Pre-1990 Book written by a BIPOC/LGBTQIA+ Author

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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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The Fire Next Time
James Baldwin

106 pages • first pub 1963 (editions)

nonfiction classics essays memoir race challenging informative reflective medium-paced

The Fire Next Time

James Baldwin

106 pages • first pub 1963 (editions)

nonfiction classics essays memoir race challenging informative reflective medium-paced

Wild Seed
Patternist #1

Octavia E. Butler

320 pages • first pub 1980 (editions)

fiction science fiction adventurous dark tense medium-paced

Wild Seed

Patternist #1

Octavia E. Butler

320 pages • first pub 1980 (editions)

fiction science fiction adventurous dark tense medium-paced

The Cancer Journals
Audre Lorde

104 pages • first pub 1980 (editions)

nonfiction feminism memoir challenging emotional reflective slow-paced

The Cancer Journals

Audre Lorde

104 pages • first pub 1980 (editions)

nonfiction feminism memoir challenging emotional reflective slow-paced

Women, Race, & Class
Angela Y. Davis

271 pages • first pub 1981 (editions)

nonfiction feminism history politics race sociology challenging informative medium-paced

Women, Race, & Class

Angela Y. Davis

271 pages • first pub 1981 (editions)

nonfiction feminism history politics race sociology challenging informative medium-paced

Dawn
Xenogenesis #1

Octavia E. Butler

342 pages • first pub 1987 (editions) user-added

fiction science fiction challenging dark tense medium-paced

Dawn

Xenogenesis #1

Octavia E. Butler

342 pages • first pub 1987 (editions) user-added

fiction science fiction challenging dark tense medium-paced

Giovanni's Room
James Baldwin

169 pages • first pub 1956 (editions)

fiction classics lgbtqia+ literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced

Giovanni's Room

James Baldwin

169 pages • first pub 1956 (editions)

fiction classics lgbtqia+ literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced

Sister Love: The Letters of Audre Lorde and Pat Parker 1974-1989 by Audre Lorde, Pat Parker

Sister Love: The Letters of Audre Lorde and Pat Parker 1974-1989
Audre Lorde, Pat Parker

128 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

nonfiction feminism lgbtqia+ memoir poetry emotional reflective slow-paced

Sister Love: The Letters of Audre Lorde and Pat Parker 1974-1989

Audre Lorde, Pat Parker

128 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

nonfiction feminism lgbtqia+ memoir poetry emotional reflective slow-paced

Go Tell It on the Mountain by James Baldwin

Go Tell It on the Mountain
James Baldwin

226 pages • first pub 1953 (editions)

fiction classics lgbtqia+ literary challenging emotional reflective slow-paced

Go Tell It on the Mountain

James Baldwin

226 pages • first pub 1953 (editions)

fiction classics lgbtqia+ literary challenging emotional reflective slow-paced

The Bluest Eye
Toni Morrison

224 pages • first pub 1970 (editions)

fiction classics historical literary dark emotional sad medium-paced

The Bluest Eye

Toni Morrison

224 pages • first pub 1970 (editions)

fiction classics historical literary dark emotional sad medium-paced

Passing
Nella Larsen with Mae G. Henderson (Contributor), Ntozake Shange (Contributor)

182 pages • first pub 1929 (editions)

fiction classics literary race emotional reflective tense medium-paced

Passing

Nella Larsen with Mae G. Henderson (Contributor), Ntozake Shange (Contributor)

182 pages • first pub 1929 (editions)

fiction classics literary race emotional reflective tense medium-paced

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