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64 books

The Fire Next Time by James Baldwin

The Fire Next Time

James Baldwin

106 pages • first pub 1963 (editions)

5.0mackinseyjoy's review
nonfiction classics essays memoir race challenging informative reflective medium-paced
A Kick in the Belly: Women, Slavery and Resistance by Stella Dadzie

A Kick in the Belly: Women, Slavery and Resistance

Stella Dadzie

224 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

5.0mackinseyjoy's review
nonfiction history politics race challenging dark informative medium-paced
Sister Outsider: Essays and Speeches by Audre Lorde

Sister Outsider: Essays and Speeches

Audre Lorde

190 pages • first pub 1984 (editions)

5.0mackinseyjoy's review
nonfiction essays feminism lgbtqia+ sociology challenging informative reflective medium-paced
The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison

The Bluest Eye

Toni Morrison

224 pages • first pub 1970 (editions)

5.0mackinseyjoy's review
fiction classics historical literary dark emotional sad medium-paced
Wordslut: A Feminist Guide to Taking Back the English Language by Amanda Montell

Wordslut: A Feminist Guide to Taking Back the English Language

Amanda Montell

6 hours, 56 minutes • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0mackinseyjoy's review
nonfiction feminism sociology funny informative reflective medium-paced
Carry: A Memoir of Survival on Stolen Land by Toni Jensen

Carry: A Memoir of Survival on Stolen Land

Toni Jensen

304 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

5.0mackinseyjoy's review
nonfiction essays memoir challenging emotional reflective slow-paced
Against the Loveless World by Susan Abulhawa

Against the Loveless World

Susan Abulhawa

384 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

5.0mackinseyjoy's review
fiction contemporary literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
salt slow by Julia Armfield

salt slow

Julia Armfield

192 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0mackinseyjoy's review
fiction fantasy horror lgbtqia+ short stories dark mysterious reflective medium-paced
In the Country We Love: My Family Divided by Diane Guerrero

In the Country We Love: My Family Divided

Diane Guerrero

257 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

5.0mackinseyjoy's review
nonfiction biography memoir challenging emotional reflective slow-paced
Comfort Me with Apples by Catherynne M. Valente

Comfort Me with Apples

Catherynne M. Valente

103 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

5.0mackinseyjoy's review
fiction fantasy horror dark mysterious fast-paced