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209 books

Martyr! by Kaveh Akbar

Martyr!

Kaveh Akbar

331 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

5.0sittingwishingreading's review
fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ literary dark emotional reflective medium-paced
Edinburgh by Alexander Chee

Edinburgh

Alexander Chee

8 hours, 11 minutes • first pub 2001 (editions)

5.0sittingwishingreading's review
fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ literary dark emotional sad slow-paced
Wild and Precious: A Celebration of Mary Oliver by Ross Gay

Wild and Precious: A Celebration of Mary Oliver

Ross Gay

4 hours, 11 minutes • first pub 2023 (editions)

5.0sittingwishingreading's review
nonfiction biography poetry emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced
Ædnan by Linnea Axelsson

Ædnan

Linnea Axelsson

426 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

5.0sittingwishingreading's review
fiction literary poetry challenging sad slow-paced
If They Come for Us: Poems by Fatimah Asghar

If They Come for Us: Poems

Fatimah Asghar

1 hour, 22 minutes • first pub 2018 (editions)

5.0sittingwishingreading's review
nonfiction feminism poetry challenging emotional reflective medium-paced
The Grass Dancer by Susan Power

The Grass Dancer

Susan Power

352 pages • first pub 1994 (editions)

5.0sittingwishingreading's review
fiction historical magical realism emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Palestinian Walks: Forays Into a Vanishing Landscape by Raja Shehadeh

Palestinian Walks: Forays Into a Vanishing Landscape

Raja Shehadeh

6 hours, 15 minutes • first pub 2008 (editions)

5.0sittingwishingreading's review
nonfiction history nature politics reflective slow-paced
36 Ways of Writing a Vietnamese Poem by Nam Le

36 Ways of Writing a Vietnamese Poem

Nam Le

80 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

5.0sittingwishingreading's review
nonfiction poetry challenging emotional reflective fast-paced
Elena Knows by Claudia Piñeiro

Elena Knows

Claudia Piñeiro

5 hours, 20 minutes • first pub 2007 (editions)

5.0sittingwishingreading's review
fiction contemporary crime literary mystery emotional reflective sad medium-paced
An Autobiography of Skin by Lakiesha Carr

An Autobiography of Skin

Lakiesha Carr

256 pages • first pub 2023 (editions) user-added

5.0sittingwishingreading's review
fiction contemporary emotional reflective medium-paced