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The Shadowed Sun by N.K. Jemisin

The Shadowed Sun

Dreamblood #2

N.K. Jemisin

576 pages • first pub 2012 (editions)

5.0aprilbethp's review
fiction fantasy adventurous medium-paced
The Killing Moon by N.K. Jemisin

The Killing Moon

Dreamblood #1

N.K. Jemisin

448 pages • first pub 2012 (editions)

5.0aprilbethp's review
fiction fantasy adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced
The Prophet by Kahlil Gibran

The Prophet

Kahlil Gibran

96 pages • first pub 1923 (editions)

5.0aprilbethp's review
fiction classics philosophy poetry inspiring reflective fast-paced
Barracoon: The Story of the Last "Black Cargo" by Zora Neale Hurston

Barracoon: The Story of the Last "Black Cargo"

Zora Neale Hurston

256 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

5.0aprilbethp's review
nonfiction biography history race emotional informative reflective medium-paced
Grown by Tiffany D. Jackson

Grown

Tiffany D. Jackson

384 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

5.0aprilbethp's review
fiction contemporary thriller young adult dark emotional tense fast-paced
Black AF History: The Un-Whitewashed Story of America by Michael Harriot

Black AF History: The Un-Whitewashed Story of America

Michael Harriot

432 pages • first pub 2023 (editions) user-added

5.0aprilbethp's review
nonfiction history politics race challenging informative medium-paced
All the Sinners Bleed by S.A. Cosby

All the Sinners Bleed

S.A. Cosby

352 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

5.0aprilbethp's review
fiction crime mystery thriller dark mysterious tense medium-paced
The Message by Ta-Nehisi Coates

The Message

Ta-Nehisi Coates

235 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

5.0aprilbethp's review
nonfiction essays politics challenging informative reflective medium-paced
Hild by Nicola Griffith

Hild

Light of the World #1

Nicola Griffith

716 pages • first pub 2013 (editions) user-added

5.0aprilbethp's review
fiction historical lgbtqia+ adventurous slow-paced
Spear by Nicola Griffith

Spear

Nicola Griffith

184 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0aprilbethp's review
fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ adventurous medium-paced