5 Top history books like Always Matt: A Tribute to Matthew Shepard by Lesléa Newman

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Always Matt: A Tribute to Matthew Shepard

By: Lesléa Newman

4.62

Format: 104 pages, Kindle Edition

A poignant tribute to the life of Matthew Shepard and his legacy in the fight for LGBTQ+ rights, ho…

If you liked the history plot in Always Matt: A Tribute to Matthew Shepard by Lesléa Newman , here is a list of 5 books like this:

Cover of Spider-Man: Maximum Carnage by Mark Bagley, Sal Buscema, Tom DeFalco, J.M. DeMatteis, Terry Kavanagh, Tom Lyle, Ron Lim, David Michelinie, Alex Saviuk

1. Spider-Man: Maximum Carnage

By: Mark Bagley , Sal Buscema , Tom DeFalco , J.M. DeMatteis , Terry Kavanagh , Tom Lyle , Ron Lim , David Michelinie , Alex Saviuk

3.73

Format: None pages, Paperback

The perennial fan-favorite collection, back in print! Carnage, the spawn of Venom, has assembled an… read more

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  • graphic novels

2. The Horror at Camp Jellyjam (Goosebumps, #33)

By: R.L. Stine

3.53

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

Unable to fit in with the other kids at summer sports camp, Wendy, a non-athletic type, cannot unde… read more

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3. Everything Is Teeth

By: Evie Wyld , Joe Sumner

3.48

Format: 208 pages, Hardcover

Evie Wyld was a girl obsessed with sharks. Spending summers in the brutal heat of coastal New South… read more

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4. The Cuckoo Clock of Doom (Goosebumps, #28)

By: R.L. Stine

3.84

Format: None pages, Paperback

When his father brings home an antique cuckoo clock, Michael is cautioned not to touch it, but he t… read more

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5. The Meaning of Matthew: My Son's Murder in Laramie, and a World Transformed

By: Judy Shepard

3.88

Format: None pages, Hardcover

The mother of Matthew Shepard shares her story about her son's death and the choice she made to bec… read more

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6. Big

By: Vashti Harrison

4.66

Format: 60 pages, Kindle Edition

This deeply moving story shares valuable lessons about fitting in, standing out, and the beauty of … read more

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7. The Talk

By: Darrin Bell

4.65

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

Darrin Bell was six years old when his mother told him he couldn’t have a realistic water gun. She … read more

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  • graphic novels
  • nonfiction
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8. Somehow: Thoughts on Love

By: Anne Lamott

3.95

Format: 204 pages, Hardcover

From the bestselling author of Dusk, Night, Dawn and Help, Thanks, Wow , a joyful celebration of lo… read more

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  • nonfiction
"I don’t know"

-Anne Lamott, Somehow: Thoughts on Love

"…nobody in isolation becomes who they were designed to be."

-Anne Lamott, Somehow: Thoughts on Love

"Sometimes it all just sucks, as Jesus says somewhere in the Gospels (although off the top of my head I can’t recall chapter and verse."

-Anne Lamott, Somehow: Thoughts on Love

"When I first got sober, a man told me that upon waking every morning, instead of reciting the standard flowery recovery prayer, he said, “Whatever,“ and at night when he turned off his lights to go t…"

-Anne Lamott, Somehow: Thoughts on Love

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9. The Mysteries

By: Bill Watterson

3.76

Format: 72 pages, Hardcover

A New York Times, USA Today, Publishers Weekly, and Indie Bestseller. From Bill Watterson, bests… read more

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  • graphic novels
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10. Homebody

By: Theo Parish

4.43

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

In their comics debut, Theo Parish masterfully weaves an intimate and defiantly hopeful memoir abou… read more

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  • graphic novels
  • lgbt
"Being openly queer can feel intimidating. But every day just by being yourself you inspire the people around you. You don't have to be an influencer to influence!"

-Theo Parish, Homebody

"There is no one way to be transgender, just like there is no one way to be cisgender. We are all just trying to find a place to call our own. We are all deserving of comfort and safety, a place to ca…"

-Theo Parish, Homebody

"Living authentically in a world that takes every opportunity to squeeze you uncomfortably into a box of someone else's design...that is the most radical act of self love. Blossoming in an environment…"

-Theo Parish, Homebody

"Words are important. They allow us to communicate how we think and feel. Words help us to understand and to be understood. So, finally grasping the language you've been reaching for, to explain this …"

-Theo Parish, Homebody

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11. Blackouts

By: Justin Torres

3.77

Format: 306 pages, Hardcover

From the bestselling author of We the Animals, Blackouts mines lost histories--personal and collect… read more

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  • lgbt
Cover of Hi Honey, I'm Homo!: Sitcoms, Specials, and the Queering of American Culture by Matt Baume

12. Hi Honey, I'm Homo!: Sitcoms, Specials, and the Queering of American Culture

By: Matt Baume

4.35

Format: 272 pages, Paperback

There's a secret storyline hidden across some of the most popular sitcoms of the 20th century. F… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • history
  • lgbt
Cover of Lore Olympus: Volume Six (Lore Olympus, #6) by Rachel  Smythe

13. Lore Olympus: Volume Six (Lore Olympus, #6)

By: Rachel Smythe

4.51

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

Witness what the gods do after dark in the sixth volume of a stylish and contemporary reimagining o… read more

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  • graphic novels
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14. The Coast Road

By: Alan Murrin

3.99

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A poignant and heartbreaking debut novel set in the 1990s in a claustrophobic coast town. With divo… read more

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15. Stitches

By: Hirokatsu Kihara

3.14

Format: 112 pages, Hardcover

Horror manga giant Junji Ito teams up with spooky story writer Hirokatsu Kihara for the ultimate co… read more

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  • graphic novels
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16. Out of Left Field

By: Jonah Newman

3.78

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

A nerdy gay teenager jumps headfirst into the bro-y world of high school baseball in this semi-auto… read more

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  • graphic novels
  • lgbt
"I'm gay"

-Jonah Newman, Out of Left Field

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17. 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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  • nonfiction
  • lgbt
"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

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18. Beneath the Trees Where Nobody Sees

By: Patrick Horvath

4.21

Format: 152 pages, Paperback

Live, laugh, shed blood. Dexter meets Richard Scarry’s Busy, Busy Town in this twisted debut graphi… read more

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  • graphic novels
Cover of How the Boogeyman Became a Poet by Tony Keith

19. How the Boogeyman Became a Poet

By: Tony Keith

4.19

Format: 345 pages, Hardcover

Poet, writer, and hip-hop educator Tony Keith Jr. makes his debut with a powerful YA memoir in vers… read more

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  • poetry
  • lgbt
Cover of Accountable: The True Story of a Racist Social Media Account and the Teenagers Whose Lives It Changed by Dashka Slater

20. Accountable: The True Story of a Racist Social Media Account and the Teenagers Whose Lives It Changed

By: Dashka Slater

4.30

Format: 480 pages, Hardcover

When a high school student started a private Instagram account that used racist and sexist memes to… read more

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  • nonfiction
Cover of Feminism for the 99%: A Manifesto by Cinzia Arruzza

21. Feminism for the 99%: A Manifesto

By: Cinzia Arruzza

4.03

Format: 85 pages, Paperback

Unaffordable housing, poverty wages, inadequate healthcare, border policing, climate change—these a… read more

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  • nonfiction
"confront head on, the real source of crisis and misery, which is capitalism."

-Cinzia Arruzza, Feminism for the 99%: A Manifesto

"who will guide the process of societal transformation, in whose interest, and to what end?"

-Cinzia Arruzza, Feminism for the 99%: A Manifesto

"What we are living through is a crisis of society as a whole—and its root cause is capitalism."

-Cinzia Arruzza, Feminism for the 99%: A Manifesto

"Liberal feminism’s ethos converges not only with corporate mores but also with supposedly “transgressive"

-Cinzia Arruzza, Feminism for the 99%: A Manifesto

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22. The Super Hero’s Journey

By: Patrick McDonnell

3.62

Format: 112 pages, Hardcover

The second book in Abrams’ Marvel Arts line, featuring the art of the multi-award-winning, bestsell… read more

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  • graphic novels
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23. The Harrowing: A Graphic Novel

By: Kristen Kiesling

3.79

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

In this YA graphic novel, a psychic teen hunts potential killers until she discovers the boy she lo… read more

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  • graphic novels
Cover of Freaks, Gleeks, and Dawson's Creek: How Seven Teen Shows Transformed Television by Thea Glassman

24. Freaks, Gleeks, and Dawson's Creek: How Seven Teen Shows Transformed Television

By: Thea Glassman

3.84

Format: None pages, Audiobook

The untold stories of seven revolutionary teen shows (The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, My So-Called Lif… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • history
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25. Wildful

By: Kengo Kurimoto

4.17

Format: 216 pages, Hardcover

Discover the magic of the wilderness in this breathtaking graphic novel reminiscent of The Secret G… read more

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  • graphic novels
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26. The Z Word

By: Lindsay King-Miller

3.48

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

“Sexy, scathing, delightful, and intimately devastating.”—Gretchen Felker-Martin, author of Manhunt… read more

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  • lgbt
Cover of Always Matt: A Tribute to Matthew Shepard by Lesléa Newman

27. Always Matt: A Tribute to Matthew Shepard

By: Lesléa Newman

4.62

Format: 104 pages, Kindle Edition

A poignant tribute to the life of Matthew Shepard and his legacy in the fight for LGBTQ+ rights, ho… read more

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  • poetry
  • history
  • lgbt
  • graphic novels
  • nonfiction
Cover of True Gretch: What I've Learned About Life, Leadership, and Everything in Between by Gretchen Whitmer

28. True Gretch: What I've Learned About Life, Leadership, and Everything in Between

By: Gretchen Whitmer

4.34

Format: 176 pages, Hardcover

From trailblazing Michigan governor and rising Democratic star Gretchen Whitmer comes an unconventi… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • history
Cover of Woman, Life, Freedom by Marjane Satrapi

29. Woman, Life, Freedom

By: Marjane Satrapi

4.49

Format: 272 pages, Paperback

An urgent, groundbreaking and visually stunning new collection of graphic story-telling about the p… read more

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  • graphic novels
  • history
  • nonfiction
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30. Burn

By: Peter Heller

3.72

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

From the best-selling author of The Dog Stars, a novel about two men—friends since boyhood—who emer… read more

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Cover of Marked Man: Frank Serpico’s Inside Battle Against Police Corruption by John  Florio

31. Marked Man: Frank Serpico’s Inside Battle Against Police Corruption

By: John Florio

4.00

Format: 160 pages, Hardcover

1971. Brooklyn, New York. Undercover cop Frank Serpico is knocking on a drug dealer’s door. His par… read more

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  • nonfiction

11 Best nonfiction books like Always Matt: A Tribute to Matthew Shepard by Lesléa Newman

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Darrin Bell

4.65

Transform Your Habits

Somehow: Thoughts on Love

Anne Lamott

3.95

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Hi Honey, I'm Homo!: Sitcoms, Specials, and the Queering of American Culture

Matt Baume

4.35

Transform Your Habits

In the Form of a Question: The Joys and Rewards of a Curious Life

Amy Schneider

3.51

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Deena Mohamed

4.50

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Darrin Bell

4.65

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Jillian Tamaki

3.77

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Emily Carroll

4.06

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