Booklists

Favorite Fiction

Protector of the Small: Feminist high fantasy series, by Tamora Pierce

How Long ‘Til Black Future Month?: Sci-fi/historical/fantasy anthology, by N. K. Jemisin

Uprooted and Spinning Silver: High fantasy novels, by Naomi Novik

Circe: Mythology-inspired novel, by Madeline Miller

Pride and Prejudice and Persuasion: Historical/romantic novel in nineteenth century England, by Jane Austen

Tales of the High Court: Queer high fantasy series, by Megan Derr

Little Women: Historical/coming of age novel in nineteenth century Massachusetts, by Louisa May Alcott

The Land: Historical novel in the nineteenth century Southern United States, by Mildred Taylor

Favorite Nonfiction

True Sex: History of trans men in the twentieth century United States, by Emily Skidmore

Black Gotham: Family history/social history of Black New Yorkers in the nineteenth century, by Carla L. Peterson

Facing the Mountain: History of Japanese Americans during World War II, in the United States and in Europe, by Daniel James Brown

At the Edge of a Dream: Social history of Jewish immigrants to New York City (1880-1920), by Lawrence J. Epstein

Songs My Mother Sang to Me: Oral histories of Mexican American women from Arizona born in the early twentieth century, by Patricia Preciado Martin

A Force More Powerful: Accounts of nonviolent resistance in the twentieth century, by Peter Ackerman and Jack Duvall

Immigrant Women in the Land of Dollars: Social history of Italian and Jewish women immigrants to New York City (1890-1925), by Elizabeth Ewen

Rescuers: Interviews of those who rescued Jewish from the Nazis during World War II, by Gay Block and Malka Drucker

We Were There Too!: Biographical history of heroic young people in United States history, by Phillip Hoose

The Time That Was Then: Memoir of the son of Jewish immigrants in New York City, by Harry Roskolenko