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23 books

Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi

Homegoing

Yaa Gyasi

300 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

5.0dorottyagoston's review
fiction historical literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
A Woman Is No Man by Etaf Rum

A Woman Is No Man

Etaf Rum

337 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0dorottyagoston's review
fiction historical literary dark emotional sad medium-paced
Hijab Butch Blues by Lamya H

Hijab Butch Blues

Lamya H

284 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

5.0dorottyagoston's review
nonfiction lgbtqia+ memoir emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced
The Secret Lives of Church Ladies by Deesha Philyaw

The Secret Lives of Church Ladies

Deesha Philyaw

224 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

5.0dorottyagoston's review
fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ literary short stories emotional reflective medium-paced
Know My Name by Chanel Miller

Know My Name

Chanel Miller

15 hours, 25 minutes • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0dorottyagoston's review
nonfiction memoir emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced
Nightcrawling by Leila Mottley

Nightcrawling

Leila Mottley

288 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0dorottyagoston's review
fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ literary dark emotional sad medium-paced
Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner

Crying in H Mart

Michelle Zauner

239 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

5.0dorottyagoston's review
nonfiction memoir emotional reflective sad medium-paced
In the Dream House by Carmen Maria Machado

In the Dream House

Carmen Maria Machado

283 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0dorottyagoston's review
nonfiction lgbtqia+ memoir dark emotional reflective medium-paced
The Stonewall Reader by New York Public Library

The Stonewall Reader

New York Public Library

305 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0dorottyagoston's review
nonfiction history lgbtqia+ informative inspiring medium-paced
She Who Became the Sun by Shelley Parker-Chan

She Who Became the Sun

The Radiant Emperor Duology #1

Shelley Parker-Chan

414 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

5.0dorottyagoston's review
fiction fantasy historical lgbtqia+ adventurous dark tense medium-paced