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They Can't Kill Us Until They Kill Us: Expanded Edition
Hanif Abdurraqib
When first published in 2017, They Can’t Kill Us Until They Kill Us became an instant cultural sensation, appearing in...
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Pleasure Activism
Adrienne Maree Brown
No more self-denial. Politics should be a resounding, erotic "yes," not another deadening "no."
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James
Percival Everett
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - NATIONAL BOOK AWARD WINNER - ONE OF THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW'S 10...
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Mexican Gothic
Silvia Moreno-Garcia
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “It’s Lovecraft meets the Brontës in Latin America, and after a slow-burn start Mexican Gothic...
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Working
Studs Terkel
Men and women representing a variety of occupations, describe the daily routine of their jobs and express their grievances, aims,...
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Let This Radicalize You
Kelly Hayes, Mariame Kaba
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Undrowned
Alexis Pauline Gumbs
Deep, trans-species lessons for a world in crisis.
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