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Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption by Bryan Stevenson

Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption

Bryan Stevenson

336 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

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nonfiction memoir race emotional informative inspiring medium-paced
The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett

The Vanishing Half

Brit Bennett

352 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

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fiction historical literary emotional reflective medium-paced
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)

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nonfiction memoir race emotional funny informative reflective medium-paced
Thick: And Other Essays by Tressie McMillan Cottom

Thick: And Other Essays

Tressie McMillan Cottom

224 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

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nonfiction essays feminism race challenging informative reflective medium-paced
The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath

The Bell Jar

Sylvia Plath

243 pages • first pub 1963 (editions)

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fiction classics literary dark emotional reflective medium-paced
Citizen: An American Lyric by Claudia Rankine

Citizen: An American Lyric

Claudia Rankine

169 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

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nonfiction essays poetry race challenging emotional reflective fast-paced
The Death of Vivek Oji by Akwaeke Emezi

The Death of Vivek Oji

Akwaeke Emezi

245 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

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fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
The Housekeeper and the Professor by Yōko Ogawa

The Housekeeper and the Professor

Yōko Ogawa

180 pages • first pub 2003 (editions)

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fiction contemporary literary emotional reflective medium-paced
Grown by Tiffany D. Jackson

Grown

Tiffany D. Jackson

384 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

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fiction contemporary thriller young adult dark emotional tense fast-paced
The Bastard of Istanbul by Elif Shafak

The Bastard of Istanbul

Elif Shafak

368 pages • first pub 2006 (editions)

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fiction contemporary literary emotional reflective medium-paced