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A Little Devil in America: Notes in Praise of Black Performance by Hanif Abdurraqib

A Little Devil in America: Notes in Praise of Black Performance

Hanif Abdurraqib

300 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

nonfiction history music race emotional informative reflective medium-paced
Razorblade Tears by S.A. Cosby

Razorblade Tears

S.A. Cosby

326 pages • first pub 2021 (editions) user-added

fiction mystery thriller dark emotional mysterious fast-paced
Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds

Long Way Down

Jason Reynolds

306 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

fiction contemporary poetry young adult dark emotional reflective fast-paced
Long Division by Kiese Laymon

Long Division

Kiese Laymon

7 hours, 41 minutes • first pub 2013 (editions)

fiction science fiction adventurous challenging funny 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)

nonfiction history politics race challenging informative reflective medium-paced
The Freelance Pallbearers by Ishmael Reed

The Freelance Pallbearers

Ishmael Reed

116 pages • first pub 1967 (editions)

fiction challenging reflective slow-paced
Decent People by De'Shawn Charles Winslow

Decent People

De'Shawn Charles Winslow

272 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction historical dark emotional reflective medium-paced
Early Departures by Justin A. Reynolds

Early Departures

Justin A. Reynolds

7 hours, 44 minutes • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction contemporary speculative fiction young adult emotional reflective medium-paced
The Prophets by Robert Jones Jr.

The Prophets

Robert Jones Jr.

395 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction historical lgbtqia+ literary romance challenging emotional sad slow-paced
The Murders of Molly Southbourne by Tade Thompson

The Murders of Molly Southbourne

Molly Southbourne #1

Tade Thompson

128 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

fiction horror science fiction dark mysterious tense fast-paced