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Lift All Voices 2025 - hosted by curioussquirrelbookshop

Pre-1990 Book written by a BIPOC/LGBTQIA+ Author
Pre-1990 works by BIPOC and LGBTQIA+ authors are books published before 1990 that reflect the lived experiences and struggles of these communities during a time when their voices were often marginalized or silenced. 
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Sister Outsider: Essays and Speeches by Audre Lorde

Sister Outsider: Essays and Speeches

Audre Lorde

190 pages • first pub 1984 (editions)

nonfiction essays feminism lgbtqia+ sociology challenging informative reflective medium-paced
Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston

Their Eyes Were Watching God

Zora Neale Hurston

219 pages • first pub 1937 (editions)

fiction classics historical literary emotional reflective medium-paced
Another Country by James Baldwin

Another Country

James Baldwin

448 pages • first pub 1962 (editions)

fiction classics lgbtqia+ literary dark emotional reflective slow-paced
Kindred by Octavia E. Butler

Kindred

Octavia E. Butler

288 pages • first pub 1979 (editions)

fiction classics historical science fiction speculative fiction dark emotional tense medium-paced
Beloved by Toni Morrison

Beloved

Beloved Trilogy #1

Toni Morrison

329 pages • first pub 1987 (editions)

fiction classics historical literary magical realism dark emotional sad slow-paced
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou

I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

Maya Angelou's Autobiography #1

Maya Angelou

309 pages • first pub 1969 (editions)

nonfiction autobiography classics emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced
Zami: A New Spelling of My Name by Audre Lorde

Zami: A New Spelling of My Name

Audre Lorde

264 pages • first pub 1982 (editions)

nonfiction feminism lgbtqia+ memoir emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced
Not Vanishing by Chrystos

Not Vanishing

Chrystos

105 pages • first pub 1988 (editions)

nonfiction lgbtqia+ poetry challenging emotional reflective slow-paced
The Color Purple by Alice Walker

The Color Purple

The Color Purple Collection #1

Alice Walker

298 pages • first pub 1982 (editions)

fiction classics historical lgbtqia+ literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Assata: An Autobiography by Assata Shakur

Assata: An Autobiography

Assata Shakur

274 pages • first pub 1987 (editions)

nonfiction autobiography memoir politics race challenging informative reflective medium-paced