Be Straight with Me
By: Emily Dalton
3.82
Format: 240 pages, Paperback
Be Straight with Me is an unforgettable memoir-in-verse about a love that blurs the boundaries of g…
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1. The Opposite of Loneliness: Essays and Stories (An Inspirational Bestseller)
By: Marina Keegan
3.85
Format: 208 pages, Hardcover
An affecting and hope-filled posthumous collection of essays and stories from the talented young Ya… read more
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- nonfiction
- biography
- memoir
- audiobook
"I will live for love, and the rest will take care of itself."-Marina Keegan, The Opposite of Loneliness: Essays and Stories (An Inspirational Bestseller)
"Aging is harder for beautiful people, and Anna was beautiful."-Marina Keegan, The Opposite of Loneliness: Essays and Stories (An Inspirational Bestseller)
"I saw everything in the world build up and then everything in the world fall down again."-Marina Keegan, The Opposite of Loneliness: Essays and Stories (An Inspirational Bestseller)
"We're so young. We can't, we MUST not loose this sense of possibility because in the end, it's all we have."-Marina Keegan, The Opposite of Loneliness: Essays and Stories (An Inspirational Bestseller)
2. Crank (Crank, #1)
By: Ellen Hopkins
4.16
Format: 537 pages, Paperback
In Crank, Ellen Hopkins chronicles the turbulent and often disturbing relationship between Kristina… read more
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- poetry
"A vacation is a poor substitute for love."-Ellen Hopkins, Crank (Crank, #1)
"Taking no chances means wasting your dreams.."-Ellen Hopkins, Crank (Crank, #1)
"I wanted to meet the monster. Why go down if you can go up?"-Ellen Hopkins, Crank (Crank, #1)
"Funny thing about the monster. The worse he treats you, the more you love him."-Ellen Hopkins, Crank (Crank, #1)
3. Autobiography of Red: A Novel in Verse
By: Anne Carson , Stesichorus
4.27
Format: 160 pages, Paperback
The award-winning poet Anne Carson reinvents a genre in Autobiography of Red, a stunning work that … read more
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- poetry
- lgbt
- queer
"Under the seams runs the pain."-Anne Carson, Autobiography of Red: A Novel in Verse
"There is no person without a world."-Anne Carson, Autobiography of Red: A Novel in Verse
"Don't want to be free want to be with you."-Anne Carson, Autobiography of Red: A Novel in Verse
"Sometimes a journey makes itself necessary."-Anne Carson, Autobiography of Red: A Novel in Verse
4. Glass (Crank, #2)
By: Ellen Hopkins
3.92
Format: 98 pages, Hardcover
Crank. Glass. Ice. Crystal. Whatever you call it, it's all the same: a monster. And once it's got h… read more
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- poetry
5. Lolly Willowes
By: Sylvia Townsend Warner , Alison Lurie
3.50
Format: 24 pages, Paperback
In Lolly Willowes, an ageing spinster rebels against her role as the universal aunt, at everybody's… read more
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6. Are Prisons Obsolete?
By: Angela Y. Davis
4.15
Format: None pages,
With her characteristic brilliance, grace and radical audacity, Angela Y. Davis has put the case fo… read more
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7. Goodbye, Vitamin
By: Rachel Khong
4.29
Format: 248 pages, Paperback
Goodbye, Vitamin is the wry, beautifully observed story of a woman at a crossroads, as Ruth and her… read more
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8. Girls Made of Snow and Glass
By: Melissa Bashardoust
4.01
Format: 532 pages, Hardcover
Frozenmeets The Bloody Chamberin this feminist fantasy reimagining of the Snow White fairytale At s… read more
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9. Inseparable
By: Simone de Beauvoir
4.10
Format: 176 pages, Hardcover
A never-before-published novel by the iconic Simone de Beauvoir of an intense and vivid girlhood fr… read more
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- audiobook
- queer
"How old do you have to be to think: this is forever?"-Simone de Beauvoir, Inseparable
"She was often late, not because she didn't care, but because she had too many contradictory cares."-Simone de Beauvoir, Inseparable
"I didn't understand: you don't believe what you believe on purpose. Could you be punished because certain ideas come into your mind?"-Simone de Beauvoir, Inseparable
"to fight against time, against forgetting, against death, to do justice to this absolute presence of the instant, to this eternity of the instant, which will have been forever"-Simone de Beauvoir, Inseparable
10. What Kind of Woman: Poems
By: Kate Baer
4.07
Format: 94 pages, Paperback
A stunning and honest debut poetry collection about the beauty and hardships in being a mother, a w… read more
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- poetry
- nonfiction
- memoir
- audiobook
"Unclasp the thought of leaving, tie it to the door."-Kate Baer, What Kind of Woman: Poems
"When someone asks for the secret to a happy marriage, remember you don't know. This is not a happy ending. This is not a fairy tale. This is the beginning of a life you haven't met."-Kate Baer, What Kind of Woman: Poems
"What time will you be home? What time do you think you may be home? What time should we wait for you outside on the lawn while the pasta boils over and the baby cries because he misses you? Oh, befor…"-Kate Baer, What Kind of Woman: Poems
"In the morning, I take your picture in front of the sign, gaps in your teeth. I do not say a life without you is not worth living. I do not say I've memorized every inch of your frame. Instead, I wav…"-Kate Baer, What Kind of Woman: Poems
11. Leslie F*cking Jones
By: Leslie Jones
4.11
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
Hey you guys, it’s Leslie. I’m excited to share my story with you. Now, I’m gonna be honest: Som… read more
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- biography
- memoir
- autobiography
- nonfiction
- audiobook
"Dad"-Leslie Jones, Leslie F*cking Jones
"Some of the stories about my childhood is vague, because a bitch is 55 and I've smoked a lot of weed."-Leslie Jones, Leslie F*cking Jones
"I was built for strong... I was never a victim. And even though really bad shit happened to me, I know it's my job to help other back girls and women get strong like me."-Leslie Jones, Leslie F*cking Jones
"I even attended a Christian singles night lecture kind of thing—I was single, it was free, and it was Church. Honestly, that night should be an episode of American Horror Story. The woman leading it …"-Leslie Jones, Leslie F*cking Jones
12. Eliza Starts a Rumor
By: Jane L. Rosen
3.85
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
The author of Nine Women, One Dress delivers a charming, unforgettable novel about four women, one … read more
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- audiobook
13. The Age of Magical Overthinking: Notes on Modern Irrationality
By: Amanda Montell
3.54
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
From the bestselling author of Cultish and host of the podcast Sounds Like a Cult, a delicious blen… read more
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- nonfiction
- memoir
- audiobook
"While magical thinking is an age-old quirk, overthinking feels distinct to the modern era—a product of our innate superstitions clashing with information overload, mass loneliness, and a capitalistic…"-Amanda Montell, The Age of Magical Overthinking: Notes on Modern Irrationality
"Information transmission research suggests that folks with higher anxiety are quicker to engage with, and slower to disengage from, negative information; so "as a trait and state," anxiety itself per…"-Amanda Montell, The Age of Magical Overthinking: Notes on Modern Irrationality
14. Afterparties
By: Anthony Veasna So
3.95
Format: 272 pages, ebook
Seamlessly transitioning between the absurd and the tenderhearted, balancing acerbic humor with sha… read more
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- audiobook
- lgbt
- queer
"Fuck everyone else, I want to say, for burdening the two of us with all their baggage. Let's go back to minding our own business, anything but this. Who cares about our family? What have they ever do…"-Anthony Veasna So, Afterparties
"Seeing a sloppy wet penis enter a sloppy wet vagina, from above, going in and out with the practiced tempo of professionals, strikes me as yet another drama for the ages I am meant only to witness, r…"-Anthony Veasna So, Afterparties
"The dream unfolds: Somaly and I are sitting at a dinner table. She wears a white sampot covered in jewels perfectly matching her necklace. She’s almost akin to an apsara in a painting—aggressively el…"-Anthony Veasna So, Afterparties
"We drove through a few more neighborhoods after that, searching for the lost truck, listening to a CD of old Khmer songs, the same CD that had been stuck in the stereo since the Honda had belonged to…"-Anthony Veasna So, Afterparties
15. Call Us What We Carry
By: Amanda Gorman
4.28
Format: 228 pages, Hardcover
Formerly titled The Hill We Climb and Other Poems, Amanda Gorman’s remarkable new collection reveal… read more
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- poetry
- nonfiction
- audiobook
"Loss is the cost of loving"-Amanda Gorman, Call Us What We Carry
"We write Because you might listen."-Amanda Gorman, Call Us What We Carry
"And the norms and notions of what “just is"-Amanda Gorman, Call Us What We Carry
"We've learned that quiet isn't always peace."-Amanda Gorman, Call Us What We Carry
16. Woman Without Shame: Poems
By: Sandra Cisneros
4.11
Format: 176 pages, Hardcover
A brave new collection of poems from Sandra Cisneros, the best-selling author of The House on Mango… read more
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- poetry
- nonfiction
- memoir
- audiobook
17. The Light We Carry: Overcoming in Uncertain Times
By: Michelle Obama
4.27
Format: 319 pages, Hardcover
#1 NEW YORK TIMES AND USA TODAY BESTSELLER - ONE OF TIME'S 100 MUST-READ BOOKS OF 2022 - In an insp… read more
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- biography
- memoir
- autobiography
- nonfiction
- audiobook
"Going high is about learning to keep the poison out and the power in."-Michelle Obama, The Light We Carry: Overcoming in Uncertain Times
"Being different conditions you toward cautiousness, even as it demands being bold."-Michelle Obama, The Light We Carry: Overcoming in Uncertain Times
"Life has shown me that strong friendships are most often the result of strong intentions. Your table needs to be deliberately built, deliberately populated, and deliberately tended to."-Michelle Obama, The Light We Carry: Overcoming in Uncertain Times
"Real-world connections most often tend to cut against stereotypes. They can be remarkably calming, in fact—a small but potent way to reset a bad mood or challenge broader feelings of mistrust. The on…"-Michelle Obama, The Light We Carry: Overcoming in Uncertain Times
18. Unmask Alice: LSD, Satanic Panic, and the Imposter Behind the World's Most Notorious Diaries
By: Rick Emerson
3.96
Format: 349 pages, Hardcover
Two teens. Two diaries. Two social panics. One incredible fraud. In 1971, Go Ask Alice reinvente… read more
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- nonfiction
- biography
- audiobook
19. Scattered Showers
By: Rainbow Rowell
3.95
Format: 282 pages, Hardcover
Rainbow Rowell has won fans all over the world by writing about love and life in a way that feels t… read more
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- audiobook
- lgbt
- queer
"It had felt so good to cry. Like her outsides matched her insides."-Rainbow Rowell, Scattered Showers
"You shouldn't focus on the bad things...Because you draw them toward you. Happiness is about focusing on good things and drawing those things toward you."-Rainbow Rowell, Scattered Showers
"If you're a careful as you're supposed to be, you seem neurotic. I feel neurotic. Now. And I never used to be. I'm the sort of person who'd share an ice cream cone with a dog...But now I wipe down my…"-Rainbow Rowell, Scattered Showers
"We think of ourselves - of everything - as having an ideal state. Like, we mature to an ideal state, and then we decay. What if the middle isn't the ideal? What if every moment along the curve is ide…"-Rainbow Rowell, Scattered Showers
20. Making a Scene
By: Constance Wu
3.67
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
A powerful and poignant new book by Crazy Rich Asians and Fresh Off the Boat star Constance Wu abou… read more
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- biography
- memoir
- autobiography
- nonfiction
- audiobook
21. Horrid
By: Katrina Leno
3.56
Format: 327 pages, Hardcover
From the author of You Must Not Miss comes a haunting contemporary horror novel that explores theme… read more
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- audiobook
"The combined smell of coffee and used books felt like the intersection of all things good and necessary."-Katrina Leno, Horrid
"The combined smell of coffee and used books felt like the intersection of all things good and necessary, as far as Jane was concerned."-Katrina Leno, Horrid
"... her ears were overcome by the sound of her own blood sloshing angrily through her veins, the sound of crashing waves, persistent and loud."-Katrina Leno, Horrid
"Her head was on fire, pounding. She felt like she was on a boat like the bed was gently rocking back and forth, tossed among huge rolling waves."-Katrina Leno, Horrid
22. I Would Leave Me If I Could: A Collection of Poetry
By: Halsey
3.84
Format: 144 pages, Kindle Edition
Grammy Award–nominated, platinum-selling musician Halsey is heralded as one of the most compelling … read more
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- poetry
- queer
- lgbt
- nonfiction
- audiobook
"I'm whatever I've seen, on a movie screen"-Halsey, I Would Leave Me If I Could: A Collection of Poetry
"cause I won't love a man Unless he is angry Because of my father"-Halsey, I Would Leave Me If I Could: A Collection of Poetry
"But artists love what is forbidden to them, a fact I learned too young; too early."-Halsey, I Would Leave Me If I Could: A Collection of Poetry
"I can't remember what it's like to face a mirror And not hate the person staring back at me"-Halsey, I Would Leave Me If I Could: A Collection of Poetry
23. Couplets
By: Maggie Millner
3.76
Format: 128 pages, Hardcover
A woman lives an ordinary life in Brooklyn. She has a boyfriend. They share a cat. She writes poems… read more
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- audiobook
- poetry
- lgbt
- queer
"Change is constant and inexorable. You will fall in love. The relationship will end, though not at the same instant as the love. Some version of this will continue, maybe forever, happening to you. D…"-Maggie Millner, Couplets
"And when I held her cheek against my cheek, I was drawing from the well of love he filled. So I became after all not him exactly but a kind of conduit between them: a conversation they conducted with…"-Maggie Millner, Couplets
24. This Wound Is a World
By: Billy-Ray Belcourt
4.49
Format: 62 pages, Paperback
Part manifesto, part memoir, This Wound is a World is an invitation to “cut a hole in the sky to wo… read more
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- poetry
- memoir
- lgbt
- nonfiction
- queer
". . . if i am somehow, miraculously, bodied then/ my skin is a collage of meditations on love and shattered selves."-Billy-Ray Belcourt, This Wound Is a World
"when love looks into the rubble of heartbreak he sees his kookum standing there and he thinks about how she made old worlds feel livable again and about how those who died already never forget what i…"-Billy-Ray Belcourt, This Wound Is a World
25. Biting the Hand: Growing Up Asian in Black and White America
By: Julia Lee
4.34
Format: 248 pages, Hardcover
Julia Lee is angry. And she has questions. What does it mean to be Asian in America? What does it … read more
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- nonfiction
- biography
- memoir
- audiobook
26. Calypso's Guest
By: Andrew Sean Greer
3.82
Format: None pages, Kindle Edition
A bargain with the gods throws two men together in a timeless short story of adventure and unrequit… read more
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- audiobook
- lgbt
- queer
27. How Sweet It Is (Matthews Brothers, #1)
By: Dylan Newton
3.71
Format: 352 pages, Paperback
What happens when the queen of romance falls for the king of horror--you get "a hilarious rom-com r… read more
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- audiobook
28. Coexistence: Stories
By: Billy-Ray Belcourt
4.39
Format: 176 pages, Paperback
Superbly rendered portraits of modern indigeneity from the acclaimed author of A Minor Chorus. A gr… read more
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- audiobook
- lgbt
- queer
"I wrote about the future because I wanted to invent it. I wrote about the present so that it wouldn't obliterate me."-Billy-Ray Belcourt, Coexistence: Stories
"It's October, and the shorter days have made us hungrier, depriving us of light and forcing us to look for it in other people."-Billy-Ray Belcourt, Coexistence: Stories
"That's what love is -- someone else's spirit moving through you. When someone moves through you they leave behind a small trace of human life. It's how we know we're still alive."-Billy-Ray Belcourt, Coexistence: Stories
29. Bugsy & Other Stories
By: Rafael Frumkin
3.86
Format: 224 pages, Paperback
A wildly imaginative story collection about sex, desire, queer identity, and the celebration of soc… read more
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- lgbt
- queer
30. Be Straight with Me
By: Emily Dalton
3.82
Format: 240 pages, Paperback
Be Straight with Me is an unforgettable memoir-in-verse about a love that blurs the boundaries of g… read more
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- audiobook
- poetry
- biography
- memoir
- lgbt
- autobiography
- nonfiction
- queer
31. Sturge Town: Poems
By: Kwame Dawes
4.00
Format: 182 pages, Kindle Edition
In this stunning volume, acclaimed poet Kwame Dawes explores the mythic, ancestral, and spiritual j… read more
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- poetry
