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Parable of the Sower: A Graphic Novel Adaptation by Damian Duffy, Octavia E. Butler

Parable of the Sower: A Graphic Novel Adaptation

Damian Duffy, Octavia E. Butler

272 pages • first pub 1993 (editions)

fiction dystopian graphic novel speculative fiction adventurous dark reflective slow-paced
Writing Sci-Fi, Fantasy, & Horror For Dummies by Rick Dakan

Writing Sci-Fi, Fantasy, & Horror For Dummies

Rick Dakan

406 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

nonfiction reference
Defectors: The Rise of the Latino Far Right and What It Means for America by Paola Ramos

Defectors: The Rise of the Latino Far Right and What It Means for America

Paola Ramos

9 hours, 13 minutes • first pub 2024 (editions)

nonfiction politics race challenging informative reflective medium-paced
Monster of the Dagger Mountains by Meredith Hart

Monster of the Dagger Mountains

Meredith Hart

400 pages • missing pub info (editions)

fiction fantasy romance
Noopiming: The Cure for White Ladies by Leanne Betasamosake Simpson

Noopiming: The Cure for White Ladies

Leanne Betasamosake Simpson

368 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction literary poetry challenging emotional reflective slow-paced
Chicano Folklore: A Guide to the Folktales, Traditions, Rituals and Religious Practices of Mexican Americans by Rafaela G. Castro

Chicano Folklore: A Guide to the Folktales, Traditions, Rituals and Religious Practices of Mexican Americans

Rafaela G. Castro

336 pages • missing pub info (editions)

fiction sociology emotional informative reflective medium-paced
Reclaiming Two-Spirits: Sexuality, Spiritual Renewal, and Sovereignty in Native America by Gregory D. Smithers

Reclaiming Two-Spirits: Sexuality, Spiritual Renewal, and Sovereignty in Native America

Gregory D. Smithers

368 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

nonfiction gender history lgbtqia+ challenging informative reflective medium-paced
The Broken Spears: The Aztec Account of the Conquest of Mexico by Miguel León-Portilla

The Broken Spears: The Aztec Account of the Conquest of Mexico

Miguel León-Portilla

196 pages • first pub 1959 (editions)

nonfiction historical history adventurous informative fast-paced
Walkable City: How Downtown Can Save America, One Step at a Time by Jeff Speck

Walkable City: How Downtown Can Save America, One Step at a Time

Jeff Speck

320 pages • first pub 2012 (editions)

nonfiction business design informative slow-paced
Feathered Serpent, Dark Heart of Sky: Myths of Mexico by David Bowles

Feathered Serpent, Dark Heart of Sky: Myths of Mexico

David Bowles

368 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

nonfiction history adventurous challenging informative slow-paced
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