Fat Angie by E.E. Charlton-Trujillo
E.E. Charlton-Trujillo | Fat Angie | Fat Angie’s sister was captured in Iraq, she’s the resident laughingstock at school, and her therapist tells her to count instead of eat. Can a daring
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Always by Nicola Griffith
Nicola Griffith | Always | From cult phenomenon to award-winning literary sensation, ‘the sexiest action figure since James Bond’ (Seattle Weekly) returns in an exhilarating new
Happiness, Like Water by Chinelo Okparanta
Chinelo Okparanta | Happiness, Like Water | It is the opposition of expectations, more than opposition of cultures, which affects the characters in Happiness, Like Water, a debut collection of
Sex Talks to Girls by Maureen Seaton
Maureen Seaton | Sex Talks to Girls | Sex Talks to Girls chronicles the outward antics of a woman on an inward journey to self through the routes of religion, sex, sobriety, and kids. Reca
Eye of Water by Amber Flora Thomas
Amber Flora Thomas | Eye of Water | Winner of the 2004 Cave Canem Poetry Prize The poems in Eye of Water are derived from the narrator’s experiences in what she calls her “waking.” She
Body Geographic by Borich; Barrie Jean
Borich; Barrie Jean | Body Geographic | During the dawn of the Middle Ages, the average peasant rarely traveled more than sixty miles from their ancestral home. People did not dare move far
Skin by Dorothy Allison
Dorothy Allison | Skin | Skin: Talking About Sex, Class And Literature is a collection of essays written by award-winning author Dorothy Allison. Published in 1994, the book c
Fingersmith by Sarah Waters
Sarah Waters | Fingersmith | ‘We were all more or less thieves at Lant Street. But we were that kind of thief that rather eased the dodgy deed along, than did it . . . We could pa
Each Tree Could Hold a Noose Or a House by Puro Nina
Puro Nina | Each Tree Could Hold a Noose Or a House | The personal is political for Puro, too: The anguish and drama in this capacious first volume arise both without and within. It’s a tumultuous, unguar
Soul To Keep by Rebekah Weatherspoon
Rebekah Weatherspoon | Soul To Keep | With every commitment comes sacrifice
College junior Jill Babineux knows where her priorities lie. Between a full course load, her blood pl