Brian Eno’s Favorite Books noovella.com/brian-enos-f...

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Noovella @noovella.com · 13/06/2026

Whether you’re new to Stoicism or already incorporate it into your own wellness or spiritual practices, these eleven standout books deliver original wisdom from the ancient Stoics with interpretations and literary explorations that will resonate with modern audiences. noovella.com/best-books-a...

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Noovella @noovella.com · 13/06/2026

Here are nineteen standout titles that offer intimate glimpses into extraordinary minds. From literary giants wrestling with creativity, to adventurers chronicling the natural world and historical upheavals, these works blend personal reflection with broader truths. noovella.com/some-of-the-...

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Noovella @noovella.com · 12/06/2026

These twelve extraordinary books don’t just take place in Paris–they immerse the reader in a world of sensation, from Proust’s perfumed salons to Orwell’s sweaty kitchens. noovella.com/the-best-boo...

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Noovella @noovella.com · 11/06/2026

For those of us who wish to make more sense of the world we live in, and the ideological underpinnings wherever we are, there exists some very insightful literature. These are the best political books worth reading in 2026. noovella.com/best-politic...

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Noovella @noovella.com · 11/06/2026

Some of the Best Memoirs Ever. On Noovella, you’ll find memoirs that are sure to please as much as they might haunt you. noovella.com/some-of-the-...

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Noovella @noovella.com · 10/06/2026

Women have always been writing. Whether they’ write diary entries with personal thoughts, journal entries with observations about life, essays, or books of any genre, they contribute a lot to literature. Following is a top book list by women writers. noovella.com/best-books-b...

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Noovella @noovella.com · 10/06/2026

Brilliant Books That Make Great Gifts. This list below features titles that are sure to delight as much as they spark interest, from poetry-meets-astrophysics to 300-year-old drawings of psychedelic sea creatures. noovella.com/brilliant-bo...

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Noovella @noovella.com · 10/06/2026

Original, creative, disciplined, empathic, and perfectionist, brilliant women writers are a treasure. Following are some of the top women writers known for the deeply intelligent and insightful themes throughout the span of their work. noovella.com/brilliant-fe...

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Noovella @noovella.com · 09/06/2026

Isherwood’s books come from such meaningful and historical contexts, themes, and locations where he wrote as an understated observer of human relationships and unique perspectives. noovella.com/books-by-chr...

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Noovella @noovella.com · 09/06/2026

Highsmith published Strangers on a Train–which was adapted into a movie by iconic director, Alfred Hitchcock. The Price of Salt–a pioneering “forbidden love” romance novel, Carol. Another major success followed with The Talented Mr. Ripley. noovella.com/books-by-pat...

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Noovella @noovella.com · 08/06/2026

Here are Powerful Spiritual Books That Can Transform Your Life. These eight timeless works speak to readers across faiths, cultures, and circumstances. noovella.com/powerful-spi...

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Noovella @noovella.com · 08/06/2026

Beauty, Suffering, and Spiritual Alchemy in Oscar Wilde’s Fairy Tales and De Profundis. Read more here: noovella.com/beauty-suffe...

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Noovella @noovella.com · 07/06/2026

Marfa, Texas, is about as magical and obscure as the name sounds. It has an uncanny pull on creatives, dreamers, and wanderers. These books capture the many layers of Marfa — its history, art, architecture, food, and singular spirit. noovella.com/best-books-a...

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Noovella @noovella.com · 07/06/2026

You’ll find something for every mood here—from philosophical mind-benders to haunting tales of loneliness and discovery. Here are some of the best science fiction books ever written. noovella.com/best-science...

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Noovella @noovella.com · 06/06/2026

Subjects for books by Anne Applebaum include Stalin’s war on Ukraine, the Iron Curtain, Russian gulag’s, Putinism, democracy, and the lure of autocrats. noovella.com/books-by-ann...

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Noovella @noovella.com · 06/06/2026

Timothy Snyder’s writings have been translated into more than 40 languages, and he has been awarded numerous prizes, including the Hannah Arendt Award for Political Thought. noovella.com/books-by-tim...

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Noovella @noovella.com · 06/06/2026

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Noovella @noovella.com · 04/06/2026

Alain Robbe-Grillet’s Books. A leading practitioner of the Nouveau Roman (New Novel) French movement in the 1950s. His novels linger in my mind long after I’ve read them, as I mull over the story that emerges without a linear plot or traditional timelines. noovella.com/alain-robbe-...

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Noovella @noovella.com · 04/06/2026

Graham Greene excelled at thrillers and political novels, subjects he knew well. Several of his most popular and my favorites thrillers are The Third Man, and the campy and hilarious political satire Our Man in Havana. noovella.com/graham-green...

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Noovella @noovella.com · 04/06/2026

Some of the Best Art Books Ever. ...Duchamp’s Last Day is an intimate look at Marcel Duchamp’s final hours. The Los Angeles Art Scene is featured in several reads: Out of Sight and The Dream Colony. noovella.com/some-of-the-...

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Noovella @noovella.com · 03/06/2026

Best Books About the Los Angeles Dodgers: This coffee-table book chronicles the Los Angeles Dodgers journey to winning back-to-back titles. The culminations was one of the most thrilling World Series of all time when the Dodgers narrowly defeated the Toronto Blue Jays. noovella.com/best-books-a...

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Noovella @noovella.com · 03/06/2026

The Best Books About or Set in Los Angeles: Out of Sight: The Los Angeles Art Scene of the Sixties by William Hackman is my favorite book about art. noovella.com/best-books-a...

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Noovella @noovella.com · 02/06/2026

Rebecca Solnit’s Books noovella.com/rebecca-soln...

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Noovella @noovella.com · 02/06/2026

Susan Orlean’s Books noovella.com/susan-orlean...

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Noovella @noovella.com · 01/06/2026

The key to audible books is the narrator. They can turn an engrossing read or page turner into a painful listening experience. There’s been several books that I loved reading but couldn’t bare listening to because the narrator was akin to nails on a chalkboard. noovella.com/the-best-aud...

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Noovella @noovella.com · 01/06/2026

I immediately became absorbed with Jorge Luis Borges’ books, and its readable creativity whose themes included labyrinths, libraries, time, mythology, infinity, and more. noovella.com/jorge-luis-b...

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Noovella @noovella.com · 30/05/2026

This post isn’t about what the Mysteries of Bowie and Other Oddities is about. You can read that on Goodreads. Below I talk about how the book was conceived and what inspired it. noovella.com/mysteries-of...

Mysteries of Bowie and Other Oddities by Joseph Raffetto

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Noovella @noovella.com · 29/05/2026

Some of the Best Mysteries and Thrillers Ever noovella.com/some-of-the-...

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Noovella @noovella.com · 29/05/2026

Some of the Best Essays and Nonfiction by Great Writers noovella.com/timeless-ess...

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Noovella @noovella.com · 29/05/2026

These are the books I consider to be the best books about Venice, Italy that I have read. I believe you will find them gripping fascinating, and informative, just like the city of Venice noovella.com/the-best-boo...

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Noovella @noovella.com · 29/05/2026

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Noovella @noovella.com · 28/05/2026

Short Reviews of some of the Greatest Books ever. These are all books I have read, and they are among my favorite reads. In these short books reviews of great books, I try to give you a sense of why they are worth reading. noovella.com/short-book-r...

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Noovella @noovella.com · 28/05/2026

The Men Who Fell to Earth – Walter Tevis and David Bowie. I went to the theater in 1976 to see the David Bowie version. The film stays with you, but after reading the novel by Tevis, I realized the book is better. noovella.com/the-men-who-...

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Noovella @noovella.com · 27/05/2026

Orwell and Churchill: The Fight for Freedom by Thomas E. Ricks is an intelligent and gripping dual biography of arguably the most important writer and politician in the 20th century. Orwell was a man of the Left, Churchill was a member of the Tory party. noovella.com/churchill-an...

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Noovella @noovella.com · 27/05/2026

Werner Herzog makes a commitment to himself to trek from Munich to Paris in the belief his dying mentor, Lotte Eisner, will remain alive as he journeys to her on foot. At times, he appears to go mad as he chronicles his surrealistic thoughts. noovella.com/walking-on-i...

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Noovella @noovella.com · 26/05/2026

The premise of his The Swerve by Stephen Greenblatt is that the ancient Latin poem De Rerum Natura (On the Nature of Things) by the Epicurian philosopher Tutus Lucretius Caro, caused the world to swerve in a new, more enlightened direction. noovella.com/the-swerve-h...

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Noovella @noovella.com · 26/05/2026

George Orwell Diaries opened the door to George Orwell for me, and I’m forever grateful. I learned why he is as relevant and important today as he has ever been. Orwell is the ultimate cold warrior who fought again Imperialism, communism, and fascism. noovella.com/diaries-by-g...

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Noovella @noovella.com · 25/05/2026

There has always been an intensity and love for Patti Smith from other artists that is rare. She lays her life all out in a compelling and beautiful memoir Just Kids of her friendship and life-long love affair with Robert Mapplethorpe. noovella.com/just-kids-by...

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Noovella @noovella.com · 24/05/2026

Jeff in Venice, Death in Varanasi by Geoff Dyer contains two distinct and stunning novellas in the life of Jeff Atman. Jeff, of course, seems to be a thin disguise for Geoff. I have no idea how biographical these stories may be, but they read with a gripping authenticity noovella.com/jeff-in-veni...

Jeff in Venice, Death in Varanasi by Geoff Dyer (book)

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Noovella @noovella.com · 24/05/2026

In Zona: A Book About a Film About a Journey to a Room by Geoff Dyer, he claims that a work of art that changes your DNA can only be experienced at a young age, typically in your teens or twenties and can not happen later in life. noovella.com/zona-a-book-...

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Noovella @noovella.com · 23/05/2026

The Last Magazine by Michael Hastings is compelling, hilarious, nasty, revealing and rollicking ride through the last throes of a big time magazine in the runup and first year of the Iraq War. noovella.com/the-last-mag...

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Noovella @noovella.com · 23/05/2026

The Last Tycoon is F. Scott Fitzgerald’s brilliant unfinished novel. It would have been his greatest and most mature piece of fiction. Even unfinished, it is a fascinating read. Read my review here: noovella.com/the-last-tyc...

The Last Tycoon by F. Scott Fitzgerald Review

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Noovella @noovella.com · 22/05/2026

Time for Angels by Homero Aridjis, Francisco Toledo (Illustrations) Review noovella.com/time-for-ang...

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Noovella @noovella.com · 22/05/2026

Leonardo and the Last Supper by Ross King Review noovella.com/leonardo-and...

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Noovella @noovella.com · 09/05/2026

Some of the best books about stoicism. noovella.com/best-books-a...

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Noovella @noovella.com · 09/05/2026

Some of the Best Diaries and Journals. From literary giants wrestling with creativity and turmoil, to adventurers chronicling the natural world and historical upheavals, these works blend personal reflection with broader truths. noovella.com/some-of-the-...

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