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26 books

Light from Uncommon Stars by Ryka Aoki

Light from Uncommon Stars

Ryka Aoki

372 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

5.0beansandrice's review
fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ science fiction adventurous emotional hopeful medium-paced
Queen of the Conquered by Kacen Callender

Queen of the Conquered

Islands of Blood and Storm #1

Kacen Callender

400 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0beansandrice's review
fiction fantasy dark mysterious tense medium-paced
King and the Dragonflies by Kacen Callender

King and the Dragonflies

Kacen Callender

272 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

5.0beansandrice's review
fiction lgbtqia+ middle grade emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced
The Inheritance of Orquídea Divina by Zoraida Córdova

The Inheritance of Orquídea Divina

Zoraida Córdova

10 hours, 57 minutes • first pub 2021 (editions)

5.0beansandrice's review
fiction contemporary fantasy magical realism adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced
Revolting Prostitutes: The Fight for Sex Workers' Rights by Molly Smith, Juno Mac

Revolting Prostitutes: The Fight for Sex Workers' Rights

Molly Smith, Juno Mac

288 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

5.0beansandrice's review
nonfiction feminism politics challenging informative reflective medium-paced
Tehanu by Ursula K. Le Guin

Tehanu

Earthsea Cycle #4

Ursula K. Le Guin

277 pages • first pub 1990 (editions)

5.0beansandrice's review
fiction classics fantasy young adult dark emotional reflective slow-paced
Cruising Utopia: The Then and There of Queer Futurity by José Esteban Muñoz

Cruising Utopia: The Then and There of Queer Futurity

Sexual Cultures

José Esteban Muñoz

223 pages • first pub 2009 (editions)

5.0beansandrice's review
nonfiction lgbtqia+ reflective medium-paced
The Death of Vivek Oji by Akwaeke Emezi

The Death of Vivek Oji

Akwaeke Emezi

245 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

5.0beansandrice's review
fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
The Disordered Cosmos: A Journey Into Dark Matter, Spacetime, and Dreams Deferred by Chanda Prescod-Weinstein

The Disordered Cosmos: A Journey Into Dark Matter, Spacetime, and Dreams Deferred

Chanda Prescod-Weinstein

336 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

5.0beansandrice's review
nonfiction feminism race science challenging informative medium-paced
This Is How You Lose the Time War by Max Gladstone, Amal El-Mohtar

This Is How You Lose the Time War

Max Gladstone, Amal El-Mohtar

198 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0beansandrice's review
fiction lgbtqia+ romance science fiction adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced