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Thick: And Other Essays by Tressie McMillan Cottom

Thick: And Other Essays

Tressie McMillan Cottom

224 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0jeffknerr's review
nonfiction essays feminism race challenging informative reflective medium-paced
The Free People's Village by Sim Kern

The Free People's Village

Sim Kern

388 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

5.0jeffknerr's review
fiction lgbtqia+ science fiction challenging dark tense medium-paced
Leslie F*cking Jones by Leslie Jones

Leslie F*cking Jones

Leslie Jones

288 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

5.0jeffknerr's review
nonfiction memoir emotional funny reflective medium-paced
The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan

The Lightning Thief

Percy Jackson and the Olympians #1

Rick Riordan

377 pages • first pub 2005 (editions)

5.0jeffknerr's review
fiction fantasy middle grade adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced
The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin

The Left Hand of Darkness

Hainish Cycle

Ursula K. Le Guin

336 pages • first pub 1969 (editions)

5.0jeffknerr's review
fiction classics lgbtqia+ science fiction speculative fiction adventurous challenging reflective medium-paced
We Do This 'til We Free Us: Abolitionist Organizing and Transforming Justice by Mariame Kaba

We Do This 'til We Free Us: Abolitionist Organizing and Transforming Justice

Abolitionist Papers

Mariame Kaba

206 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

5.0jeffknerr's review
nonfiction essays politics race challenging informative reflective medium-paced
A Prayer for the Crown-Shy by Becky Chambers

A Prayer for the Crown-Shy

Monk & Robot #2

Becky Chambers

152 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0jeffknerr's review
fiction lgbtqia+ science fiction hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced
Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler

Parable of the Sower

Earthseed #1

Octavia E. Butler

345 pages • first pub 1993 (editions)

5.0jeffknerr's review
fiction classics dystopian literary science fiction challenging dark tense medium-paced
How the Word Is Passed: A Reckoning with the History of Slavery Across America by Clint Smith

How the Word Is Passed: A Reckoning with the History of Slavery Across America

Clint Smith

336 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

5.0jeffknerr's review
nonfiction history politics race challenging informative reflective medium-paced
Small Game by Blair Braverman

Small Game

Blair Braverman

279 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0jeffknerr's review
fiction lgbtqia+ literary thriller challenging dark emotional medium-paced