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The Awkward Thoughts of W. Kamau Bell: Tales of a 6' 4", African American, Heterosexual, Cisgender, Left-Leaning, Asthmatic, Black and Proud Blerd, Mama's Boy, Dad, and Stand-Up Comedian by W. Kamau Bell

The Awkward Thoughts of W. Kamau Bell: Tales of a 6' 4", African American, Heterosexual, Cisgender, Left-Leaning, Asthmatic, Black and Proud Blerd, Mama's Boy, Dad, and Stand-Up Comedian

W. Kamau Bell

340 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

5.0elissazimmer's review
nonfiction memoir funny reflective medium-paced
The Mothers by Brit Bennett

The Mothers

Brit Bennett

288 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

5.0elissazimmer's review
fiction contemporary literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Allegedly by Tiffany D. Jackson

Allegedly

Tiffany D. Jackson

387 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

5.0elissazimmer's review
fiction mystery young adult dark emotional tense medium-paced
How to Kill a City: Gentrification, Inequality, and the Fight for the Neighborhood by P.E. Moskowitz

How to Kill a City: Gentrification, Inequality, and the Fight for the Neighborhood

P.E. Moskowitz

272 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

5.0elissazimmer's review
nonfiction economics history politics sociology challenging informative reflective medium-paced
Bad Romance by Heather Demetrios

Bad Romance

Heather Demetrios

360 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

5.0elissazimmer's review
fiction contemporary romance young adult emotional reflective slow-paced
A List of Cages by Robin Roe

A List of Cages

Robin Roe

310 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

5.0elissazimmer's review
fiction contemporary young adult dark emotional sad medium-paced
Kitchens of the Great Midwest by J. Ryan Stradal

Kitchens of the Great Midwest

J. Ryan Stradal

310 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

5.0elissazimmer's review
fiction contemporary literary emotional reflective medium-paced
Eliza and Her Monsters by Francesca Zappia

Eliza and Her Monsters

Francesca Zappia

391 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

5.0elissazimmer's review
fiction romance young adult challenging emotional reflective medium-paced
Too Fat, Too Slutty, Too Loud: The Rise and Reign of the Unruly Woman by Anne Helen Petersen

Too Fat, Too Slutty, Too Loud: The Rise and Reign of the Unruly Woman

Anne Helen Petersen

288 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

5.0elissazimmer's review
nonfiction essays feminism challenging inspiring medium-paced
Tash Hearts Tolstoy by Kathryn Ormsbee

Tash Hearts Tolstoy

Kathryn Ormsbee

455 pages • first pub 2017 (editions) user-added

5.0elissazimmer's review
fiction lgbtqia+ young adult emotional reflective slow-paced