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93 books

Cane River by Lalita Tademy

Cane River

Lalita Tademy

560 pages • first pub 2001 (editions)

5.0passionyoungwrites's review
fiction historical emotional informative reflective slow-paced
Jubilee by Margaret Walker

Jubilee

Margaret Walker

528 pages • first pub 1966 (editions)

5.0passionyoungwrites's review
fiction classics historical emotional slow-paced
The Davenports by Krystal Marquis

The Davenports

The Davenports #1

Krystal Marquis

379 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

5.0passionyoungwrites's review
fiction historical romance young adult emotional hopeful lighthearted medium-paced
Madness: Race and Insanity in a Jim Crow Asylum by Antonia Hylton

Madness: Race and Insanity in a Jim Crow Asylum

Antonia Hylton

368 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

5.0passionyoungwrites's review
nonfiction history race dark informative sad medium-paced
Lazaretto by Diane McKinney-Whetstone

Lazaretto

Diane McKinney-Whetstone

352 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

5.0passionyoungwrites's review
fiction historical emotional reflective slow-paced
Raybearer by Jordan Ifueko

Raybearer

Raybearer #1

Jordan Ifueko

400 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

5.0passionyoungwrites's review
fiction fantasy young adult adventurous emotional medium-paced
Patsy by Nicole Dennis-Benn

Patsy

Nicole Dennis-Benn

432 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0passionyoungwrites's review
fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Dear Senthuran: A Black Spirit Memoir by Akwaeke Emezi

Dear Senthuran: A Black Spirit Memoir

Akwaeke Emezi

240 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

5.0passionyoungwrites's review
nonfiction gender lgbtqia+ memoir emotional reflective medium-paced
Black Leopard, Red Wolf by Marlon James

Black Leopard, Red Wolf

The Dark Star Trilogy #1

Marlon James

620 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0passionyoungwrites's review
fiction fantasy historical lgbtqia+ adventurous challenging dark slow-paced
A Woman of Endurance by Dahlma Llanos-Figueroa

A Woman of Endurance

Dahlma Llanos-Figueroa

384 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0passionyoungwrites's review
fiction historical dark emotional reflective medium-paced