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• Whiskey Tender

  a Memoir

  Taffa, Deborah Jackson, 1969-

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  “We have more Native stories now, but we have not heard one like this. Whiskey Tender is unexpected and propulsive, indeed tender, but also bold, and beautifully told, like a drink you didn’t know you were thirsty for. This book, never…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Crying in the Bathroom

  a Memoir

  Sánchez, Erika L.,

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  "In these essays, Sanchez writes about everything from sex to white feminism to debilitating depression, revealing an interior life rich with ideas, self-awareness, and perception. Raunchy, insightful, unapologetic, and brutally honest."

• For Brown Girls With Sharp Edges and Tender Hearts

  a Love Letter to Women of Color

  Mojica Rodríguez, Prisca Dorcas, 1985-

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  "[Mojica Rodriguez] crafts powerful ways to address the challenges Brown girls face, from imposter syndrome to colorism. She empowers women to decolonize their worldview, and defy “universal” white narratives, by telling their own stories."

• Real Americans

  a Novel

  Khong, Rachel, 1985-

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  "An exhilarating novel of American identity that spans three generations in one family, and asks: What makes us who we are? And how inevitable are our futures?"

• Olga Dies Dreaming

  Gonzalez, Xochitl, 1977-

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  "Olga Dies Dreaming is a story that examines political corruption, familial strife and the very notion of the American dream--all while asking what it really means to weather a storm."

• You Sound Like a White Girl

  the Case for Rejecting Assimilation

  Arce, Julissa,

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  "Rejecting Assimilation will address the issue of trying to be American without losing culture, and explore the positive effects and importance of recognizing yourself in the culture that surrounds you."

• House of Sticks

  a Memoir

  Tran, Ly, 1989-

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  “Showcas[ing] the tremendous power we have to alter the fates of others, step into their lives and shift the odds in favor of greater opportunity” ( Star Tribune , Minneapolis)

• Redwood Court

  Fiction

  Dameron, DéLana R. A.,

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  "With visceral clarity and powerful prose, Dameron reveals the devastation of being made to feel invisible and the transformative power of being seen. 'Redwood Court' is a celebration of extraordinary, ordinary people striving to achieve…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Solito

  a Memoir

  Zamora, Javier,

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  "Javier Zamora was nine when he made the long journey to join his parents in America, unaccompanied by anyone he knew. I was eleven when I immigrated to the US, under very different circumstances--with my parents and a visa, in a plane, so…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Wedding People

  a Novel

  Espach, Alison, 1984-

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  "In turns uproariously, absurdly funny and devastatingly tender, Alison Espach's 'The Wedding People' is a look at the winding paths we can take to places we never imagined―and the chance encounters it sometimes takes to reroute us.

• Wild Tongues Can't Be Tamed

  15 Voices From the Latinx Diaspora

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  "An essential celebration of this rich and diverse community."

• In the Heights

  Finding Home

  Miranda, Lin-Manuel, 1980-

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  "'In the Heights: Finding Home' reunites Miranda with Jeremy McCarter, co-author of Hamilton: The Revolution, and Quiara Alegría Hudes, the Pulitzer Prize–winning librettist of the Broadway musical and screenwriter of the film. They do…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Family Lore

  a Novel

  Acevedo, Elizabeth,

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  "'Family Lore' traces the lives of each of the Marte women, weaving together past and present, Santo Domingo and New York City. Told with Elizabeth Acevedo's inimitable and incandescent voice, this is an indelible portrait of sisters and…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Anita De Monte Laughs Last

  a Novel

  Gonzalez, Xochitl, 1977-

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  "Anita de Monte Laughs Last is a propulsive, witty examination of power, love, and art, daring to ask who gets to be remembered and who is left behind in the rarefied world of the elite."

• Swift River

  Novel

  Chambers, Essie,

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  "A powerful novel about how our family history shapes us. 'Swift River' broke my heart, and then offered me hope." (Ann Napolitano, New York Times bestselling author of 'Hello Beautiful')

• Same as It Ever Was

  a Novel

  Lombardo, Claire, 1988-

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  "Exploring new avenues of maternal ambivalence, intergenerational friendship, and the happenstantial cause-and-effect that governs us all."

• Let Us Descend

  a Novel

  Ward, Jesmyn,

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  "'Let Us Descend' is a reimagining of American slavery, as beautifully rendered as it is heart-wrenching. Searching, harrowing, replete with transcendent love, the novel is a journey from the rice fields of the Carolinas to the slave…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Banyan Moon

  a Novel

  Thai, Thao,

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  "Spanning decades and continents, from 1960s Vietnam to the wild swamplands of the Florida coast, 'Banyan Moon' is a stunning and deeply moving story of mothers and daughters, the things we inherit, and the lives we choose to make out of…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Lady Tan's Circle of Women

  a Novel

  See, Lisa,

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  "An immersive historical novel inspired by the true story of a woman physician in 15th-century China."

• The Connellys of County Down

  Lange, Tracey,

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  "'The Connellys of County Down' is a moving novel about testing the bounds of love and loyalty. It explores the possibility of beginning our lives anew, and reveals the pitfalls of shielding each other from the bitter truth."