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Exploring Diverse Authors

Discover a vibrant collection of literary voices on our Diverse Authors at Diverse Reads Bookstore. Immerse yourself in narratives that celebrate cultural richness, perspectives, and experiences from around the world. From thought-provoking essays to captivating fiction, our curated selection highlights the power of diversity in storytelling. Explore the works of talented authors who amplify underrepresented voices and expand your reading horizons with us.
  • My Bondage and My Freedom - Paperback | Diverse Reads

    My Bondage and My Freedom

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    My Bondage and My Freedom, by escaped slave Frederick Douglass, is a classic that should be mandatory reading for every high school student. The le...

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  • Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, An American Slave - Paperback | Diverse Reads

    Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, An American Slave

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    Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass is an 1845 memoir and treatise on abolition written by famous orator and former slave Frederick Douglas...

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  • My Bondage and My Freedom - Paperback | Diverse Reads

    My Bondage and My Freedom

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    "My Bondage and My Freedom" is an autobiographical slave narrative written by Frederick Douglass first published in 1855. It is the second of three...

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  • Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass: An American Slave. Written by himself. - Paperback | Diverse Reads
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    Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass: An American Slave. Written by himself.

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    Frederick Douglass was born in slavery as Frederick Augustus Washington Bailey near Easton in Talbot County, Maryland. He was not sure of the exact...

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  • A Long Way From Home - Paperback | Diverse Reads

    A Long Way From Home

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    First published in 1937 in the US by Lee Furman, Inc. This edition based on original cover and text.A Jamaican-born writer describes his experience...

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  • The Autobiography of LeRoi Jones - Paperback | Diverse Reads
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    The Autobiography of LeRoi Jones

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    Poet, dramatist, novelist, critic, teacher, and political activist Amiri Baraka, born LeRoi Jones, vividly recounts his crusading role in African A...

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  • Narrative of William W. Brown - Paperback | Diverse Reads

    Narrative of William W. Brown

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    Originally published in 1847, William W. Brown offers a first-person narrative that details his enslavement and the daring escape that ultimately l...

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  • The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano, or Gustavus Vassa, the African. Written by Himself - Paperback | Diverse Reads

    The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano, or Gustavus Vassa, the African. Written by Himself

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    This is a memoir written by Olaudah Equiano, an influential African advocate of abolishing the slave trade in Britain during the late 18th century....

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  • Things I Should Have Told My Daughter: Lies, Lessons & Love Affairs - Paperback | Diverse Reads

    Things I Should Have Told My Daughter: Lies, Lessons & Love Affairs

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    In this inspiring memoir--that Jane Fonda raves "will make you braver...want to live your life better and make a difference"--the award-winning pla...

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  • Incidents In The Life Of A Slave Girl Written by Herself - Paperback | Diverse Reads

    Incidents In The Life Of A Slave Girl Written by Herself

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    This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, margina...

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  • Letter to My Daughter - Hardcover | Diverse Reads
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    Letter to My Daughter

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    NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - Maya Angelou shares her path to living well and with meaning in this absorbing book of personal essays. Dedicated to t...

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  • My Bondage And My Freedom - Hardcover | Diverse Reads

    My Bondage And My Freedom

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    This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, margina...

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  • I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings - Hardcover | Diverse Reads
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    I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

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    The moving and beautiful autobiography of a talented black woman. ." . . I have no words for this achievement, but I know that not since the days o...

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  • An Exemplary Citizen: Letters of Charles W. Chesnutt, 1906-1932 - Hardcover | Diverse Reads

    An Exemplary Citizen: Letters of Charles W. Chesnutt, 1906-1932

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    This book collects the letters written between 1906 and 1932 by novelist and civil rights activist Charles W. Chesnutt (1858-1932). Between 1885 an...

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  • Mom & Me & Mom - Paperback | Diverse Reads
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    Mom & Me & Mom

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    The story of Maya Angelou's extraordinary life has been chronicled in her multiple bestselling autobiographies. But now, at last, the legendary aut...

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  • The Collected Autobiographies of Maya Angelou - Hardcover | Diverse Reads
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    The Collected Autobiographies of Maya Angelou

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    NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - Maya Angelou's classic memoirs have had an enduring impact on American literature and culture. Her life story is told i...

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  • The Same River Twice - Paperback | Diverse Reads

    The Same River Twice

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    Alice Walker explores the struggles she's had with art, motherhood, illness, and relationships, as well as reveals details from the controversy in ...

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  • The Life of Olaudah Equiano - Paperback | Diverse Reads

    The Life of Olaudah Equiano

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    Slave narratives are powerful indictments of the horrors of slavery and oppression, invaluable not only for the stories they tell but also for the ...

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  • To Be Young, Gifted and Black - Paperback | Diverse Reads

    To Be Young, Gifted and Black

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    "Anyone who has ever wondered what it really means to be Black will find the answer in this book."--MINNEAPOLIS TRIBUNE To Be Young, Gifted and Bla...

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  • Along This Way - Paperback | Diverse Reads
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    Along This Way

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    Here is, to quote the eminent historian Nathan Irvin Huggins, "one of the finest American autobiographies written in this century." Born in 1871 in...

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    My Bondage and My Freedom

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    Ex-slave Frederick Douglass's second autobiography-written after ten years of reflection following his legal emancipation in 1846 and his break wit...

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  • Breaking the Alabaster Jar: Conversations with Li-Young Lee
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    Breaking the Alabaster Jar: Conversations with Li-Young Lee

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    In the foreword to Li-Young Lee’s first book, Rose (BOA Editions, 1986), Gerald Stern wrote, “What characterizes Li-Young Lee’s poetry is a certa...

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  • Fault Lines: A Memoir

    Fault Lines: A Memoir

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    In this evocative memoir, an acclaimed Indian poet explores writing, memory, and place in a post-9/11 world. Passionate, fierce, and lyrical, Fa...

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  • Rooms: Women, Writing, Woolf - Paperback

    Rooms: Women, Writing, Woolf

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    SHORTLISTED FOR THE QWF MAVIS GALLANT PRIZE FOR NON-FICTIONTHE GLOBE 100: THE BEST BOOKS OF 2022From LAMBDA Literary Award winner Sina Queyras, Roo...

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