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An American Sunrise by Joy Harjo

An American Sunrise

Joy Harjo

116 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0themartinmama's review
nonfiction history poetry race emotional reflective medium-paced
I'm Still Here: Black Dignity in a World Made for Whiteness by Austin Channing Brown

I'm Still Here: Black Dignity in a World Made for Whiteness

Austin Channing Brown

185 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

5.0themartinmama's review
nonfiction memoir race emotional informative reflective medium-paced
Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates

Between the World and Me

Ta-Nehisi Coates

3 hours, 35 minutes • first pub 2015 (editions)

5.0themartinmama's review
nonfiction memoir race emotional informative reflective medium-paced
They Called Us Enemy by Justin Eisinger, Steven Scott, George Takei

They Called Us Enemy

Justin Eisinger, Steven Scott, George Takei

204 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0themartinmama's review
nonfiction graphic novel history memoir race young adult emotional fast-paced
The Burning: The Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921 by Tim Madigan

The Burning: The Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921

Tim Madigan

10 hours, 5 minutes • first pub 2001 (editions) user-added

5.0themartinmama's review
nonfiction history race emotional reflective slow-paced
Lament for a Son by Nicholas Wolterstorff

Lament for a Son

Nicholas Wolterstorff

111 pages • first pub 1987 (editions)

5.0themartinmama's review
nonfiction memoir reflective slow-paced
Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption by Bryan Stevenson

Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption

Bryan Stevenson

11 hours, 11 minutes • first pub 2014 (editions)

5.0themartinmama's review
nonfiction memoir race emotional informative inspiring medium-paced
The Book of Common Courage: Prayers and Poems to Find Strength in Small Moments by K.J. Ramsey

The Book of Common Courage: Prayers and Poems to Find Strength in Small Moments

K.J. Ramsey

224 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

5.0themartinmama's review
nonfiction poetry religion hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced
The Frozen River by Ariel Lawhon

The Frozen River

Ariel Lawhon

15 hours, 6 minutes • first pub 2023 (editions)

5.0themartinmama's review
fiction historical thriller emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced
Tiny Beautiful Things: Advice on Love and Life from Dear Sugar by Cheryl Strayed

Tiny Beautiful Things: Advice on Love and Life from Dear Sugar

Cheryl Strayed

400 pages • first pub 2012 (editions)

5.0themartinmama's review
nonfiction essays memoir self help emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced