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Redwood Court by DéLana R.A. Dameron

Redwood Court

DéLana R.A. Dameron

304 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

4.0taylersimon22's review
fiction literary emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced
When Crack Was King: A People's History of a Misunderstood Era by Donovan X. Ramsey

When Crack Was King: A People's History of a Misunderstood Era

Donovan X. Ramsey

448 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

4.0taylersimon22's review
nonfiction history sociology informative reflective sad medium-paced
Black Women Taught Us: An Intimate History of Black Feminism by Jenn M. Jackson

Black Women Taught Us: An Intimate History of Black Feminism

Jenn M. Jackson

368 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

5.0taylersimon22's review
nonfiction history politics race informative inspiring reflective medium-paced
On the Other Side of Freedom: The Case for Hope by DeRay Mckesson

On the Other Side of Freedom: The Case for Hope

DeRay Mckesson

212 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

4.0taylersimon22's review
nonfiction memoir politics race challenging informative reflective medium-paced
Love on the Ninth Floor by Aries Skye

Love on the Ninth Floor

Aries Skye

336 pages • missing pub info (editions)

3.0taylersimon22's review
fiction contemporary romance emotional lighthearted fast-paced
This Is Major: Notes on Diana Ross, Dark Girls, and Being Dope by Shayla Lawson

This Is Major: Notes on Diana Ross, Dark Girls, and Being Dope

Shayla Lawson

336 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

5.0taylersimon22's review
nonfiction essays feminism race challenging funny reflective medium-paced
Out There Screaming: An Anthology of New Black Horror by Jordan Peele, John Joseph Adams

Out There Screaming: An Anthology of New Black Horror

Jordan Peele, John Joseph Adams

394 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

3.0taylersimon22's review
fiction horror short stories dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Celebrations: Rituals of Peace and Prayer by Maya Angelou

Celebrations: Rituals of Peace and Prayer

Maya Angelou

128 pages • first pub 2006 (editions)

4.0taylersimon22's review
nonfiction poetry emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced
How to Cure a Ghost by Fariha Róisín

How to Cure a Ghost

Fariha Róisín

160 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0taylersimon22's review
nonfiction lgbtqia+ poetry psychology challenging emotional reflective slow-paced
How to Live Free in a Dangerous World: A Decolonial Memoir by Shayla Lawson

How to Live Free in a Dangerous World: A Decolonial Memoir

Shayla Lawson

320 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

5.0taylersimon22's review
nonfiction lgbtqia+ memoir travel medium-paced