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The Latecomer by

The Latecomer

435 pages • first pub 2022 (editions) user-added

5.0margauxreadit's review
fiction contemporary
Passing by Nella Larsen

Passing

Nella Larsen

122 pages • first pub 1929 (editions)

5.0margauxreadit's review
fiction classics literary race emotional reflective tense medium-paced
Giovanni's Room by James Baldwin

Giovanni's Room

James Baldwin

176 pages • first pub 1956 (editions)

5.0margauxreadit's review
fiction classics lgbtqia+ literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
They Can't Kill Us Until They Kill Us by Hanif Abdurraqib

They Can't Kill Us Until They Kill Us

Hanif Abdurraqib

285 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

5.0margauxreadit's review
nonfiction essays memoir emotional reflective medium-paced
A Little Devil in America: Notes in Praise of Black Performance by Hanif Abdurraqib

A Little Devil in America: Notes in Praise of Black Performance

Hanif Abdurraqib

312 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

5.0margauxreadit's review
nonfiction history music race emotional informative reflective medium-paced
Bless the Daughter Raised by a Voice in Her Head by Warsan Shire

Bless the Daughter Raised by a Voice in Her Head

Warsan Shire

80 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0margauxreadit's review
nonfiction memoir poetry dark emotional reflective fast-paced
The Most Precious Substance on Earth by Shashi Bhat

The Most Precious Substance on Earth

Shashi Bhat

272 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

5.0margauxreadit's review
fiction contemporary literary funny reflective medium-paced
Butter Honey Pig Bread by francesca ekwuyasi

Butter Honey Pig Bread

francesca ekwuyasi

320 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

5.0margauxreadit's review
fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ literary emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced
You Made a Fool of Death with Your Beauty by Akwaeke Emezi

You Made a Fool of Death with Your Beauty

Akwaeke Emezi

279 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0margauxreadit's review
fiction contemporary romance emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced
Assembly by Natasha Brown

Assembly

Natasha Brown

112 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

5.0margauxreadit's review
fiction contemporary literary challenging reflective fast-paced