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18 books

Minty Alley by C.L.R. James

Minty Alley

C.L.R. James

244 pages • first pub 1936 (editions)

fiction classics challenging informative reflective slow-paced
Simple Recipes by Madeleine Thien

Simple Recipes

Madeleine Thien

240 pages • first pub 2001 (editions)

fiction literary short stories emotional reflective slow-paced
Border and Rule: Global Migration, Capitalism, and the Rise of Racist Nationalism by Robin D.G. Kelley, Harsha Walia, Nick Estes

Border and Rule: Global Migration, Capitalism, and the Rise of Racist Nationalism

Robin D.G. Kelley, Harsha Walia, Nick Estes

200 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

nonfiction politics challenging informative reflective medium-paced
Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler

Parable of the Sower

Earthseed #1

Octavia E. Butler

299 pages • first pub 1993 (editions)

fiction classics dystopian literary science fiction challenging dark tense medium-paced
Living a Feminist Life by Sara Ahmed

Living a Feminist Life

Sara Ahmed

312 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

nonfiction feminism challenging informative medium-paced
Empire's Tracks: Indigenous Nations, Chinese Workers, and the Transcontinental Railroad by Manu Karuka

Empire's Tracks: Indigenous Nations, Chinese Workers, and the Transcontinental Railroad

Manu Karuka

320 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

nonfiction history challenging informative medium-paced
The Right to Maim: Debility, Capacity, Disability by Jasbir K. Puar

The Right to Maim: Debility, Capacity, Disability

ANIMA: Critical Race Studies Otherwise

Jasbir K. Puar

296 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

nonfiction philosophy challenging informative slow-paced
A Brief History of Seven Killings by Marlon James

A Brief History of Seven Killings

Marlon James

688 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

fiction crime historical literary challenging dark tense slow-paced
The Death and Life of Great American Cities by Jane Jacobs

The Death and Life of Great American Cities

Jane Jacobs

480 pages • first pub 1961 (editions)

nonfiction history sociology challenging informative reflective slow-paced
Black Like Who? by Rinaldo Walcott

Black Like Who?

Rinaldo Walcott

192 pages • first pub 1997 (editions)

nonfiction history challenging informative reflective slow-paced