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Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead by Brené Brown

Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead

Brené Brown

320 pages • first pub 2012 (editions)

5.0ktracey's review
nonfiction psychology self help informative inspiring reflective slow-paced
The Wit of Martin Luther by Eric W. Gritsch

The Wit of Martin Luther

Eric W. Gritsch

134 pages • first pub 2006 (editions)

5.0ktracey's review
nonfiction biography history religion informative inspiring reflective fast-paced
Aloud: Voices from the Nuyorican Poets Cafe by Nicole Breedlove, Rudolfo Anaya, Pauly Arroyo, Carol Diehl, Zoe Anglesey, Elena Alexander, Alurista, Jim Brodey, Cynthia Andrews, Miguel Algarín, Sheila Alson, Jorge Brendon, Bob Holman, Shorty Bon Bon, asha bandele, Nicole Blackman, Carmen Bardeguez–Brown, Richard August, Alaan Bowe, Catherine Bowman, Jennifer Blowdryer, Indran Amirthanayagam, Paul Beatty, Jimmy Santiago Baca, Rick Kearns-Morales

Aloud: Voices from the Nuyorican Poets Cafe

Nicole Breedlove, Rudolfo Anaya, Pauly Arroyo, Carol Diehl, Zoe Anglesey, Elena Alexander, Alurista, Jim Brodey, Cynthia Andrews, Miguel Algarín, Sheila Alson, Jorge Brendon, Bob Holman, Shorty Bon Bon, asha bandele, Nicole Blackman, Carmen Bardeguez–Brown, Richard August, Alaan Bowe, Catherine Bowman, Jennifer Blowdryer, Indran Amirthanayagam, Paul Beatty, Jimmy Santiago Baca, Rick Kearns-Morales

544 pages • first pub 1994 (editions)

5.0ktracey's review
nonfiction poetry emotional reflective slow-paced
Lord of the Butterflies by Andrea Gibson

Lord of the Butterflies

Andrea Gibson

96 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

5.0ktracey's review
nonfiction lgbtqia+ poetry emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced
Take This Bread by Sara Miles

Take This Bread

Sara Miles

294 pages • first pub 2007 (editions)

5.0ktracey's review
nonfiction memoir religion hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced
Black Movie by Danez Smith

Black Movie

Danez Smith

52 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

5.0ktracey's review
nonfiction lgbtqia+ poetry race emotional reflective fast-paced
Nepantla: An Anthology Dedicated to Queer Poets of Color by Christopher Soto

Nepantla: An Anthology Dedicated to Queer Poets of Color

Christopher Soto

224 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

5.0ktracey's review
nonfiction lgbtqia+ poetry challenging emotional reflective medium-paced
Bagombo Snuff Box: Uncollected Short Fiction by Kurt Vonnegut, Peter J. Reed

Bagombo Snuff Box: Uncollected Short Fiction

Kurt Vonnegut, Peter J. Reed

295 pages • first pub 1999 (editions)

5.0ktracey's review
fiction science fiction short stories dark funny reflective medium-paced
Don't Call Us Dead by Danez Smith

Don't Call Us Dead

Danez Smith

96 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

5.0ktracey's review
nonfiction lgbtqia+ poetry race challenging emotional reflective medium-paced
Night Sky with Exit Wounds by Ocean Vuong

Night Sky with Exit Wounds

Ocean Vuong

89 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

5.0ktracey's review
nonfiction lgbtqia+ poetry emotional reflective sad medium-paced