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Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

Mexican Gothic

Silvia Moreno-Garcia

301 pages • hardcover • 2020

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fiction historical horror mystery dark mysterious tense medium-paced
We Can Do Better Than This: 35 Voices on the Future of LGBTQ+ Rights by Amelia Abraham

We Can Do Better Than This: 35 Voices on the Future of LGBTQ+ Rights

Amelia Abraham

333 pages • hardcover • 2021

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nonfiction essays lgbtqia+ informative inspiring reflective medium-paced
The Value of Everything: Making and Taking in the Global Economy by Mariana Mazzucato

The Value of Everything: Making and Taking in the Global Economy

Mariana Mazzucato

358 pages • hardcover • 2016

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nonfiction business economics politics challenging informative slow-paced
Another Country by James Baldwin

Another Country

James Baldwin

448 pages • paperback • 1962

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fiction classics lgbtqia+ literary dark emotional reflective slow-paced
Me and White Supremacy: How to Recognise Your Privilege, Combat Racism and Change the World by Layla F. Saad

Me and White Supremacy: How to Recognise Your Privilege, Combat Racism and Change the World

Layla F. Saad

192 pages • paperback • 2020

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nonfiction race challenging informative reflective medium-paced
In the Absence of Men by Philippe Besson

In the Absence of Men

Philippe Besson

177 pages • paperback • 2001

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fiction historical lgbtqia+ romance emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Mediocre: The Dangerous Legacy of White Male America by Ijeoma Oluo

Mediocre: The Dangerous Legacy of White Male America

Ijeoma Oluo

10 hours, 6 minutes • audio • 2020

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nonfiction history politics race challenging informative reflective medium-paced
Engaged: Designing for Behavior Change by Amy Bucher

Engaged: Designing for Behavior Change

Amy Bucher

320 pages • paperback

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nonfiction design psychology informative medium-paced
Exhalation by Ted Chiang

Exhalation

Ted Chiang

368 pages • hardcover • 2019

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fiction literary science fiction short stories challenging reflective medium-paced
White Negroes: When Cornrows Were in Vogue ... and Other Thoughts on Cultural Appropriation by Lauren Michele Jackson

White Negroes: When Cornrows Were in Vogue ... and Other Thoughts on Cultural Appropriation

Lauren Michele Jackson

184 pages • hardcover • 2019

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nonfiction essays race challenging informative reflective slow-paced