7 Novels Across the World About Turbulent Coming of Age
Let these books take you around the globe, from squatter apartments in Beijing, to the rooftops of Mexico City, from the heat of Burundi to the tundra of the Canadian arctic
Let these books take you around the globe, from squatter apartments in Beijing, to the rooftops of Mexico City, from the heat of Burundi to the tundra of the Canadian arctic
An excerpt from ALICE SADIE CELINE by Sarah Blakley-Cartwright, recommended by Sanaë Lemoine
Amy Benson reflects on her time living near Morningside Park and the violence of gentrification in Harlem
Ruth Madievsky, author of "All-Night Pharmacy," recommends characters struggling under the weight of their familial legacy
"Exercises in Thinking" by Jane Pek, recommended by Wynter K Miller for Electric Literature
The durian doesn’t feel shame and neither will I
I was told we were nowhere in the past; now queer people are everywhere in the present
"Charity" by Cara Blue Adams, recommended by Kirstin Valdez Quade
Cassandra Lane's memoir "We Are Bridges" explores the legacy of lynching and why we can't simply let go of the past
You don’t have to be embarrassed about reading books aimed at kids, but if you are, here are some with adult-level appeal