shoshthemost's current reads
20 books

How to Say Babylon by Safiya Sinclair

How to Say Babylon

Safiya Sinclair

352 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

nonfiction feminism memoir challenging emotional reflective medium-paced
The Fraud by Zadie Smith

The Fraud

Zadie Smith

454 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction historical literary challenging informative reflective medium-paced
Let Us Descend by Jesmyn Ward

Let Us Descend

Jesmyn Ward

305 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction historical lgbtqia+ literary dark emotional sad medium-paced
Salt Houses by Hala Alyan

Salt Houses

Hala Alyan

312 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

fiction historical emotional reflective medium-paced
The Dead Are Arising: The Life of Malcolm X by Les Payne, Tamara Payne

The Dead Are Arising: The Life of Malcolm X

Les Payne, Tamara Payne

640 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

nonfiction biography history informative reflective slow-paced
Swing Time by Zadie Smith

Swing Time

Zadie Smith

453 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary emotional reflective slow-paced
Ain't I a Woman: Black Women and Feminism by bell hooks

Ain't I a Woman: Black Women and Feminism

bell hooks

205 pages • first pub 1981 (editions)

nonfiction feminism history race challenging informative inspiring slow-paced
What Happened To You?: Conversations on Trauma, Resilience, and Healing by Bruce D. Perry, Oprah Winfrey

What Happened To You?: Conversations on Trauma, Resilience, and Healing

Bruce D. Perry, Oprah Winfrey

301 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

nonfiction health psychology self help emotional informative reflective medium-paced
Sugar by Bernice L. McFadden

Sugar

Sugar Lacey #1

Bernice L. McFadden

229 pages • first pub 2000 (editions)

fiction historical emotional reflective slow-paced
Cane by Jean Toomer

Cane

Jean Toomer

144 pages • first pub 1923 (editions)

fiction classics poetry short stories challenging reflective slow-paced