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Sister Outsider: Essays and Speeches by Audre Lorde

Sister Outsider: Essays and Speeches

Audre Lorde

190 pages • first pub 1984 (editions) user-added

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nonfiction essays feminism lgbtqia+ sociology challenging informative reflective medium-paced
Bellies by Nicola Dinan

Bellies

Nicola Dinan

12 hours, 8 minutes • first pub 2023 (editions)

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fiction lgbtqia+ literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong

On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous

Ocean Vuong

246 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

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fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ literary emotional reflective sad slow-paced
Blessings by Chukwuebuka Ibeh

Blessings

Chukwuebuka Ibeh

240 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

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fiction lgbtqia+ literary challenging emotional sad medium-paced
The Street by Ann Petry

The Street

Ann Petry

378 pages • first pub 1946 (editions)

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fiction classics reflective slow-paced
Carol by Claire Morgan, Patricia Highsmith

Carol

Claire Morgan, Patricia Highsmith

304 pages • first pub 1952 (editions)

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fiction classics lgbtqia+ romance emotional reflective slow-paced
Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants by Robin Wall Kimmerer

Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants

Robin Wall Kimmerer

391 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)

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nonfiction essays nature science informative inspiring reflective slow-paced
The Women of Brewster Place by Gloria Naylor

The Women of Brewster Place

Brewster Place #1

Gloria Naylor

192 pages • first pub 1982 (editions)

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fiction classics emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë

Jane Eyre

Charlotte Brontë

608 pages • first pub 1847 (editions)

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fiction classics literary romance dark emotional mysterious slow-paced
Milk Fed by Melissa Broder

Milk Fed

Melissa Broder

289 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

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fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ literary romance emotional funny reflective fast-paced