From science fiction to historical fiction and memoirs, these books portray various experiences of both Blackness and queerness.
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Every so often a city carries so much life and history that it has the chance to be born – to become sentient – and it is challenged by forces beyond this reality. In New York City six people are chosen to be the avatars of the City and to ensure that it survives its birth. You can also check out this title as eBook on OverDrive/Libby or as eAudio on OverDrive/Libby.
Unless a miracle occurs, Frannie will hang for the murder of her employers. She doesn’t remember killing them, but is happy to confess what she DOES remember in a series of chilling episodes and uncomfortable revelations. You can also check out this title as eBook and as eAudio on OverDrive/Libby and as eBook or as eAudio on Hoopla.
An underwater society founded by pregnant African slave women thrown overboard from slave ships survives their traumatic history by putting their societal memory into one chosen person – the Historian. Yetu, the new Historian, can’t take the pain and flees her world, and in doing so changes it permanently. This title is also available for checkout as an eBook on OverDrive/Libby and an eAudio on Overdrive/Libby.
After escaping enslavement Gilda finds chosen family with “those who share the blood.” We see her grow and mature into her new life over the course of several centuries. This title is also available for checkout as an eBook on Overdrive/Libby and as eBook on Hoopla.
Humorously and frankly, journalist Arceneaux discusses his crippling student loan debt, his stint on a reality show and his romantic difficulties. You can also check out this title as eBook on OverDrive/Libby.
Journalist and activist Moore explores racism, bullying and sexual identity as he recounts his life from teenhood to adulthood. You can also check out this title as eBook on OverDrive/Libby.
Melody’s daughter’s coming-of-age party leads her to think back to her own (planned but never held) ceremony, derailed by her pregnancy. The history of her family in Brooklyn unfolds from the focus point of this moment. You can also check out this title as eBook on OverDrive/Libby or as eAudio on OverDrive/Libby.
Ezili, the African Caribbean goddess of love, inhabits various bodies throughout space and time, including a healer active in Haiti’s slave rebellion. You can also check out this title as eBook on OverDrive/Libby, as eAudio on OverDrive/Libby, as eBook on Hoopla or as eAudio on Hoopla.