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Untamed by Glennon Doyle

Untamed

Glennon Doyle

349 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

5.0ashleylaman's review
nonfiction lgbtqia+ memoir self help emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced
The End of Policing by Alex S. Vitale

The End of Policing

Alex S. Vitale

272 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

5.0ashleylaman's review
nonfiction history politics sociology challenging informative medium-paced
Maybe You Should Talk to Someone: A Therapist, Her Therapist, and Our Lives Revealed by Lori Gottlieb

Maybe You Should Talk to Someone: A Therapist, Her Therapist, and Our Lives Revealed

Lori Gottlieb

415 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0ashleylaman's review
nonfiction memoir psychology emotional reflective medium-paced
Transcendent Kingdom by Yaa Gyasi

Transcendent Kingdom

Yaa Gyasi

290 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

5.0ashleylaman's review
fiction contemporary literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
After the Last Border: Two Families and the Story of Refuge in America by Jessica Goudeau

After the Last Border: Two Families and the Story of Refuge in America

Jessica Goudeau

368 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

5.0ashleylaman's review
nonfiction biography politics challenging emotional informative medium-paced
A Rhythm of Prayer: A Collection of Meditations for Renewal by Sarah Bessey

A Rhythm of Prayer: A Collection of Meditations for Renewal

Sarah Bessey

176 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

5.0ashleylaman's review
nonfiction religion self help emotional reflective slow-paced
The Black Friend: On Being a Better White Person by Frederick Joseph

The Black Friend: On Being a Better White Person

Frederick Joseph

272 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

5.0ashleylaman's review
nonfiction race challenging informative reflective fast-paced
There's a Revolution Outside, My Love: Letters from a Crisis by Tracy K. Smith, John Freeman

There's a Revolution Outside, My Love: Letters from a Crisis

Tracy K. Smith, John Freeman

320 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

5.0ashleylaman's review
nonfiction poetry challenging emotional reflective medium-paced
Freedom Is a Constant Struggle: Ferguson, Palestine, and the Foundations of a Movement by Angela Y. Davis

Freedom Is a Constant Struggle: Ferguson, Palestine, and the Foundations of a Movement

Angela Y. Davis

158 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

5.0ashleylaman's review
nonfiction essays feminism politics race informative inspiring reflective medium-paced
White Tears/Brown Scars: How White Feminism Betrays Women of Color by Ruby Hamad

White Tears/Brown Scars: How White Feminism Betrays Women of Color

Ruby Hamad

7 hours, 2 minutes • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0ashleylaman's review
nonfiction feminism politics race challenging informative reflective medium-paced