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The Women's House of Detention: A Queer History of a Forgotten Prison by Hugh Ryan
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The Women's House of Detention: A Queer History of a Forgotten Prison

Hugh Ryan

nonfiction lgbtqia+ sociology challenging informative sad medium-paced

368 pages | first published 2022

The Barren Grounds by David A. Robertson

The Barren Grounds

The Misewa Saga #1

David A. Robertson

fiction fantasy middle grade adventurous emotional medium-paced

247 pages | first published 2020

A Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky Chambers

A Psalm for the Wild-Built

Monk & Robot #1

Becky Chambers

fiction lgbtqia+ science fiction emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

147 pages | first published 2021

The Night Watchman by Louise Erdrich

The Night Watchman

Louise Erdrich

fiction historical literary emotional informative reflective medium-paced

451 pages | first published 2020

The Legend of Auntie Po by Shing Yin Khor

The Legend of Auntie Po

Shing Yin Khor

fiction graphic novel historical lgbtqia+ middle grade emotional reflective medium-paced

304 pages | first published 2021

Running Out: In Search of Water on the High Plains by Lucas Bessire
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Running Out: In Search of Water on the High Plains

Lucas Bessire

nonfiction sociology slow-paced

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The Delicacy and Strength of Lace: Letters Between Leslie Marmon Silko and James Wright by James Wright, Leslie Marmon Silko

The Delicacy and Strength of Lace: Letters Between Leslie Marmon Silko and James Wright

James Wright, Leslie Marmon Silko

nonfiction memoir emotional reflective medium-paced

106 pages | first published 1985

The Gentrification of the Mind: Witness to a Lost Imagination by Sarah Schulman

The Gentrification of the Mind: Witness to a Lost Imagination

Sarah Schulman

nonfiction history lgbtqia+ challenging informative reflective medium-paced

179 pages | first published 2012

Pilgrim at Tinker Creek by Annie Dillard

Pilgrim at Tinker Creek

Annie Dillard

nonfiction memoir nature informative inspiring reflective slow-paced

271 pages | first published 1974

Mediocre: The Dangerous Legacy of White Male America by Ijeoma Oluo

Mediocre: The Dangerous Legacy of White Male America

Ijeoma Oluo with Ijeoma Oluo (Narrator)

nonfiction history politics race challenging informative reflective medium-paced

10 hours, 6 minutes | first published 2020