Fair Play: How Sports Shape the Gender Debates
By: Katie Barnes
4.35
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
A richly reported and provocative look at the history of women’s sports and the controversy surroun…
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1. In My Skin: My Life On and Off the Basketball Court
By: Brittney Griner , Sue Hovey
3.68
Format: 346 pages, Hardcover
Hailed by ESPN as the world's most famous female basketball player, Brittney Griner has been shatte… read more
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- sports
- nonfiction
- queer
- lgbt
2. Charlie Hustle: The Rise and Fall of Pete Rose, and the Last Glory Days of Baseball
By: Keith O'Brien
4.43
Format: 464 pages, Hardcover
A page-turning work of narrative nonfiction chronicling the incredible story of one of America’s mo… read more
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- nonfiction
- sports
- history
3. Airplane Mode: An Irreverent History of Travel
By: Shahnaz Habib
3.89
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
A playful personal and cultural history of travel from a postcolonial, person-of-color perspective,… read more
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- nonfiction
- history
"I don't know if this should be considered a hobby or a disorder, but going for a walk is my idea of a marvelous time."-Shahnaz Habib, Airplane Mode: An Irreverent History of Travel
4. Unreliable Narrator: Me, Myself, and Impostor Syndrome
By: Aparna Nancherla
3.60
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
A hilarious and insightful collection of essays exploring impostor syndrome, from the inside and ou… read more
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- nonfiction
5. Horse Barbie: A Memoir of Reclamation
By: Geena Rocero
4.22
Format: 336 pages, Paperback
“A moving chronicle of trans resilience and joy” (Vogue) from one of Out100’s Most Impactful and In… read more
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- nonfiction
- queer
- lgbt
"Geena, you speak about transgender rights and FIlipino food with equal expertise."-Geena Rocero, Horse Barbie: A Memoir of Reclamation
"That's the thing about trans joy: It can never be fully extinguished. People can try to narrow the possibilities for our lives, even end them, but our spirits will always expand to fill whatever spac…"-Geena Rocero, Horse Barbie: A Memoir of Reclamation
"I didn't need to come out ot her. I never said those declarative words - and I didn't even know them at the time. Vocabulary like trans would come much later in my life. All I needed was to hear the …"-Geena Rocero, Horse Barbie: A Memoir of Reclamation
"Despite the ubiquity of government-organized trans pageants in the Philippines, trans people themselves are not politically recognized. We are culturally visible but legally erased. To this day, tran…"-Geena Rocero, Horse Barbie: A Memoir of Reclamation
6. The Race to Be Myself: A Memoir
By: Caster Semenya
4.27
Format: 309 pages, Kindle Edition
World champion runner Caster Semenya offers an empowering account of her extraordinary life and car… read more
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- sports
- nonfiction
- queer
- lgbt
7. There's Always This Year: On Basketball and Ascension
By: Hanif Abdurraqib
4.40
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
A poignant, personal reflection on basketball, talent and allegiance, and of course, LeBron James—f… read more
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- sports
- nonfiction
"Heartbreak itself is a primary color. Stagnant without a series of secondary colors to activate it. Longing is an activator."-Hanif Abdurraqib, There's Always This Year: On Basketball and Ascension
"With enough repetition, anything can become a religion. It doesn’t matter if it works or not, it simply matters if a person returns."-Hanif Abdurraqib, There's Always This Year: On Basketball and Ascension
"It is a strange miracle to be able to trace your own aging, your own mortality through someone who's living alongside you, someone who has survived eras at the same time as you have in some of the sa…"-Hanif Abdurraqib, There's Always This Year: On Basketball and Ascension
8. 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
- sports
- 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
9. Outofshapeworthlessloser: A Memoir of Figure Skating, F*cking Up, and Figuring It Out
By: Gracie Gold
4.10
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
In this explosive tell-all memoir, an Olympic figure skater reveals her battle to survive mental il… read more
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- sports
- nonfiction
10. Be a Revolution: How Everyday People Are Fighting Oppression and Changing the World--And How You Can, Too
By: Ijeoma Oluo
4.46
Format: 256 pages, ebook
From the #1 New York Times–bestselling author of So You Want to Talk About Race and Mediocre, an ey… read more
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- lgbt
- feminism
- politics
- nonfiction
- queer
11. Selling the Dream: The Billion-Dollar Industry Bankrupting Americans
By: Jane Marie
3.78
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
Peabody and Emmy Award–winning journalist Jane Marie expands on her popular podcast The Dream to ex… read more
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- nonfiction
- history
- sociology
12. 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
- sports
- nonfiction
13. A Short History of Trans Misogyny
By: Jules Gill-Peterson
4.47
Format: 182 pages, Hardcover
An accessible, bold new vision for the future of intersectional trans feminism, called "one of the … read more
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- history
- lgbt
- feminism
- politics
- gender
- nonfiction
- queer
14. Wild Girls: How the Outdoors Shaped the Women Who Challenged a Nation
By: Tiya Miles
3.56
Format: 192 pages, Hardcover
An award-winning historian shows how girls who found self-understanding in the natural world became… read more
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- feminism
- nonfiction
- history
15. Moby Dyke: An Obsessive Quest to Track Down the Last Remaining Lesbian Bars in America
By: Krista Burton
3.86
Format: 320 pages, ebook
A former Rookie contributor and creator of the popular blog Effing Dykes investigates the disappear… read more
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- nonfiction
- history
- queer
- lgbt
"While I appreciate the freedom to live anywhere we want, and I love visiting those places, I do feel a sharp sense of loss knowing I can't see the people I consider my queer family on a daily basis. …"-Krista Burton, Moby Dyke: An Obsessive Quest to Track Down the Last Remaining Lesbian Bars in America
16. He/She/They: How We Talk About Gender and Why It Matters
By: Schuyler Bailar
4.62
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
Go‑to expert on gender identity, Schuyler Bailar, offers an essential, urgent guide that changes th… read more
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- lgbt
- feminism
- gender
- nonfiction
- queer
17. Althea: The Life of Tennis Champion Althea Gibson
By: Sally H. Jacobs
3.96
Format: 464 pages, Hardcover
In 1950, three years after Jackie Robinson first walked onto the diamond at Ebbets Field, the all-w… read more
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- feminism
- nonfiction
- sports
- history
18. The Red Menace: How Lipstick Changed the Face of American History
By: Ilise S. Carter
3.79
Format: 216 pages, Hardcover
In America, lipstick is the foundation of empires; it’s a signature of identity; it’s propaganda, s… read more
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- feminism
- nonfiction
- history
19. It's Not Hysteria: Everything You Need to Know About Your Reproductive Health (But Were Never Told)
By: Karen Tang
4.34
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
An inclusive and essential guide to reproductive health—including period problems, pelvic pain, men… read more
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- feminism
- nonfiction
20. The Heritage: Black Athletes, a Divided America, and the Politics of Patriotism
By: Howard Bryant
4.40
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
Following in the footsteps of Robeson, Ali, Robinson and others, today's Black athletes re-engage w… read more
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- politics
- sports
- history
- nonfiction
21. Fair Play: How Sports Shape the Gender Debates
By: Katie Barnes
4.35
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
A richly reported and provocative look at the history of women’s sports and the controversy surroun… read more
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- history
- lgbt
- feminism
- politics
- gender
- gender studies
- nonfiction
- sports
- sociology
- queer
22. Dear Sylvia, Love Jane: Detective Molly Malone
By: Erin Hall
3.73
Format: 210 pages, Paperback
1943, San Francisco. In a city overrun by corruption, sticking to the shadows is the safest option,… read more
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- queer
- lgbt
23. Says Who? A Kinder, Funner Usage Guide for Everyone Who Cares About Words
By: Anne Curzan
4.12
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
A kinder, funner usage guide to the ever-changing English language and a useful tool for both the g… read more
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- nonfiction
- history
24. Undue Burden: Life and Death Decisions in Post-Roe America
By: Shefali Luthra
4.40
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
An urgent, intimate investigation into the experience of seeking an abortion after the fall of Roe … read more
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- politics
- nonfiction
- sociology
25. Swole: The Making of Men and the Meaning of Muscle
By: Michael Andor Brodeur
3.97
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
From a Washington Post critic and self-described a witty, incisive, poignant exploration of male b… read more
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- history
- lgbt
- gender studies
- nonfiction
- sociology
- queer
"Lifting weights has trained me to understand my body not just as a consensus of cells, but as a critical mass—a medium where meaning is made. It's also helped me come to understand my own unsteady re…"-Michael Andor Brodeur, Swole: The Making of Men and the Meaning of Muscle
26. Devil Is Fine
By: John Vercher
4.05
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
Still reeling from a sudden tragedy, our biracial narrator receives a letter from an attorney: he h… read more
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"No way I'd let myself feel again like I felt that morning. Of course, I wouldn't. I didn't have to tell her any of that. When it's that easy to lie to yourself, lying to someone else is light work. […"-John Vercher, Devil Is Fine
"Among the many things unknown before becoming a parent is how to handle when the child becomes the teacher. They proffer up parental pearls dispensed to them, and while thinking they'd fallen on deaf…"-John Vercher, Devil Is Fine
27. The Death of Public School: How Conservatives Won the War Over Education in America
By: Cara Fitzpatrick
3.45
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
A Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist shows how conservatives have pushed for a revolution in public … read more
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- politics
- history
- nonfiction
- sociology
28. Cactus Country: A Boyhood Memoir
By: Zoë Bossiere
4.37
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
A striking literary memoir of genderfluidity, class, masculinity, and the American Southwest that c… read more
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- nonfiction
- queer
- lgbt
29. The Other Olympians: Fascism, Queerness, and the Making of Modern Sports
By: Michael Waters
4.48
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
The story of the early trans athletes and Olympic bureaucrats who lit the flame for today’s culture… read more
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- history
- lgbt
- politics
- nonfiction
- sports
- queer
30. Money, Power, Respect: How Women in Sports Are Shaping the Future of Feminism
By: Macaela MacKenzie
4.39
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
An inside look at how women athletes are leading the fight for equality—on and off the field Wome… read more
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- feminism
- sports
- nonfiction
31. Sidelined: Sports, Culture, and Being a Woman in America
By: Julie Dicaro
4.06
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
Shrill meets Brotopia in this personal and researched look at women's rights and issues through the… read more
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- feminism
- sports
- nonfiction
