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20 books

A Certain Hunger by Chelsea G. Summers

A Certain Hunger

Chelsea G. Summers

254 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0khanyareads's review
fiction contemporary horror literary thriller dark funny medium-paced
On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong

On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous

Ocean Vuong

7 hours, 20 minutes • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0khanyareads's review
fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ literary emotional reflective sad slow-paced
Drinking from Graveyard Wells: Stories by Yvette Lisa Ndlovu

Drinking from Graveyard Wells: Stories

Yvette Lisa Ndlovu

160 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

5.0khanyareads's review
fiction short stories dark emotional mysterious fast-paced
Honey Cut by Sierra Simone

Honey Cut

Lyonesse #2

Sierra Simone

423 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

5.0khanyareads's review
fiction erotica lgbtqia+ romance dark emotional tense medium-paced
Black and Female by Tsitsi Dangarembga

Black and Female

Tsitsi Dangarembga

128 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0khanyareads's review
nonfiction essays feminism race challenging emotional reflective medium-paced
The Midnight Library by Matt Haig

The Midnight Library

Matt Haig

288 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

5.0khanyareads's review
fiction contemporary literary science fiction emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced
In the Dream House by Carmen Maria Machado

In the Dream House

Carmen Maria Machado

247 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0khanyareads's review
nonfiction lgbtqia+ memoir dark emotional reflective medium-paced
Woman Without Shame: Poems by Sandra Cisneros

Woman Without Shame: Poems

Sandra Cisneros

161 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0khanyareads's review
nonfiction poetry emotional reflective medium-paced
A Little Devil in America: Notes in Praise of Black Performance by Hanif Abdurraqib

A Little Devil in America: Notes in Praise of Black Performance

Hanif Abdurraqib

312 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

5.0khanyareads's review
nonfiction history music race emotional informative reflective medium-paced
Bless the Daughter Raised by a Voice in Her Head by Warsan Shire

Bless the Daughter Raised by a Voice in Her Head

Warsan Shire

80 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0khanyareads's review
nonfiction memoir poetry dark emotional reflective fast-paced