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Born a Crime: Stories From a South African Childhood by Trevor Noah

Born a Crime: Stories From a South African Childhood

Trevor Noah

289 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

5.0brandyebookworm's review
nonfiction memoir race emotional funny informative reflective medium-paced
Fervent: A Woman's Battle Plan to Serious, Specific and Strategic Prayer by Priscilla Shirer

Fervent: A Woman's Battle Plan to Serious, Specific and Strategic Prayer

Priscilla Shirer

208 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

5.0brandyebookworm's review
nonfiction religion self help informative medium-paced
The Blood of Emmett Till by Timothy B. Tyson

The Blood of Emmett Till

Timothy B. Tyson

305 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

5.0brandyebookworm's review
nonfiction history race true crime reflective slow-paced
The Mother of Black Hollywood: A Memoir by Jenifer Lewis

The Mother of Black Hollywood: A Memoir

Jenifer Lewis

336 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

5.0brandyebookworm's review
nonfiction memoir emotional funny reflective medium-paced
Imitation in Death by J.D. Robb

Imitation in Death

In Death #17

J.D. Robb

342 pages • first pub 2003 (editions)

5.0brandyebookworm's review
fiction crime mystery romance dark mysterious tense fast-paced
Becoming by Michelle Obama

Becoming

Michelle Obama

431 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

5.0brandyebookworm's review
nonfiction memoir politics hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced
We're Going to Need More Wine: Stories That Are Funny, Complicated, and True by Gabrielle Union

We're Going to Need More Wine: Stories That Are Funny, Complicated, and True

Gabrielle Union

272 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

5.0brandyebookworm's review
nonfiction essays memoir emotional funny reflective medium-paced
What Doesn't Kill You Makes You Blacker: A Memoir in Essays by Damon Young

What Doesn't Kill You Makes You Blacker: A Memoir in Essays

Damon Young

8 hours, 11 minutes • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0brandyebookworm's review
nonfiction essays memoir emotional funny reflective medium-paced
An Anonymous Girl by Sarah Pekkanen, Greer Hendricks

An Anonymous Girl

Sarah Pekkanen, Greer Hendricks

375 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0brandyebookworm's review
fiction mystery thriller mysterious fast-paced
Whisper Network by Chandler Baker

Whisper Network

Chandler Baker

352 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0brandyebookworm's review
fiction mystery thriller dark mysterious tense fast-paced