Read What You Own [In Community] 2023 - hosted by bookishcori

May: Bite-Sized
Under 250 pages 
All books added
The Ballad of Black Tom by Victor LaValle

The Ballad of Black Tom

Victor LaValle

160 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

fiction fantasy historical horror dark mysterious tense fast-paced
The Fire Next Time by James Baldwin

The Fire Next Time

James Baldwin

2 hours, 25 minutes • first pub 1963 (editions)

nonfiction classics essays memoir race challenging informative reflective medium-paced
No Land in Sight: Poems by Charles Simic

No Land in Sight: Poems

Charles Simic

96 pages • missing pub info (editions)

nonfiction poetry dark reflective medium-paced
The Secret Lives of Church Ladies by Deesha Philyaw

The Secret Lives of Church Ladies

Deesha Philyaw

179 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ literary short stories emotional reflective medium-paced
Back Mechanic by Stuart McGill

Back Mechanic

Stuart McGill

166 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

nonfiction health informative inspiring slow-paced
To nie jest Miami by Fernanda Melchor

To nie jest Miami

Fernanda Melchor

180 pages • first pub 2013 (editions) user-added

nonfiction essays dark informative reflective fast-paced
Anisa's International Day by Reem Faruqi

Anisa's International Day

Reem Faruqi

112 pages • missing pub info (editions)

fiction contemporary middle grade emotional hopeful lighthearted medium-paced
The Body Is Not an Apology: The Power of Radical Self-Love by Sonya Renee Taylor

The Body Is Not an Apology: The Power of Radical Self-Love

Sonya Renee Taylor

5 hours, 11 minutes • first pub 2018 (editions)

nonfiction feminism health self help informative inspiring reflective medium-paced
A Prayer for the Crown-Shy by Becky Chambers

A Prayer for the Crown-Shy

Monk & Robot #2

Becky Chambers

152 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction lgbtqia+ science fiction hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced
Behind Closed Doors: Sex Education Transformed by Natalie Fiennes

Behind Closed Doors: Sex Education Transformed

Natalie Fiennes

160 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

nonfiction education feminism lgbtqia+ politics informative reflective fast-paced