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Let Us Descend by Jesmyn Ward

Let Us Descend

Jesmyn Ward

305 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction historical lgbtqia+ literary dark emotional sad medium-paced
The Man Who Cried I Am by John A. Williams

The Man Who Cried I Am

John A. Williams

410 pages • first pub 1967 (editions)

fiction classics race reflective slow-paced
Black Leopard, Red Wolf by Marlon James

Black Leopard, Red Wolf

The Dark Star Trilogy #1

Marlon James

620 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction fantasy historical lgbtqia+ adventurous challenging dark slow-paced
James by Percival Everett

James

Percival Everett

303 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

fiction historical literary adventurous emotional tense fast-paced
Pomegranate by Helen Elaine Lee

Pomegranate

Helen Elaine Lee

344 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ literary emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced
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The Paris Review Interviews, III: The Indispensable Collection of Literary Wisdom by The Paris Review

The Paris Review Interviews, III: The Indispensable Collection of Literary Wisdom

The Paris Review Interviews #3

The Paris Review

446 pages • first pub 2008 (editions)

nonfiction essays literary challenging informative slow-paced
The Paris Review Interviews, II: Wisdom from the World's Literary Masters by

The Paris Review Interviews, II: Wisdom from the World's Literary Masters

The Paris Review Interviews #2

512 pages • first pub 2006 (editions)

nonfiction essays literary challenging informative slow-paced
The Paris Review Interviews, I: 16 Celebrated Interviews by The Paris Review

The Paris Review Interviews, I: 16 Celebrated Interviews

The Paris Review Interviews #1

The Paris Review

510 pages • first pub 2006 (editions)

nonfiction essays challenging informative fast-paced
Children of the Night: The Best Short Stories by Black Writers 1967 to the Present by

Children of the Night: The Best Short Stories by Black Writers 1967 to the Present

592 pages • first pub 1996 (editions)

fiction short stories challenging reflective slow-paced
The Best Short Stories by Black Writers, 1899-1967: The Classic Anthology by Langston Hughes

The Best Short Stories by Black Writers, 1899-1967: The Classic Anthology

Langston Hughes

512 pages • first pub 1967 (editions)

fiction classics short stories
Heads of the Colored People by Nafissa Thompson-Spires

Heads of the Colored People

Nafissa Thompson-Spires

224 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary short stories dark emotional reflective medium-paced
Personal Days by Ed Park

Personal Days

Ed Park

256 pages • first pub 2008 (editions)

fiction contemporary funny reflective medium-paced
Damned If I Do by Percival Everett

Damned If I Do

Percival Everett

224 pages • first pub 2004 (editions)

fiction literary short stories emotional reflective slow-paced
Exhibit: A Novel by R.O. Kwon

Exhibit: A Novel

R.O. Kwon

208 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

fiction lgbtqia+ literary challenging emotional reflective medium-paced
The Incendiaries by R.O. Kwon

The Incendiaries

R.O. Kwon

214 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary dark reflective tense medium-paced