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Angry Queer Somali Boy: A Complicated Memoir by Mohamed Abdulkarim Ali

Angry Queer Somali Boy: A Complicated Memoir

Mohamed Abdulkarim Ali

191 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

nonfiction lgbtqia+ memoir challenging emotional medium-paced
Adua by Igiaba Scego

Adua

Igiaba Scego

185 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

fiction literary challenging emotional reflective medium-paced
Mae Among the Stars by Roda Ahmed

Mae Among the Stars

Roda Ahmed

40 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

fiction biography childrens informative inspiring reflective slow-paced
North of Dawn by Nuruddin Farah

North of Dawn

Nuruddin Farah

383 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

fiction literary challenging emotional reflective slow-paced
When Stars Are Scattered by Victoria Jamieson, Omar Mohamed

When Stars Are Scattered

Victoria Jamieson, Omar Mohamed

264 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

nonfiction graphic novel memoir middle grade emotional sad slow-paced
Desert Dawn by Waris Dirie

Desert Dawn

Waris Dirie

240 pages • first pub 2001 (editions)

nonfiction autobiography memoir challenging reflective slow-paced
A Moonless, Starless Sky: Ordinary Women and Men Fighting Extremism in Africa by Alexis Okeowo

A Moonless, Starless Sky: Ordinary Women and Men Fighting Extremism in Africa

Alexis Okeowo

7 hours, 55 minutes • first pub 2017 (editions)

nonfiction history politics challenging informative medium-paced
The Sex Lives of African Women by Nana Darkoa Sekyiamah

The Sex Lives of African Women

Nana Darkoa Sekyiamah

304 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

nonfiction feminism lgbtqia+ sociology emotional informative reflective medium-paced
Desert Flower by Waris Dirie, Cathleen Miller

Desert Flower

Waris Dirie, Cathleen Miller

240 pages • first pub 1998 (editions)

nonfiction memoir emotional informative inspiring medium-paced
Fairytales for Lost Children by Diriye Osman

Fairytales for Lost Children

Diriye Osman

156 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)

fiction lgbtqia+ short stories emotional slow-paced