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Marsha: The Joy and Defiance of Marsha P. Johnson by Tourmaline

Marsha: The Joy and Defiance of Marsha P. Johnson

Tourmaline

10h 24m • 2025 • 7 editions

nonfiction biography lgbtqia+ emotional informative inspiring medium-paced
The Ribbon Skirt by Cameron Mukwa

The Ribbon Skirt

Cameron Mukwa

192 pages • 2024 • 4 editions

fiction contemporary graphic novel lgbtqia+ middle grade hopeful informative inspiring fast-paced
The Grieving Brain: The Surprising Science of How We Learn from Love and Loss by Mary-Frances O'Connor

The Grieving Brain: The Surprising Science of How We Learn from Love and Loss

Mary-Frances O'Connor

236 pages • 2022 • 4 editions

nonfiction psychology science self help emotional informative reflective medium-paced
The Universe in 100 Colors: Weird and Wondrous Colors from Science and Nature by Terry Mudge, Tyler Thrasher

The Universe in 100 Colors: Weird and Wondrous Colors from Science and Nature

Terry Mudge, Tyler Thrasher

288 pages • 2024 • 2 editions

nonfiction art science informative medium-paced
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Black Fatigue: How Racism Erodes the Mind, Body, and Spirit by Mary-Frances Winters

Black Fatigue: How Racism Erodes the Mind, Body, and Spirit

Mary-Frances Winters

256 pages • 2020 • 3 editions

nonfiction sociology challenging informative reflective slow-paced
Ida B. the Queen: The Extraordinary Life and Legacy of Ida B. Wells by Michelle Duster

Ida B. the Queen: The Extraordinary Life and Legacy of Ida B. Wells

Michelle Duster

168 pages • 2021 • 4 editions

nonfiction biography history challenging informative reflective slow-paced
Me: Elton John Official Autobiography by Elton John

Me: Elton John Official Autobiography

Elton John

374 pages • 2019 • 33 editions

nonfiction autobiography music emotional funny reflective medium-paced
The 7½ Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton

The 7½ Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle

Stuart Turton

480 pages • 2018 • 119 editions

fiction mystery thriller dark mysterious tense medium-paced
The City We Became by N.K. Jemisin

Great Cities #1

The City We Became

N.K. Jemisin

479 pages • 2020 • 58 editions

fiction contemporary fantasy adventurous mysterious medium-paced
The Hilarious World of Depression by John Moe

The Hilarious World of Depression

John Moe

304 pages • 2020 • 7 editions

nonfiction memoir psychology emotional funny hopeful medium-paced
The Color of Compromise: The Truth about the American Church's Complicity in Racism by Jemar Tisby

The Color of Compromise: The Truth about the American Church's Complicity in Racism

Jemar Tisby

253 pages • 2019 • 13 editions

nonfiction history race religion adventurous medium-paced
Tilly and the Map of Stories by Anna James

Pages & Co. #3

Tilly and the Map of Stories

Anna James

448 pages • 2020 • 21 editions

fiction fantasy middle grade adventurous lighthearted mysterious fast-paced
The Toni Morrison Book Club by Juda Bennett, Casssandra Jackson, Winnifred Brown-Glaude

The Toni Morrison Book Club

Winnifred Brown-Glaude, Juda Bennett, Casssandra Jackson

208 pages • 2020 • 4 editions

nonfiction essays memoir emotional informative reflective medium-paced
Sunny Days: The Children's Television Revolution That Changed America by David Kamp

Sunny Days: The Children's Television Revolution That Changed America

David Kamp

352 pages • 2020 • 4 editions

nonfiction history informative lighthearted slow-paced