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SantaLand Diaries by David Sedaris

SantaLand Diaries

David Sedaris

missing duration info • first pub 1998 (editions)

4.5isleofwoman's review
nonfiction memoir short stories funny lighthearted fast-paced
An African American and Latinx History of the United States by Paul Ortiz

An African American and Latinx History of the United States

ReVisioning American History

Paul Ortiz

296 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

3.0isleofwoman's review
nonfiction history race challenging informative slow-paced
Myth America: Historians Take on the Biggest Legends and Lies About Our Past by Julian E. Zelizer, Kevin M. Kruse

Myth America: Historians Take on the Biggest Legends and Lies About Our Past

Julian E. Zelizer, Kevin M. Kruse

400 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

3.75isleofwoman's review
nonfiction history politics challenging informative reflective slow-paced
The Book of Superstitions by Shelby El Otmani

The Book of Superstitions

Shelby El Otmani

192 pages • missing pub info (editions)

2.5isleofwoman's review
nonfiction history reference
Secret City: The Hidden History of Gay Washington by James Kirchick

Secret City: The Hidden History of Gay Washington

James Kirchick

816 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

3.75isleofwoman's review
nonfiction history lgbtqia+ informative slow-paced
I'm Afraid of Men by Vivek Shraya

I'm Afraid of Men

Vivek Shraya

85 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

4.0isleofwoman's review
nonfiction feminism gender lgbtqia+ memoir emotional informative reflective fast-paced
Black Cake by Charmaine Wilkerson

Black Cake

Charmaine Wilkerson

385 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

4.0isleofwoman's review
fiction historical lgbtqia+ literary emotional reflective medium-paced
Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver

Demon Copperhead

Barbara Kingsolver

560 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0isleofwoman's review
fiction historical literary dark emotional sad medium-paced
Happiness Falls by Angie Kim

Happiness Falls

Angie Kim

387 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

5.0isleofwoman's review
fiction contemporary literary mystery emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced
How the Word Is Passed: A Reckoning with the History of Slavery Across America by Clint Smith

How the Word Is Passed: A Reckoning with the History of Slavery Across America

Clint Smith

336 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

4.75isleofwoman's review
nonfiction history politics race challenging informative reflective medium-paced