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Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler

Parable of the Sower

Earthseed #1

Octavia E. Butler

345 pages • paperback • 1993

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fiction classics dystopian literary speculative fiction challenging dark tense medium-paced
Heart of the Sun Warrior by Sue Lynn Tan

Heart of the Sun Warrior

The Celestial Kingdom #2

Sue Lynn Tan

465 pages • digital • 2022

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fiction fantasy romance adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced
Violeta by Isabel Allende

Violeta

Isabel Allende

336 pages • digital • 2022

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fiction historical literary emotional reflective medium-paced
Weapons of Math Destruction by Cathy O'Neil

Weapons of Math Destruction

Cathy O'Neil

259 pages • hardcover • 2016

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nonfiction mathematics politics science technology challenging informative medium-paced
Extra Bold: A Feminist, Inclusive, Anti-Racist, Nonbinary Field Guide for Graphic Designers by Josh A. Halstead, Leslie Xia, Farah Kafei, Kaleena Sales, Ellen Lupton, Valentina Vergara, Jennifer Tobias

Extra Bold: A Feminist, Inclusive, Anti-Racist, Nonbinary Field Guide for Graphic Designers

Josh A. Halstead, Leslie Xia, Farah Kafei, Kaleena Sales, Ellen Lupton, Valentina Vergara, Jennifer Tobias

220 pages • paperback • 2021

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nonfiction art design feminism gender race self help informative reflective medium-paced
Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi

Children of Blood and Bone

Legacy of Orïsha #1

Tomi Adeyemi

537 pages • digital • 2018

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fiction fantasy young adult adventurous dark emotional medium-paced
Year of the Tiger: An Activist's Life by Alice Wong

Year of the Tiger: An Activist's Life

Alice Wong

352 pages • digital • 2022

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nonfiction essays memoir politics funny informative reflective medium-paced
Olga Dies Dreaming by Xochitl Gonzalez

Olga Dies Dreaming

Xochitl Gonzalez

373 pages • digital • 2022

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fiction contemporary emotional reflective medium-paced
All About Love: New Visions by bell hooks

All About Love: New Visions

Love Trilogy #1

bell hooks

267 pages • hardcover • 1999

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nonfiction essays feminism gender religion informative inspiring reflective medium-paced
Dawn by Octavia E. Butler

Dawn

Xenogenesis #1

Octavia E. Butler

248 pages • paperback • 1987

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fiction science fiction challenging dark tense medium-paced