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We Travel the Spaceways by Victor LaValle

Black Stars #6

We Travel the Spaceways

Victor LaValle

40 pages • 2021 • 2 editions

fiction science fiction short stories adventurous dark reflective slow-paced
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The Mermaid of Black Conch by Monique Roffey

The Mermaid of Black Conch

Monique Roffey

7h 37m • 2020 • 29 editions

fiction literary magical realism emotional mysterious sad medium-paced
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She Would Be King by Wayétu Moore

She Would Be King

Wayétu Moore

312 pages • 2018 • 13 editions

fiction historical magical realism adventurous challenging emotional medium-paced
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Half of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Half of a Yellow Sun

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

433 pages • 2006 • 118 editions

fiction historical literary dark emotional sad medium-paced
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Discourse on Colonialism by Aimé Césaire

Discourse on Colonialism

Aimé Césaire

102 pages • 1955 • 30 editions

nonfiction history philosophy politics challenging informative reflective slow-paced
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The Devil and the Dark Water by Stuart Turton

The Devil and the Dark Water

Stuart Turton

463 pages • 2020 • 61 editions

fiction historical mystery thriller adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced
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The Making of a Manager: What to Do When Everyone Looks to You by Julie Zhuo

The Making of a Manager: What to Do When Everyone Looks to You

Julie Zhuo

288 pages • 2019 • 12 editions

nonfiction business self help informative inspiring reflective medium-paced
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The 1619 Project: A New Origin Story by Nikole Hannah-Jones

The 1619 Project: A New Origin Story

Nikole Hannah-Jones

623 pages • 2021 • 13 editions

nonfiction essays history poetry politics race challenging informative reflective medium-paced
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Minor Detail by Adania Shibli

Minor Detail

Adania Shibli

112 pages • 2017 • 72 editions

fiction contemporary historical literary dark sad tense medium-paced
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Afropean: Notes from Black Europe by Johny Pitts

Afropean: Notes from Black Europe

Johny Pitts

416 pages • 2019 • 14 editions

nonfiction race travel informative reflective medium-paced
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