Unapologetic: A Black, Queer, and Feminist Mandate for Radical Movements
By: Charlene Carruthers
4.25
Format: 184 pages, Hardcover
A nationally recognized activist's 21st century guide to liberation through a Black queer feminist …
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1. Ain't I a Woman: Black Women and Feminism
By: bell hooks
3.91
Format: 340 pages, Paperback
A groundbreaking work of feminist history and theory analyzing the complex relations between variou… read more
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- race
- feminism
- politics
- nonfiction
- social justice
2. How We Get Free: Black Feminism and the Combahee River Collective
By: Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor
3.40
Format: 208 pages, Paperback
The Combahee River Collective, a group of radical black feminists, was one of the most important or… read more
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3. Redefining Realness: My Path to Womanhood, Identity, Love & So Much More
By: Janet Mock
3.70
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
In 2011, Marie Clairemagazine published a profile of Janet Mock in which she stepped forward for th… read more
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4. Feminist Theory: From Margin to Center
By: bell hooks
4.06
Format: 32 pages, Paperback
A sweeping examination of the core issues of sexual politics, bell hooks' new book Feminist Theory:… read more
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5. Transgender History
By: Susan Stryker
3.96
Format: 236 pages, Paperback
Covering American transgender history from the mid-twentieth century to today, Transgender Historyt… read more
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6. Freedom Is a Constant Struggle: Ferguson, Palestine, and the Foundations of a Movement
By: Cornel West , Angela Y. Davis , Frank Barat
3.78
Format: None pages, Paperback
In these newly collected essays, interviews, and speeches, world-renowned activist and scholar Ange… read more
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7. Against Technoableism: Rethinking Who Needs Improvement
By: Ashley Shew
4.30
Format: 160 pages, Hardcover
A manifesto exploding what we think we know about disability, and arguing that disabled people are … read more
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- politics
- nonfiction
- social justice
8. The Wicked Bargain
By: Gabe Cole Novoa
4.19
Format: 368 pages, None
El Diablo is in the details in this Latinx pirate fantasy starring a transmasculine nonbinary teen … read more
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- queer
- lgbt
9. Madness: Race and Insanity in a Jim Crow Asylum
By: Antonia Hylton
4.27
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
In the tradition of The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, a page-turning 93-year history of Crowns… read more
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- race
- nonfiction
- social justice
10. Hijab Butch Blues
By: Lamya H.
4.48
Format: 284 pages, Hardcover
A queer hijabi Muslim immigrant survives her coming-of-age by drawing strength and hope from storie… read more
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- feminism
- nonfiction
- queer
- lgbt
"Sort of?"-Lamya H., Hijab Butch Blues
"Queer indispensability?"-Lamya H., Hijab Butch Blues
"I feel tired. Or reckless. Or maybe brave."-Lamya H., Hijab Butch Blues
"I want to figure her out, this girl, and I want to know everything about her."-Lamya H., Hijab Butch Blues
11. We Both Laughed in Pleasure: The Selected Diaries of Lou Sullivan
By: Lou Sullivan
4.76
Format: 440 pages, Paperback
Drawn from Lou Sullivan’s meticulously kept journals, this landmark book records the life of arguab… read more
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- gender
- nonfiction
- queer
- lgbt
"I don't even know if there was anyone that's ever felt as I do.. how they coped, what they did...how do I find out what someone like me does?"-Lou Sullivan, We Both Laughed in Pleasure: The Selected Diaries of Lou Sullivan
"A big fear of mine is that I will die before the gender professionals acknowledge that someone like me exists, and then I really won't exist to prove them wrong."-Lou Sullivan, We Both Laughed in Pleasure: The Selected Diaries of Lou Sullivan
"In a lot of ways I think the problem is I spend too much time seeing myself though other people's eyes and not really being in my body and enjoying myself and relaxing in my image."-Lou Sullivan, We Both Laughed in Pleasure: The Selected Diaries of Lou Sullivan
"I finally said, "Let's put it this way: I'd rather lose you than stop my shots.""You mean that chemical is more important to you than I am?""No, I am more important to me than you are."-Lou Sullivan, We Both Laughed in Pleasure: The Selected Diaries of Lou Sullivan
12. Before We Were Trans: A New History of Gender
By: Kit Heyam
4.30
Format: 343 pages, Hardcover
A groundbreaking global history of gender nonconformity Today’s narratives about trans people … read more
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- gender
- nonfiction
- queer
- lgbt
"It’s not as simple as saying that ‘while the terminology is new, the experiences are not.’ The advent of new terminology can genuinely shift how we think about gender, as well as what names we give t…"-Kit Heyam, Before We Were Trans: A New History of Gender
"It's important that we, as historians or as queer people, don't treat gender and sexuality as two things that use to be entangled but have now been teased apart. There can be a tendency in white quee…"-Kit Heyam, Before We Were Trans: A New History of Gender
13. Hood Feminism: Notes from the Women That a Movement Forgot
By: Mikki Kendall
4.37
Format: 267 pages, Hardcover
Today's feminist movement has a glaring blind spot, and paradoxically, it is women. Mainstream femi… read more
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- race
- feminism
- politics
- nonfiction
- social justice
- anti racist
"Poverty is an apocalypse in slow motion, inexorable and generational."-Mikki Kendall, Hood Feminism: Notes from the Women That a Movement Forgot
"I tell you this story because sometimes the story of your life is the story of a lot of lives."-Mikki Kendall, Hood Feminism: Notes from the Women That a Movement Forgot
"Mainstream, white-centered feminism hasn't just failed women of color, it has failed white women."-Mikki Kendall, Hood Feminism: Notes from the Women That a Movement Forgot
"Ignoring the treatment of the most marginalized women doesn't set a standard that can protect any woman."-Mikki Kendall, Hood Feminism: Notes from the Women That a Movement Forgot
14. Pleasure Activism: The Politics of Feeling Good
By: Adrienne Maree Brown
4.25
Format: 441 pages, Paperback
How do we make social justice the most pleasurable human experience? How can we awaken within ourse… read more
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- lgbt
- feminism
- politics
- nonfiction
- social justice
- activism
- queer
"In other words, I want an erotic that demands space be made for honest bodies that like to also fuck."-Adrienne Maree Brown, Pleasure Activism: The Politics of Feeling Good
"revolution cannot be created by conforming to existing roles in relationships already defined by the systems we want to overthrow."-Adrienne Maree Brown, Pleasure Activism: The Politics of Feeling Good
"Women and femmes who love money are free to be demanding. The world has tried to fool them into thinking that getting paid for care or sex “cheapens"-Adrienne Maree Brown, Pleasure Activism: The Politics of Feeling Good
"Money buys protection. It buys time off and privacy. And it buys nice, pretty shit. Money also buys food, housing, and health care. Getting paid enough to meet our needs—and more—feels good. I’m not …"-Adrienne Maree Brown, Pleasure Activism: The Politics of Feeling Good
15. It Came from the Closet: Queer Reflections on Horror
By: Joe Vallese
4.18
Format: 298 pages, Paperback
Through the lens of horror—from "Halloween" to "Hereditary"—queer and trans writers consider the fi… read more
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- nonfiction
- queer
- lgbt
"Androgyny doesn't look a certain way, though gender is ingrained in society such that liberal readings are applied to everyone, sprinkling gender on everything from haircuts to careers to alcoholic b…"-Joe Vallese, It Came from the Closet: Queer Reflections on Horror
16. Coming Home
By: Brittney Griner
4.43
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
From the nine-time women’s basketball icon and two-time Olympic gold medalist—a raw, revelatory acc… read more
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- lgbt
- politics
- nonfiction
- social justice
- queer
"When your world is violently upended, you don't just mourn your immediate losses. You also grieve a future that no longer feels possible, the peace that might've been."-Brittney Griner, Coming Home
17. We Do This 'til We Free Us: Abolitionist Organizing and Transforming Justice
By: Mariame Kaba
4.67
Format: 240 pages, Paperback
"Organizing is both science and art. It is thinking through a vision, a strategy, and then figuring… read more
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- race
- feminism
- politics
- nonfiction
- social justice
- activism
- anti racist
"That does not mean, however, there should be no consequences. It means real consequences. Consequences that really matter. It means transforming the conditions that exist in the first place for this …"-Mariame Kaba, We Do This 'til We Free Us: Abolitionist Organizing and Transforming Justice
18. Unapologetic: A Black, Queer, and Feminist Mandate for Radical Movements
By: Charlene Carruthers
4.25
Format: 184 pages, Hardcover
A nationally recognized activist's 21st century guide to liberation through a Black queer feminist … read more
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- lgbt
- feminism
- politics
- gender
- nonfiction
- social justice
- activism
- anti racist
- queer
19. Abolition. Feminism. Now.
By: Angela Y. Davis
4.31
Format: 150 pages, Paperback
An urgent, vital manifesto of intersectional, internationalist, abolitionist feminism, from leading… read more
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- race
- feminism
- politics
- gender
- nonfiction
- social justice
- activism
- anti racist
20. Dear Black Girls: How to Be True to You
By: A'ja Wilson
4.58
Format: 192 pages, Hardcover
From Olympic gold medalist and two-time professional basketball MVP A’ja Wilson comes an inspiratio… read more
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- feminism
- race
- nonfiction
21. A Black Women's History of the United States (ReVisioning History)
By: Daina Ramey Berry
4.30
Format: 273 pages, Hardcover
A vibrant and empowering history that emphasizes the perspectives and stories of African American w… read more
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- race
- feminism
- politics
- nonfiction
- social justice
- anti racist
22. Polywise: A Deeper Dive into Navigating Open Relationships
By: Jessica Fern
4.38
Format: 336 pages, Paperback
As polyamory continues to make its way into the mainstream, more and more people are exploring cons… read more
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- nonfiction
- queer
- lgbt
23. White Tears/Brown Scars: How White Feminism Betrays Women of Color
By: Ruby Hamad
4.56
Format: 284 pages, Paperback
This explosive book of history and cultural criticism argues that white feminism has been a weapon … read more
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- race
- feminism
- politics
- nonfiction
- social justice
- anti racist
"This weaponization of White Womanhood continues to be the centerpiece of an arsenal used to maintain the status quo and punish anyone who dares challenge it."-Ruby Hamad, White Tears/Brown Scars: How White Feminism Betrays Women of Color
"White women can oscillate between their gender and their race, between being the oppressed and the oppressor. Women of color are never permitted to exist outside of these constraints: we are both wom…"-Ruby Hamad, White Tears/Brown Scars: How White Feminism Betrays Women of Color
"Yes, it is true women of color have been the targets of a setup of monumental proportions, something that amounts to nothing short of a covert war against us. But it is also true that these attacks a…"-Ruby Hamad, White Tears/Brown Scars: How White Feminism Betrays Women of Color
24. Fearing the Black Body: The Racial Origins of Fat Phobia
By: Sabrina Strings
4.25
Format: 296 pages, Paperback
In her first book, sociologist Strings (sociology, Univ. of California, Irvine) explores the histor… read more
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- race
- feminism
- politics
- nonfiction
- social justice
- anti racist
"...the current anti-fat bias in the United States and in much of the West was not born in the medical field. Racial scientific literature since at least the eighteenth century has claimed that fatnes…"-Sabrina Strings, Fearing the Black Body: The Racial Origins of Fat Phobia
"Together, the two traveled to the south of France, where Bernier earned a medical degree in just three months. The degree, however, carried the somewhat suspect stipulation that his fast-tracked medi…"-Sabrina Strings, Fearing the Black Body: The Racial Origins of Fat Phobia
"...racial discourse was deployed by elite Europeans and white Americans to create social distinctions between themselves and fat racial Others. Black people, as well as so-called degraded or hybrid w…"-Sabrina Strings, Fearing the Black Body: The Racial Origins of Fat Phobia
"The legacy of Protestant moralism and race science as it related to fat and thin persons loomed large. Indeed, many early to mid-twentieth-century physicians relied on moral and racial logics to rail…"-Sabrina Strings, Fearing the Black Body: The Racial Origins of Fat Phobia
25. No More Police: A Case for Abolition
By: Mariame Kaba
4.59
Format: 416 pages, Paperback
An instant national best seller A persuasive primer on police abolition from two veteran organizer… read more
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- race
- feminism
- politics
- nonfiction
- social justice
- activism
- anti racist
26. Healing Justice Lineages: Dreaming at the Crossroads of Liberation, Collective Care, and Safety
By: Cara Page
4.54
Format: 320 pages, Paperback
In this anthology, Black Queer Feminist editors Cara Page and Erica Woodland guide readers through … read more
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- activism
- race
- nonfiction
- social justice
27. The Purpose of Power: How We Come Together When We Fall Apart
By: Alicia Garza
4.35
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
An essential guide to building transformative movements to address the challenges of our time, from… read more
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- race
- feminism
- politics
- nonfiction
- social justice
- activism
- anti racist
"Intersectionality asks us to examine the places where we are marginalized but it also demands that we examine how and why those of us who are marginalized can in turn exercise marginalization over ot…"-Alicia Garza, The Purpose of Power: How We Come Together When We Fall Apart
"Diversity is what happens when you have representation of various groups in one place. Representation is what happens when groups that haven’t previously been included, are included. Intersectionalit…"-Alicia Garza, The Purpose of Power: How We Come Together When We Fall Apart
28. Black Joy: Stories of Resistance, Resilience, and Restoration
By: Tracey Michae’l Lewis-Giggetts
4.35
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
With deeply personal and uplifting essays in the vein of Black Girls Rock , You Are Your Best Thing… read more
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- race
- nonfiction
- social justice
29. A Renaissance of Our Own: A Memoir & Manifesto on Reimagining
By: Rachel Elizabeth Cargle
4.26
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
A deeply personal and illuminating approach to antiracism and allyship, revealing the power of imag… read more
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- race
- lgbt
- feminism
- nonfiction
- social justice
- queer
30. What It Takes to Heal: How Transforming Ourselves Can Change the World
By: Prentis Hemphill
4.54
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
From one of the most prominent voices in the trauma conversation comes a groundbreaking new way to … read more
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- race
- politics
- nonfiction
- social justice
- anti racist
31. The Ghost of Us
By: James L. Sutter
3.64
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
Eighteen-year-old ghost hunter Cara is determined to escape life as a high school outcast by findin… read more
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- queer
- lgbt
