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Ballad & Dagger by Daniel José Older

Ballad & Dagger

Outlaw Saints #1

Daniel José Older

405 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0liorallen's review
fiction fantasy young adult adventurous emotional lighthearted medium-paced
The Space Between Worlds by Micaiah Johnson

The Space Between Worlds

The Space Between Worlds #1

Micaiah Johnson

336 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

5.0liorallen's review
fiction dystopian lgbtqia+ science fiction adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced
The Book of Form and Emptiness by Ruth Ozeki

The Book of Form and Emptiness

Ruth Ozeki

548 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

5.0liorallen's review
fiction contemporary literary magical realism emotional reflective sad medium-paced
The Human Origins of Beatrice Porter and Other Essential Ghosts by Soraya Palmer

The Human Origins of Beatrice Porter and Other Essential Ghosts

Soraya Palmer

288 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

5.0liorallen's review
fiction lgbtqia+ literary magical realism emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced
The Book of (More) Delights: Essays by Ross Gay

The Book of (More) Delights: Essays

Ross Gay

302 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

5.0liorallen's review
nonfiction essays emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced
Bea Wolf by Zach Weinersmith

Bea Wolf

Zach Weinersmith

181 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

5.0liorallen's review
fiction graphic novel middle grade adventurous emotional medium-paced
Me (Moth) by Amber McBride

Me (Moth)

Amber McBride

256 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

5.0liorallen's review
fiction magical realism poetry young adult emotional reflective sad fast-paced
We Are All So Good at Smiling by Amber McBride

We Are All So Good at Smiling

Amber McBride

304 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

5.0liorallen's review
fiction fantasy poetry young adult dark emotional sad medium-paced
Parable of the Sower: A Graphic Novel Adaptation by Damian Duffy, Octavia E. Butler

Parable of the Sower: A Graphic Novel Adaptation

Damian Duffy, Octavia E. Butler

272 pages • first pub 1993 (editions)

5.0liorallen's review
fiction dystopian graphic novel speculative fiction adventurous dark reflective slow-paced
My Brother's Husband, Omnibuses 1 & 2 by Gengoroh Tagame

My Brother's Husband, Omnibuses 1 & 2

My Brother's Husband / Otouto no Otto #1-4

Gengoroh Tagame

704 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

5.0liorallen's review
fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ manga emotional funny hopeful fast-paced