Angry Queer Somali Boy: A Complicated Memoir (The Regina Collection, 6)
By: Mohamed Abdulkarim Ali
3.73
Format: 191 pages, Hardcover
Kidnapped by his father on the eve of Somalia's societal implosion, Mohamed Ali was taken first to …
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1. Release
By: Patrick Ness
4.43
Format: None pages, Paperback
Inspired by Mrs Dallowayand Judy Blume's Forever, Release is one day in the life of Adam Thorn, 17.… read more
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- queer
- lgbt
2. Best Men
By: Sidney Karger
3.34
Format: 341 pages, Paperback
When two best men in a wedding party fall for each other, they realize love isn't a piece of cake i… read more
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- queer
- lgbt
3. 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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- biography
- memoir
- lgbt
- nonfiction
- queer
"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
4. My Government Means to Kill Me
By: Rasheed Newson
4.25
Format: 276 pages, Hardcover
A fierce and riveting queer coming-of-age story following the personal and political awakening of a… read more
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- queer
- lgbt
"So I loved my sister, but held that love loosely in my arms, anticipating its death and mourning it as it lived"-Rasheed Newson, My Government Means to Kill Me
"...Generations of black men had been frequenting Mt. Morris since the Harlem Renaissance. Rumor had it that Countee Cullen ditched his wife after he and Harold Jackman made Mt. Morris their regular r…"-Rasheed Newson, My Government Means to Kill Me
"Zee had only grinned at me when I was valuable to her. I'd go on to tangle with other bosses and authority figures, and that dynamic never changed. Affection never outlasted need. This was the first …"-Rasheed Newson, My Government Means to Kill Me
"The theory goes that governmental agencies don't accidentally make accessing information or resources difficult. They do this shit on purpose. The forms are confusing, and the record keeping is ass-b…"-Rasheed Newson, My Government Means to Kill Me
5. In the Form of a Question: The Joys and Rewards of a Curious Life
By: Amy Schneider
3.51
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
An inspirational and bold memoir from the most successful woman ever to compete on Jeopardy! —and a… read more
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- biography
- memoir
- lgbt
- nonfiction
- queer
"I deprived myself of a joy in my life, because it was a joy only girls were allowed to feel. Life already seemed to be full of joys that one wasn't allowed to feel, so adding one more to the pile cam…"-Amy Schneider, In the Form of a Question: The Joys and Rewards of a Curious Life
"I grew up with a strong desire for invisibility. In large part, this was due to the ever-present feeling that I was failing at performing my gender. The whole boy thing was just so exhausting, and I …"-Amy Schneider, In the Form of a Question: The Joys and Rewards of a Curious Life
"I grew up with a strong desire for invisibility. In large part, this was due to the ever-present feeling that I was failing at performing my gender. The whole boy thing was just so exhausting, and I …"-Amy Schneider, In the Form of a Question: The Joys and Rewards of a Curious Life
6. We Have Always Been Here: A Queer Muslim Memoir
By: Samra Habib
4.16
Format: 220 pages, Kindle Edition
CANADA READS 2020 WINNER SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2020 EDNA STAEBLER AWARD FOR CREATIVE NON-FICTION NA… read more
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- biography
- memoir
- canada
- lgbt
- nonfiction
- queer
"Being surrounded by people who fuel you is intentional."-Samra Habib, We Have Always Been Here: A Queer Muslim Memoir
"For me, a wedding was an act of necessity, not a fairy tale."-Samra Habib, We Have Always Been Here: A Queer Muslim Memoir
"The joy of discovery is one of the biggest pleasures you'll ever know."-Samra Habib, We Have Always Been Here: A Queer Muslim Memoir
"Closure, for me, would mean accepting my circumstances rather than trying to alter them to serve me best."-Samra Habib, We Have Always Been Here: A Queer Muslim Memoir
7. Being Heumann: An Unrepentant Memoir of a Disability Rights Activist
By: Judith Heumann
4.48
Format: 232 pages, Hardcover
One of the most influential disability rights activists in US history tells her personal story of f… read more
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- nonfiction
- biography
- memoir
"When other people see you as a third-class citizen, the first thing you need is a belief in yourself and the knowledge that you have rights. The next thing you need is a group of friends to fight bac…"-Judith Heumann, Being Heumann: An Unrepentant Memoir of a Disability Rights Activist
"When someone ignores you, it's an intentional display of power. They're essentially acting like you don't exist, and they do it because they can. They believe that nothing will happen to them. Ignori…"-Judith Heumann, Being Heumann: An Unrepentant Memoir of a Disability Rights Activist
8. Brother
By: David Chariandy
3.99
Format: 192 pages, Hardcover
An intensely beautiful, searingly powerful, tightly constructed novel, Brother explores questions o… read more
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- family
- canada
"She's carrying a backpack, not a suitcase, and this really is how she becomes Aisha."-David Chariandy, Brother
9. Leg: The Story of a Limb and the Boy Who Grew from It
By: Greg Marshall
3.97
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
A hilarious and poignant memoir grappling with family, disability, and coming of age in two closets… read more
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- biography
- memoir
- lgbt
- nonfiction
- queer
10. Something Wild & Wonderful (Love & Other Disasters, #2)
By: Anita Kelly
4.27
Format: 384 pages, Paperback
From the author of Love & Other Disasters comes a sparkling grumpy-meets-sunshine romance featuring… read more
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- mental health
- queer
- lgbt
"Do they miss me? Does it count if the person they miss isn’t actually me? "-Anita Kelly, Something Wild & Wonderful (Love & Other Disasters, #2)
11. Denison Avenue
By: Christina Wong
4.17
Format: 328 pages, Paperback
A moving story told in visual art and fiction about gentrification, aging in place, grief, and vuln… read more
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- canada
12. Becoming a Matriarch: A Memoir
By: Helen Knott
4.31
Format: 214 pages, Hardcover
When matriarchs begin to disappear, there is a choice to either step into the places they left behi… read more
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- nonfiction
- biography
- memoir
- canada
"What else have I made my responsibility that no one asked me to take on?"-Helen Knott, Becoming a Matriarch: A Memoir
"Mama's arms felt like ceremony on nights when the ghosts of my past experiences wouldn't let me sleep."-Helen Knott, Becoming a Matriarch: A Memoir
"The women in my family are medicine. They are backbones and ribcages and hearts. They are whispers in men's ears. They are the guardians that kept us whole."-Helen Knott, Becoming a Matriarch: A Memoir
"Teetering on the brink of relapse and the edge of insanity. I can't fuck or fight my way out of these feelings, so that's a bitch, but the weather is nice. More cream for your coffee, Edna?"-Helen Knott, Becoming a Matriarch: A Memoir
13. Big Gay Wedding
By: Byron Lane
3.73
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
An unashamedly proud, loud, and hilarious novel about a small town that’s forever changed by a big … read more
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- queer
- lgbt
14. Gold Diggers
By: Sanjena Sathian
3.58
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
An Indian-American magical realist coming of age story, spanning two continents, two coasts, and fo… read more
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"We were both conceptual orphans. Perhaps that is the condition of any second generation. In the space between us and the rest of adulthood lay a great expanse of the unknown. We had not grown up imbi…"-Sanjena Sathian, Gold Diggers
15. Mamaskatch: A Cree Coming of Age
By: Darrel J. McLeod
4.18
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
Growing up in the tiny village of Smith, Alberta, Darrel J. McLeod was surrounded by his Cree famil… read more
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- biography
- memoir
- canada
- lgbt
- nonfiction
- queer
16. ¡Hola Papi!: How to Come Out in a Walmart Parking Lot and Other Life Lessons
By: John Paul Brammer
4.05
Format: 214 pages, Hardcover
From popular LGBTQ advice columnist and writer John Paul Brammer comes a hilarious, heartwarming me… read more
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- biography
- memoir
- lgbt
- nonfiction
- queer
"I thought of myself more as "a person with unique difficulty accessing heterosexuality."-John Paul Brammer, ¡Hola Papi!: How to Come Out in a Walmart Parking Lot and Other Life Lessons
"All those years of remembering, carrying, and suffering over this person, and he probably hadn't thought about me at all since I'd moved away. I was willing to bet all my tormentors were also sufferi…"-John Paul Brammer, ¡Hola Papi!: How to Come Out in a Walmart Parking Lot and Other Life Lessons
17. Gay Girl Prayers
By: Emily R. Austin
4.10
Format: 72 pages, Paperback
A collection of poetry reclaiming Catholic prayers and biblical passages to empower girls, women, a… read more
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- nonfiction
- queer
- lgbt
18. Angry Queer Somali Boy: A Complicated Memoir (The Regina Collection, 6)
By: Mohamed Abdulkarim Ali
3.73
Format: 191 pages, Hardcover
Kidnapped by his father on the eve of Somalia's societal implosion, Mohamed Ali was taken first to … read more
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- africa
- biography
- memoir
- canada
- lgbt
- mental health
- nonfiction
- somalia
- family
- queer
19. Little Rot
By: Akwaeke Emezi
3.67
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
A thrilling new novel from the bestselling, award-winning Akwaeke Emezi, about five friends trying … read more
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- africa
- queer
- lgbt
20. Hombrecito
By: Santiago Jose Sanchez
3.95
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
A novel by a brilliant new voice, Hombrecito is a queer coming-of-age story about a young immigrant… read more
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- queer
- lgbt
21. Pritty (Pritty, #1)
By: Keith F. Miller Jr.
4.08
Format: 416 pages, Hardcover
On the verge of summer before his senior year, Jay is a soft soul in a world of concrete. While his… read more
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- queer
- lgbt
"It's hard writing a love letter when I've never been in love, but love letters aren't really about love; they are about want, luring a future fantasy into the present, so you can feel it—between your…"-Keith F. Miller Jr., Pritty (Pritty, #1)
