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Sometimes you start a book really knowing nothing about it, expecting nothing, just hoping it’ll be a reprieve...

Out There Screaming is a thoughtful collection of psychological horror and speculative fiction that examines the expectations of the world on Black bodies.

Isabel Cañas is a Mexican American writer and author of Vampires of El Norte, a historical fantasy with a speculative take on vampires.

June is Pride month. At the Center, we stand with the LGBTQIA community this month and every month, because dignity is being able to live and belong as you are, trans rights matter, and love is love.

This Pride month, we encourage you to buy books by LGBTQIA authors from LGBTQIA-owned bookstores. As always, Bookshop.org is an invaluable resource for both; unless otherwise noted, all book links in this post lead to Bookshop.org, where your purchases support independent bookstores across the U.S.

This novel offers an important perspective on identity and privilege as well as an artful structural choice by the author.

Tomb Sweeping is a collection of 15 character-driven short stories about Chinese or Chinese-American characters written by Alexandra Chang.

What better way to celebrate Black voices than through books?

Where I go on the web to read nonfiction that expands my understanding of what essays are and what they can do.

Fall 2023 book recommendations—because go ahead, buy more books!

Why do we write? How do we navigate grief? What gives us hope?