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9 books

Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler

Parable of the Sower

Earthseed #1

Octavia E. Butler

345 pages • first pub 1993 (editions)

fiction dystopian speculative fiction challenging dark tense medium-paced
Women and Other Monsters: Building a New Mythology by Jess Zimmerman

Women and Other Monsters: Building a New Mythology

Jess Zimmerman

224 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

nonfiction feminism gender dark informative medium-paced
The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood

The Handmaid's Tale

The Handmaid's Tale #1

Margaret Atwood

311 pages • first pub 1985 (editions)

fiction classics dystopian literary speculative fiction dark reflective tense medium-paced
The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune

The House in the Cerulean Sea

Cerulean Chronicles #1

TJ Klune

398 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

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fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ emotional hopeful lighthearted medium-paced
The Girl with the Louding Voice by Abi Daré

The Girl with the Louding Voice

Adunni #1

Abi Daré

384 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary emotional hopeful inspiring medium-paced
A Long Petal of the Sea by Isabel Allende

A Long Petal of the Sea

Isabel Allende

336 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction historical literary emotional informative medium-paced
The Water Will Come: Rising Seas, Sinking Cities, and the Remaking of the Civilized World by Jeff Goodell

The Water Will Come: Rising Seas, Sinking Cities, and the Remaking of the Civilized World

Jeff Goodell

352 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

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nonfiction science challenging informative reflective slow-paced
Me and White Supremacy: Combat Racism, Change the World, and Become a Good Ancestor by Layla F. Saad

Me and White Supremacy: Combat Racism, Change the World, and Become a Good Ancestor

Layla F. Saad

256 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

nonfiction race challenging informative reflective medium-paced
21 Things You May Not Know About the Indian Act: Helping Canadians Make Reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples a Reality by Bob Joseph

21 Things You May Not Know About the Indian Act: Helping Canadians Make Reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples a Reality

Bob Joseph

189 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

nonfiction history politics race challenging informative reflective slow-paced