10 Books 10 Decades - hosted by elisahvdb

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The Love Songs of W.E.B. Du Bois by Honorée Fanonne Jeffers

The Love Songs of W.E.B. Du Bois

Honorée Fanonne Jeffers

797 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction historical literary challenging emotional reflective medium-paced
The Swimmers by Julie Otsuka

The Swimmers

Julie Otsuka

176 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary emotional reflective sad slow-paced
Doppelgangbanger by Cortney Lamar Charleston

Doppelgangbanger

Breakbeat Poets

Cortney Lamar Charleston

100 pages • missing pub info (editions)

nonfiction poetry medium-paced
Maud Martha (Faber Editions) by Gwendolyn Brooks

Maud Martha (Faber Editions)

Gwendolyn Brooks

232 pages • first pub 1953 (editions)

fiction classics literary poetry reflective fast-paced
The Street by Ann Petry

The Street

Ann Petry

416 pages • first pub 1946 (editions)

fiction classics reflective slow-paced
Mama's Girl by Veronica Chambers

Mama's Girl

Veronica Chambers

208 pages • first pub 1996 (editions)

nonfiction memoir challenging informative reflective slow-paced
Butcher's Crossing by John Williams

Butcher's Crossing

John Williams

274 pages • first pub 1960 (editions)

fiction classics historical reflective slow-paced
Gorilla, My Love by Toni Cade Bambara

Gorilla, My Love

Toni Cade Bambara

192 pages • first pub 1972 (editions)

fiction classics literary short stories challenging emotional reflective slow-paced
Passing by Nella Larsen

Passing

Nella Larsen

128 pages • first pub 1929 (editions)

fiction classics literary emotional reflective tense medium-paced
Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro

Klara and the Sun

Kazuo Ishiguro

10 hours, 16 minutes • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction dystopian literary science fiction emotional reflective slow-paced