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223 books

Rainbow Black by Maggie Thrash

Rainbow Black

Maggie Thrash

404 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

5.0emjay24's review
fiction lgbtqia+ literary thriller challenging reflective medium-paced
This Great Hemisphere by Mateo Askaripour

This Great Hemisphere

Mateo Askaripour

419 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

5.0emjay24's review
fiction fantasy science fiction adventurous dark tense medium-paced
Some Desperate Glory by Emily Tesh

Some Desperate Glory

Emily Tesh

438 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

5.0emjay24's review
fiction lgbtqia+ science fiction adventurous dark tense medium-paced
He/She/They: How We Talk About Gender and Why It Matters by Schuyler Bailar

He/She/They: How We Talk About Gender and Why It Matters

Schuyler Bailar

370 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

5.0emjay24's review
nonfiction gender lgbtqia+ informative inspiring reflective medium-paced
If You Leave Me by Crystal Hana Kim

If You Leave Me

Crystal Hana Kim

432 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

5.0emjay24's review
fiction historical emotional hopeful sad medium-paced
A Man of Two Faces: A Memoir, a History, a Memorial by Viet Thanh Nguyen

A Man of Two Faces: A Memoir, a History, a Memorial

Viet Thanh Nguyen

400 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

5.0emjay24's review
nonfiction memoir dark emotional funny slow-paced
Children of God by Mary Doria Russell

Children of God

The Sparrow #2

Mary Doria Russell

464 pages • first pub 1998 (editions)

5.0emjay24's review
fiction science fiction adventurous emotional reflective medium-paced
Kala by Colin Walsh

Kala

Colin Walsh

416 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

5.0emjay24's review
fiction crime literary mystery dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Kaffir Boy: The True Story of a Black Youth's Coming of Age in Apartheid South Africa by Mark Mathabane

Kaffir Boy: The True Story of a Black Youth's Coming of Age in Apartheid South Africa

Mark Mathabane

368 pages • first pub 1986 (editions)

5.0emjay24's review
nonfiction autobiography challenging emotional reflective slow-paced
Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen

Sense and Sensibility

Jane Austen

374 pages • first pub 1811 (editions)

5.0emjay24's review
fiction classics literary romance emotional lighthearted slow-paced