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5 books

The Human Origins of Beatrice Porter and Other Essential Ghosts by Soraya Palmer

The Human Origins of Beatrice Porter and Other Essential Ghosts

Soraya Palmer

288 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction lgbtqia+ literary magical realism emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced
Neighbors and Other Stories by Diane Oliver

Neighbors and Other Stories

Diane Oliver

320 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

fiction historical literary short stories challenging dark emotional medium-paced
How to Go Mad without Losing Your Mind: Madness and Black Radical Creativity by La Marr Jurelle Bruce

How to Go Mad without Losing Your Mind: Madness and Black Radical Creativity

La Marr Jurelle Bruce

358 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

nonfiction art race sociology challenging informative reflective medium-paced
We Do This 'til We Free Us: Abolitionist Organizing and Transforming Justice by Mariame Kaba

We Do This 'til We Free Us: Abolitionist Organizing and Transforming Justice

Abolitionist Papers

Mariame Kaba

206 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

nonfiction essays politics race challenging informative reflective medium-paced
Gingerbread by Helen Oyeyemi

Gingerbread

Helen Oyeyemi

288 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction fantasy magical realism challenging mysterious slow-paced