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I Was Born for This by Alice Oseman

I Was Born for This

I Was Born for This #1

Alice Oseman

384 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

5.0readingpicnic's review
fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ young adult emotional reflective medium-paced
Queen of Snails: A Graphic Memoir by Maureen Burdock

Queen of Snails: A Graphic Memoir

Maureen Burdock

232 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0readingpicnic's review
nonfiction autobiography graphic novel history race emotional reflective sad medium-paced
One Day I'll Grow Up and Be a Beautiful Woman: A Mother's Story by Abi Maxwell

One Day I'll Grow Up and Be a Beautiful Woman: A Mother's Story

Abi Maxwell

320 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

5.0readingpicnic's review
nonfiction lgbtqia+ memoir emotional informative inspiring fast-paced
The Emissary by Yōko Tawada

The Emissary

Yōko Tawada

138 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

5.0readingpicnic's review
fiction dystopian literary science fiction reflective slow-paced
How the Boogeyman Became a Poet by Tony Keith Jr.

How the Boogeyman Became a Poet

Tony Keith Jr.

5 hours, 3 minutes • first pub 2024 (editions) user-added

5.0readingpicnic's review
nonfiction lgbtqia+ memoir poetry young adult emotional inspiring reflective fast-paced
Slow Noodles: A Cambodian Memoir of Love, Loss, and Family Recipes by Chantha Nguon

Slow Noodles: A Cambodian Memoir of Love, Loss, and Family Recipes

Chantha Nguon

294 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

5.0readingpicnic's review
nonfiction autobiography food and drink memoir emotional inspiring sad medium-paced
Light from Uncommon Stars by Ryka Aoki

Light from Uncommon Stars

Ryka Aoki

372 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

5.0readingpicnic's review
fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ science fiction adventurous emotional hopeful medium-paced
Several People Are Typing by Calvin Kasulke

Several People Are Typing

Calvin Kasulke

248 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

5.0readingpicnic's review
fiction contemporary literary funny fast-paced
Jonny Appleseed by Joshua Whitehead

Jonny Appleseed

Joshua Whitehead

216 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

5.0readingpicnic's review
fiction lgbtqia+ literary challenging emotional reflective medium-paced
Miss Major Speaks: The Life and Times of a Black Trans Revolutionary by Miss Major Griffin-Gracy

Miss Major Speaks: The Life and Times of a Black Trans Revolutionary

Miss Major Griffin-Gracy

192 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

5.0readingpicnic's review
nonfiction lgbtqia+ memoir hopeful informative reflective medium-paced