Truth & Lies

Whether exploring the consequences of concealing the truth or excavating the mysterious nature of truth itself, the titles in this collection discuss the intersections among honesty, factualness, legitimacy, deception, falsehood, and lies.

Good to Great

by Jim Collins

Publication year 2001

Genre Book, Nonfiction

Themes Economics, Truth & Lies, Teamwork

Tags Business & Economics, Leadership, Self-Improvement

Good to Great, published in 2001, serves as both a follow-up and thematic prequel to author Jim Collins’s 1994 best seller, Built to Last. Comprehensive in the scope of its research, Good to Great is an examination of the defining qualities of greatness in companies that have made a pivotal transition from “good” (performing relatively consistently) to “great” (performing exceptionally). In making his arguments, Collins brings his expertise as a faculty member at the Stanford... Read Good to Great Summary

Gothikana

by RuNyx

Publication year 2021

Genre Novel, Fiction

Themes Love, Mental Health, Appearance & Reality, Trust & Doubt, Truth & Lies

Tags Romance, Fantasy, Gothic Literature, Mystery & Crime Fiction, New Adult

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Gravity's Rainbow

by Thomas Pynchon

Publication year 1973

Genre Novel, Fiction

Themes War, Truth & Lies, Conflict, Science & Technology

Tags Historical Fiction, Science Fiction, World War II, Satirical Literature, Trauma & Abuse, Military & War, American Literature, Classic Fiction

Gravity’s Rainbow is a 1973 historical satire by American novelist Thomas Pynchon, who is known for complex narratives that are often dense, fragmented, and episodic. The story is set during the last days of World War II as characters search for a mysterious rocket developed by the German military. The novel has been hailed as one of the most important English language works of the 20th century.Pynchon, disinclined to engage with the press or public... Read Gravity's Rainbow Summary

Great and Precious Things

by Rebecca Yarros

Publication year 2020

Genre Novel, Fiction

Themes Death, Conflict, Grief, Guilt, Love, Memory, Disability, Mental Health, Aging, The Past, Family, Fathers, Friendship, Siblings, Self Discovery, Community, Fate, Justice, Literature, Loyalty & Betrayal, Trust & Doubt, Truth & Lies

Tags Romance, Military & War, Contemporary Literature, Dramatic Literature

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Great Big Beautiful Life

by Emily Henry

Publication year 2025

Genre Novel, Fiction

Themes Perseverance, Grief, Guilt, Love, Memory, Death, Future, The Past, Family, Friendship, Mothers, Teamwork, Self Discovery, Social Class, Community, Art, Fame, Fate, Literature, Loyalty & Betrayal, Order & Chaos, Trust & Doubt, Truth & Lies

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Greater Love

by Wilfred Owen

Publication year 1918

Genre Poem, Fiction

Themes Love, War, Death, Masculinity, Truth & Lies

Tags Lyric Poem, Military & War, Grief & Death, Trauma & Abuse, European History, World War I, British Literature, The Lost Generation

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Grenade

by Alan Gratz

Publication year 2018

Genre Novel, Fiction

Themes Religion & Spirituality, Truth & Lies, Loyalty & Betrayal, War, Siblings, Place, Race, Fear, Emotions/Behavior: Courage, Guilt

Tags Historical Fiction, Action & Adventure, Coming of Age, World War II, Military & War, Grief & Death, Trauma & Abuse, Asian History, US History, Religion & Spirituality, Children`s Literature, World History

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Grown

by Tiffany D. Jackson

Publication year 2020

Genre Novel, Fiction

Themes Power & Greed, Truth & Lies, Safety & Danger

Tags Mystery & Crime Fiction, Horror & Suspense, Realistic Fiction, Trauma & Abuse, Modern Classic Fiction

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Half Bad

by Sally Green

Publication year 2014

Genre Novel, Fiction

Themes Good & Evil, Self Discovery, Truth & Lies, Safety & Danger, Community, Siblings, Conflict

Tags Fantasy, LGBTQ+, Science Fiction, Religion & Spirituality

Half Bad (March 2014) is the debut novel of author Sally Green. It is also the first book in a trilogy of the same name. The book became an instant bestseller because of its similarity to the Harry Potter series. Green followed Half Bad with Half Wild (2015) and Half Lost (2016). The Half Bad trilogy was eventually produced as the Netflix series entitled The Bastard Son & the Devil Himself. It ran for one... Read Half Bad Summary

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child

by J. K. Rowling, Jack Thorne, John Tiffany

Publication year 2016

Genre Play, Fiction

Themes Friendship, Fathers, Daughters & Sons, Fate, Truth & Lies, Guilt

Tags Fantasy, Drama, Action & Adventure, Coming of Age, Science Fiction, Children`s Literature

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child (2016) is a two-part play written by Jack Thorne, based on an original story collaboratively created by J. K. Rowling, John Tiffany, and Thorne himself. Set in the universe of the Harry Potter books penned by J. K. Rowling, the play follows events occurring 19 years after the epilogue of the seventh book, The Deathly Hallows (2007); the story revolves around Albus Potter, the second son and middle child... Read Harry Potter and the Cursed Child Summary

Heaven

by Angela Johnson

Publication year 1998

Genre Novel, Fiction

Themes Forgiveness, Childhood & Youth, The Past, Family, Friendship, Truth & Lies

Tags Adoption, Relationships, Parenting

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Heaven Official's Blessing

by Mò Xiāng Tóng Xiù

Publication year 2022

Genre Novel, Fiction

Themes Conflict, Emotions/Behavior: Courage, Grief, Loneliness, Love, Shame & Pride, Sexual Identity, Death, The Past, Appearance & Reality, Teamwork, Social Class, Good & Evil, Justice, Power & Greed, Religion & Spirituality, Truth & Lies

Tags Fantasy, Romance, Historical Fiction, LGBTQ+, Chinese Literature

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Heavy

by Kiese Laymon

Publication year 2018

Genre Autobiography / Memoir, Nonfiction

Themes Race, Truth & Lies

Tags Race & Racism, Social Justice, Biography

Heavy is Kiese Laymon’s 2018 memoir. It won the 2019 Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Nonfiction and the LA Times Isherwood Prize for Autobiographical Prose. Earning praise from Alice Walker, The Boston Globe, NPR, Time, and The Paris Review, Heavy acknowledges that “we’ve arrived at the point we have as a country in part because of lies we’ve told ourselves about what America means” (Abdurraquib, Hanif. “Heavy.” 4 Columns, 2018).Other works by this author... Read Heavy Summary

Heir of Fire

by Sarah J. Maas

Publication year 2014

Genre Novel, Fiction

Themes Power & Greed, Self Discovery, Truth & Lies, Loyalty & Betrayal, Memory, Emotions/Behavior: Courage

Tags Fantasy, Romance, Action & Adventure, New Adult, Fairy Tale & Folklore

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Heptameron

by Marguerite De Navarre

Publication year 1558

Genre Novel, Fiction

Themes Marriage, Truth & Lies

Tags Classic Fiction, French Literature

The Heptameron is a collection of 72 short stories written in French by Marguerite de Navarre, sister of François I, and published posthumously in 1558, almost a decade after her death. It was originally designed to be a collection of 100 tales told over 10 days in the tradition of Giovanni Boccaccio’s The Decameron. However, at the time of the author’s death, she had only completed the first seven days and two stories of the eighth... Read Heptameron Summary