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163 books

How to Say Babylon: A Jamaican Memoir by Safiya Sinclair

How to Say Babylon: A Jamaican Memoir

Safiya Sinclair

304 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

5.0sillyduckie's review
nonfiction feminism memoir challenging emotional reflective medium-paced
Black and British: A Short, Essential History by David Olusoga

Black and British: A Short, Essential History

David Olusoga

3 hours, 19 minutes • first pub 2020 (editions) user-added

5.0sillyduckie's review
nonfiction history middle grade race young adult challenging informative medium-paced
Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata

Convenience Store Woman

Sayaka Murata

3 hours, 21 minutes • first pub 2016 (editions)

5.0sillyduckie's review
fiction contemporary literary reflective fast-paced
How to Get Filthy Rich in Rising Asia by Mohsin Hamid

How to Get Filthy Rich in Rising Asia

Mohsin Hamid

4 hours, 34 minutes • first pub 2013 (editions)

5.0sillyduckie's review
fiction contemporary challenging emotional reflective fast-paced
The Imitation Game: Alan Turing Decoded by Jim Ottaviani, Leland Purvis

The Imitation Game: Alan Turing Decoded

Jim Ottaviani, Leland Purvis

246 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

5.0sillyduckie's review
nonfiction biography graphic novel history lgbtqia+ challenging informative medium-paced
The Girl from the Sea by Molly Knox Ostertag

The Girl from the Sea

Molly Knox Ostertag

256 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

5.0sillyduckie's review
fiction fantasy graphic novel lgbtqia+ young adult emotional hopeful lighthearted fast-paced
The Island by Armin Greder

The Island

Armin Greder

32 pages • first pub 2002 (editions)

5.0sillyduckie's review
fiction challenging emotional reflective slow-paced
Create Dangerously: The Immigrant Artist at Work by Edwidge Danticat

Create Dangerously: The Immigrant Artist at Work

Edwidge Danticat

193 pages • first pub 2010 (editions)

5.0sillyduckie's review
nonfiction art essays memoir challenging informative reflective slow-paced
Shame on Me: An Anatomy of Race and Belonging by Tessa McWatt

Shame on Me: An Anatomy of Race and Belonging

Tessa McWatt

260 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0sillyduckie's review
nonfiction biography history memoir challenging emotional reflective medium-paced
Temporary by Hilary Leichter

Temporary

Hilary Leichter

242 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

5.0sillyduckie's review
fiction contemporary literary magical realism adventurous funny reflective fast-paced