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Blanche on the Lam by Barbara Neely

Blanche on the Lam

Blanche White #1

Barbara Neely

7 hours, 45 minutes • first pub 1992 (editions)

5.0axmed's review
fiction crime mystery dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Vagabonds! by Eloghosa Osunde

Vagabonds!

Eloghosa Osunde

304 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0axmed's review
fiction lgbtqia+ literary magical realism challenging dark emotional medium-paced
The Sex Lives of African Women by Nana Darkoa Sekyiamah

The Sex Lives of African Women

Nana Darkoa Sekyiamah

292 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

5.0axmed's review
nonfiction feminism lgbtqia+ sociology emotional informative reflective medium-paced
The Secret Lives of Church Ladies by Deesha Philyaw

The Secret Lives of Church Ladies

Deesha Philyaw

179 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

5.0axmed's review
fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ literary short stories emotional reflective medium-paced
In the Upper Country by Kai Thomas

In the Upper Country

Kai Thomas

352 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

5.0axmed's review
fiction historical literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Call and Response by Gothataone Moeng

Call and Response

Gothataone Moeng

289 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

5.0axmed's review
fiction literary short stories emotional reflective sad slow-paced
New Bones Abolition: Captive Maternal Agency and the Afterlife of Erica Garner by Joy James

New Bones Abolition: Captive Maternal Agency and the Afterlife of Erica Garner

Joy James

256 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

5.0axmed's review
nonfiction feminism history politics race informative inspiring reflective medium-paced
Imprisoned Intellectuals: America's Political Prisoners Write on Life, Liberation, and Rebellion by Joy James

Imprisoned Intellectuals: America's Political Prisoners Write on Life, Liberation, and Rebellion

Joy James

392 pages • first pub 2003 (editions)

5.0axmed's review
nonfiction essays history politics sociology challenging informative reflective slow-paced
Contextualizing Angela Davis: The Agency and Identity of an Icon by Joy James

Contextualizing Angela Davis: The Agency and Identity of an Icon

Bloomsbury Introductions to World Philosophies

Joy James

252 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

5.0axmed's review
nonfiction philosophy medium-paced
Laundering Black Rage: The Washing of Black Death, People, Property, and Profits by Too Black, Rasul A. Mowatt

Laundering Black Rage: The Washing of Black Death, People, Property, and Profits

Too Black, Rasul A. Mowatt

202 pages • missing pub info (editions)

5.0axmed's review
nonfiction essays politics race