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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)

5.0rachel_athens's review
nonfiction history music race emotional informative reflective medium-paced
The Secret Lives of Church Ladies by Deesha Philyaw

The Secret Lives of Church Ladies

Deesha Philyaw

179 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

5.0rachel_athens's review
fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ literary short stories emotional reflective medium-paced
The Hare by Melanie Finn

The Hare

Melanie Finn

321 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

5.0rachel_athens's review
fiction literary thriller dark mysterious reflective slow-paced
Of Women and Salt by Gabriela Garcia

Of Women and Salt

Gabriela Garcia

224 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

5.0rachel_athens's review
fiction literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Enter the Aardvark by Jessica Anthony

Enter the Aardvark

Jessica Anthony

192 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

5.0rachel_athens's review
fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ reflective fast-paced
You Can Keep That to Yourself: A Comprehensive List of What Not to Say to Black People, for Well-Intentioned People of Pallor by Adam Smyer

You Can Keep That to Yourself: A Comprehensive List of What Not to Say to Black People, for Well-Intentioned People of Pallor

Adam Smyer

136 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

5.0rachel_athens's review
nonfiction race challenging funny informative slow-paced
Girl, Woman, Other by Bernardine Evaristo

Girl, Woman, Other

Bernardine Evaristo

453 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0rachel_athens's review
fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ literary emotional reflective medium-paced
The Push by Ashley Audrain

The Push

Ashley Audrain

303 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

5.0rachel_athens's review
fiction contemporary literary mystery thriller dark emotional tense fast-paced
Skunk and Badger by Amy Timberlake

Skunk and Badger

Skunk and Badger #1

Amy Timberlake

136 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

5.0rachel_athens's review
fiction fantasy middle grade lighthearted slow-paced
Premeditated Myrtle by Elizabeth C. Bunce

Premeditated Myrtle

A Myrtle Hardcastle Mystery #1

Elizabeth C. Bunce

368 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

5.0rachel_athens's review
fiction historical middle grade mystery adventurous funny mysterious medium-paced