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The Swans of Harlem: Five Black Ballerinas, Fifty Years of Sisterhood, and Their Reclamation of a Groundbreaking History by Karen Valby

The Swans of Harlem: Five Black Ballerinas, Fifty Years of Sisterhood, and Their Reclamation of a Groundbreaking History

Karen Valby

292 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

5.0bookbrig's review
nonfiction art history emotional informative inspiring medium-paced
Shakespeare: The Man Who Pays the Rent by Brendan O’Hea, Judi Dench

Shakespeare: The Man Who Pays the Rent

Brendan O’Hea, Judi Dench

400 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

5.0bookbrig's review
nonfiction biography memoir funny informative inspiring medium-paced
Bite by Bite: Nourishments and Jamborees by Aimee Nezhukumatathil

Bite by Bite: Nourishments and Jamborees

Aimee Nezhukumatathil

192 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

5.0bookbrig's review
nonfiction essays food and drink emotional informative reflective fast-paced
The Brides of High Hill by Nghi Vo

The Brides of High Hill

The Singing Hills Cycle #5

Nghi Vo

115 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

5.0bookbrig's review
fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced
They Can't Kill Us Until They Kill Us by Hanif Abdurraqib

They Can't Kill Us Until They Kill Us

Hanif Abdurraqib

291 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

5.0bookbrig's review
nonfiction essays memoir emotional reflective medium-paced
Untouchable by Talia Hibbert

Untouchable

Ravenswood #2

Talia Hibbert

344 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

5.0bookbrig's review
fiction contemporary romance emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced
A Girl Like Her by Talia Hibbert

A Girl Like Her

Ravenswood #1

Talia Hibbert

306 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

5.0bookbrig's review
fiction contemporary romance emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced
Come as You Are: The Surprising New Science That Will Transform Your Sex Life by Emily Nagoski

Come as You Are: The Surprising New Science That Will Transform Your Sex Life

Emily Nagoski

416 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

5.0bookbrig's review
nonfiction feminism health psychology science informative inspiring reflective medium-paced
All About Cookies: A Milk Bar Baking Book by Christina Tosi

All About Cookies: A Milk Bar Baking Book

Christina Tosi

271 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0bookbrig's review
nonfiction cookbook informative inspiring lighthearted medium-paced
The Tiger: A True Story of Vengeance and Survival by John Vaillant

The Tiger: A True Story of Vengeance and Survival

John Vaillant

352 pages • first pub 2010 (editions)

5.0bookbrig's review
nonfiction history nature politics challenging informative reflective slow-paced