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Sorrowland by Rivers Solomon

Sorrowland

Rivers Solomon

355 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

5.0savvylit's review
fiction horror lgbtqia+ science fiction dark emotional mysterious medium-paced
Heavy: An American Memoir by Kiese Laymon

Heavy: An American Memoir

Kiese Laymon

241 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

5.0savvylit's review
nonfiction memoir challenging emotional reflective medium-paced
Choice Words: Writers on Abortion by Annie Finch

Choice Words: Writers on Abortion

Annie Finch

420 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

5.0savvylit's review
nonfiction essays feminism challenging emotional reflective medium-paced
The Carrying: Poems by Ada Limón

The Carrying: Poems

Ada Limón

120 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

5.0savvylit's review
nonfiction poetry emotional reflective medium-paced
Ducks: Two Years in the Oil Sands by Kate Beaton

Ducks: Two Years in the Oil Sands

Kate Beaton

430 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0savvylit's review
nonfiction graphic novel memoir challenging emotional reflective medium-paced
When I Sing, Mountains Dance by Irene Solà

When I Sing, Mountains Dance

Irene Solà

203 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0savvylit's review
fiction literary emotional reflective medium-paced
Monstrilio by Gerardo Sámano Córdova

Monstrilio

Gerardo Sámano Córdova

326 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

5.0savvylit's review
fiction horror lgbtqia+ literary dark emotional sad medium-paced
Milk Blood Heat by Dantiel W. Moniz

Milk Blood Heat

Dantiel W. Moniz

208 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

5.0savvylit's review
fiction contemporary literary short stories dark 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)

5.0savvylit's review
nonfiction history music race emotional informative reflective medium-paced
Hag: Forgotten Folktales Retold by Daisy Johnson, Emma Glass, Naomi Booth, Irenosen Okojie, Liv Little, Mahsuda Snaith, Kirsty Logan, Imogen Hermes Gowar, Eimear McBride, Natasha Carthew

Hag: Forgotten Folktales Retold

Daisy Johnson, Emma Glass, Naomi Booth, Irenosen Okojie, Liv Little, Mahsuda Snaith, Kirsty Logan, Imogen Hermes Gowar, Eimear McBride, Natasha Carthew

288 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0savvylit's review
fiction fantasy magical realism short stories dark informative medium-paced