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Read What You Own [in Community] 2024 - hosted by bookishcori

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The Grass Dancer
Susan Power

352 pages • first pub 1994 (editions)

fiction historical magical realism emotional reflective medium-paced

The Grass Dancer

Susan Power

352 pages • first pub 1994 (editions)

fiction historical magical realism emotional reflective medium-paced

Running While Black by Alison Mariella Désir

Running While Black
Alison Mariella Désir

288 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

nonfiction challenging informative reflective medium-paced

Running While Black

Alison Mariella Désir

288 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

nonfiction challenging informative reflective medium-paced

James
Percival Everett

301 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

fiction historical literary adventurous emotional tense fast-paced

James

Percival Everett

301 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

fiction historical literary adventurous emotional tense fast-paced

The Book of Night Women
Marlon James

427 pages • first pub 2009 (editions)

fiction historical challenging dark emotional medium-paced

The Book of Night Women

Marlon James

427 pages • first pub 2009 (editions)

fiction historical challenging dark emotional medium-paced

Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland by Patrick Radden Keefe

Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland
Patrick Radden Keefe

560 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

nonfiction history politics true crime dark informative reflective medium-paced

Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland

Patrick Radden Keefe

560 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

nonfiction history politics true crime dark informative reflective medium-paced

Beautiful Country
Qian Julie Wang

320 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

nonfiction memoir emotional reflective sad medium-paced

Beautiful Country

Qian Julie Wang

320 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

nonfiction memoir emotional reflective sad medium-paced

Killers of the Flower Moon by David Grann

Killers of the Flower Moon
David Grann

352 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

nonfiction history true crime dark informative sad medium-paced

Killers of the Flower Moon

David Grann

352 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

nonfiction history true crime dark informative sad medium-paced

Shark Heart: A Love Story by Emily Habeck

Shark Heart: A Love Story
Emily Habeck

384 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction literary magical realism emotional reflective sad medium-paced

Shark Heart: A Love Story

Emily Habeck

384 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction literary magical realism emotional reflective sad medium-paced

How to Slowly Kill Yourself and Others in America: Essays by Kiese Laymon

How to Slowly Kill Yourself and Others in America: Essays
Kiese Laymon

176 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)

nonfiction essays memoir race emotional reflective medium-paced

How to Slowly Kill Yourself and Others in America: Essays

Kiese Laymon

176 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)

nonfiction essays memoir race emotional reflective medium-paced

Martyr!
Kaveh Akbar

331 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ literary dark emotional reflective medium-paced

Martyr!

Kaveh Akbar

331 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ literary dark emotional reflective medium-paced

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