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