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The High Desert: Black. Punk. Nowhere. by James Spooner

The High Desert: Black. Punk. Nowhere.

James Spooner

368 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0poenaestante's review
nonfiction graphic novel memoir race challenging emotional reflective medium-paced
The Way of Integrity: Finding the Path to Your True Self by Martha Beck

The Way of Integrity: Finding the Path to Your True Self

Martha Beck

352 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

5.0poenaestante's review
nonfiction self help informative inspiring reflective medium-paced
All Fours by Miranda July

All Fours

Miranda July

326 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

5.0poenaestante's review
fiction lgbtqia+ literary emotional funny reflective medium-paced
The Argonauts by Maggie Nelson

The Argonauts

Maggie Nelson

143 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

5.0poenaestante's review
nonfiction feminism gender lgbtqia+ memoir challenging emotional reflective medium-paced
Queer: A Graphic History by Meg-John Barker

Queer: A Graphic History

Meg-John Barker

176 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

5.0poenaestante's review
nonfiction graphic novel history lgbtqia+ sociology informative medium-paced
Close to the Knives: A Memoir of Disintegration by David Wojnarowicz

Close to the Knives: A Memoir of Disintegration

David Wojnarowicz

288 pages • first pub 1991 (editions)

5.0poenaestante's review
nonfiction lgbtqia+ memoir dark emotional reflective medium-paced
Time Is a Mother by Ocean Vuong

Time Is a Mother

Ocean Vuong

113 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0poenaestante's review
nonfiction lgbtqia+ poetry emotional reflective sad medium-paced
How to Choose a Partner by Susan Quilliam

How to Choose a Partner

The School of Life

Susan Quilliam

160 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

5.0poenaestante's review
nonfiction psychology self help informative reflective slow-paced
The Secret to Superhuman Strength by Alison Bechdel

The Secret to Superhuman Strength

Alison Bechdel

256 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

5.0poenaestante's review
nonfiction graphic novel lgbtqia+ memoir sports emotional funny reflective medium-paced
This Is Ear Hustle: Unflinching Stories of Everyday Prison Life by Nigel Poor, Earlonne Woods

This Is Ear Hustle: Unflinching Stories of Everyday Prison Life

Nigel Poor, Earlonne Woods

304 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

5.0poenaestante's review
nonfiction biography memoir race dark emotional reflective medium-paced