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The Bruising of Qilwa by Naseem Jamnia

The Bruising of Qilwa

Naseem Jamnia

179 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0shorshewitch's review
fiction fantasy historical lgbtqia+ adventurous emotional mysterious fast-paced
Guantanamo Voices: True Accounts from the World's Most Infamous Prison by Sarah Mirk

Guantanamo Voices: True Accounts from the World's Most Infamous Prison

Sarah Mirk

208 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

5.0shorshewitch's review
nonfiction biography comics history emotional reflective slow-paced
The Outcaste (Akkarmashi) by Santosh Bhoomkar, Sharankumar Limbale

The Outcaste (Akkarmashi)

Santosh Bhoomkar, Sharankumar Limbale

121 pages • first pub 1984 (editions)

5.0shorshewitch's review
nonfiction biography challenging emotional reflective medium-paced
This Mouth is Mine by Yasnaya Aguilar

This Mouth is Mine

Yasnaya Aguilar

213 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

5.0shorshewitch's review
nonfiction informative reflective fast-paced
The Autobiography of a Sexually Emancipated Communist Woman by Alexandra Kollontai

The Autobiography of a Sexually Emancipated Communist Woman

Alexandra Kollontai

137 pages • first pub 1926 (editions)

5.0shorshewitch's review
nonfiction biography feminism history informative reflective slow-paced
The Most Secret Memory of Men by Mohamed Mbougar Sarr

The Most Secret Memory of Men

Mohamed Mbougar Sarr

496 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

5.0shorshewitch's review
fiction literary mystery emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced
The Map of Salt and Stars by Zeyn Joukhadar

The Map of Salt and Stars

Zeyn Joukhadar

360 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

5.0shorshewitch's review
fiction literary speculative fiction adventurous challenging emotional slow-paced
Freshwater by Akwaeke Emezi

Freshwater

Akwaeke Emezi

229 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

5.0shorshewitch's review
fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ literary challenging dark emotional medium-paced
Pounamu Pounamu by Witi Ihimaera

Pounamu Pounamu

Witi Ihimaera

252 pages • first pub 1972 (editions)

5.0shorshewitch's review
fiction short stories funny reflective slow-paced
No Country for Eight-Spot Butterflies: A Lyric Essay by Julian Aguon

No Country for Eight-Spot Butterflies: A Lyric Essay

Julian Aguon

128 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0shorshewitch's review
nonfiction essays memoir poetry challenging emotional reflective medium-paced