We’ve rounded up a list of recommended titles on everything from abolition to mental health. We encourage you to check these stories out at your local library, independent bookshop, or bookshop.org. Not only does this demonstrate support for the author, but also encourages publishing houses to continue sharing stories on these critical topics. If you have any recommendations or suggestions for our next bookshelf, send them our way.

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Books Centering Gender Equity


Books Amplifying Black Joy and Love

  • Seven Days in June

  • Yinka, Where Is Your Huzband?

  • Meet Cute Diary

  • After the Rain

  • It's Not All Downhill From Here

  • I'm A Wild Seed

  • Take A Hint, Dani Brown

  • You Made A Fool of Death With Your Beauty

  • How to Find a Princess

  • Love in Color

  • Felix Ever After


Books Centering LGBTQIA+ Experiences


Latine* Stories and Authors


Books by Indigenous-Identifying Authors


Books on Abolition


Books on Mental Health Awareness



Translated Works by Women


Our Favorite Audiobooks

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  • Get a Life, Chloe Brown

  • Honey & Spice

  • The Wedding Crasher

  • The Kiss Quotient

  • Meet Cute Diary

  • I’m So Not Over You

  • The Accidental Pinup

  • Dating Dr. Dil Nisha Sharma

  • Twisted Hate

  • Reel

  • The Charm Offensive

  • Knot My Type

  • Satisfaction Guaranteed

  • The Romantic Agenda

  • Delilah Green Doesn’t Care

  • A Lot Like Adios

  • The fastest way to fall

  • Remission

  • The fastest way to fall

  • Here To Stay

  • Let Me Hold You


Our Go-to Backlist Recommendations