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This week we have several interesting political non fiction titles, which, in the current political climate, is a critical genre to pay attention to - especially when written by voices unlike our own. Check out the ones we have below, from Pakistani, Palestinian, Indigenous American, and Mexican Spanish British authors.
Have you been reading It’s Not That Radical by Mikaela Loach with us? If you missed this chance to join our Nonfiction Book Club, there will be another in June, so stay tuned!
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The Man Who Refused to Plead Guilty: How a Muslim Convicted of Terrorism Won His Freedom by Uzair S Paracha - Out 20 Apr 26
Tags: Memoir, Pakistani author, anti-imperialism themes, anti-Islamophobia themes
Honor and Heresy by Max Francis - Out 23 Apr 26 UK/21 Apr 26 US
Tags: Fantasy, Achillean representation, debut author
Copper Coins, Vol. 3 by Mu Su Li - Out 21 Apr 26
Tags: Danmei, Achillean representation, Chinese representation, Chinese author, translated
Ballad of Sword and Wine, Vol. 7 by Tang Jiu Qing - Out 14 Apr 26 UK/21 Apr 26 US
Tags: Danmei, Achillean representation, Chinese representation, Chinese author, translated
Diary of a Young Doctor: Notes from the Genocide in Gaza by Ezzideen Shehab - Out 12 Mar 26 UK/21 Apr 26 US
Tags: Political Nonfiction, Palestinian author, anti-colonialism themes
Love Galaxy by Sierra Branham - Out 07 May 26 UK/21 Apr 26 US
Tags: Science Fiction, Sapphic author, sapphic representation, debut author
Morbid Curiosities by S. Hati - Out 18 May 26 UK/21 Apr 26 US
Tags: YA Thriller, Indian American author
Witch Queen Rising by Savannah Stephens - Out 23 Apr 26 UK/21 Apr 26 US
Tags: Fantasy, Nonbinary author, Black American author, Black American representation, debut author
Thrall by Rebecca Mahoney - Out 21 Apr 26
Tags: Horror, Sapphic representation, queer author
The Witch and the Huntress by Luna McNamara - Out 23 Apr 26 UK/21 Apr 26 US
Tags: Fantasy, Sapphic representation, queer author
The Photonic Effect by Mike Chen - Out 21 May 26 UK/21 Apr 26 US
Tags: Science Fiction, Taiwanese Chinese American author
The Memory Museum by M Lin - Out 21 Apr 26 US
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Tags: Short Stories, Chinese American author, Chinese representation, immigrant representation, debut author
The Maze of History: Komal Hok, O'odham Teachings, and an Earth-Based Sense of Time by David Martínez - Out 21 Apr 26
Tags: Political Nonfiction, Indigenous American author
The Language of Liars by S.L. Huang - Out 21 Apr 26 US
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Tags: Science Fiction, AAPI author, genderqueer author
The Labyrinth of Waking Dreams by Michelle Kulwicki - Out 21 Apr 26 US
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Tags: YA Fantasy, Nonbinary author, bisexual representation,
Prophecy: Prediction, Power, and the Fight for the Future, from Ancient Oracles to AI by Carissa Veliz - Out 21 Apr 26
Tags: Political Nonfiction, Mexican Spanish British author
Mrs. Shim is a Killer by Kang Jiyoung - Out 23 Apr 26 UK/21 Apr 26 US
Tags: Mystery, Translated, Korean author
Livonia Chow Mein by Abigail Savitch-Lew - Out 21 May 26 UK/21 Apr 26 US
Tags: Literary Fiction, Jewish Chinese author, Chinese American representation, Jewish representation, debut author
Lessons for a Warming Planet: A Vital History of US Environmental Law by Alejandro E. Camacho, Brigham Daniels - Out 20 Mar 26 UK/21 Apr 26 US
Tags: Historical Nonfiction, Mexican American author, environmental justice themes
Last Night in Brooklyn by Xochitl Gonzalez - Out 21 Apr 26 US
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Tags: Literary Fiction, Puerto Rican author, class consciousness themes
Get Funky, Get Swoll by Akhim Yuseff Cabey - Out 21 Apr 26 US
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Tags: Poetry, Black American author, anti-racism themes, debut author
Exemplary Humans by Juliana Leite - Out 21 Apr 26
Tags: Literary Fiction, Translated, Brazilian author
Eco Revolution: Climate Justice, Community, and the Fight for Our Planet by Maya Penn - Out 21 Apr 26 US
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Tags: Political Nonfiction, Black American author, environmental justice themes
Drag Thing: A Memoir of Mania and Mirrors by Gabe Montesanti - Out 21 Apr 26 US
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Tags: Political Nonfiction, Queer author, nonbinary author, neurodivergent author, anti-queerphobia themes
Burn the Sea by Mona Tewari - Out 04 Jun 26 UK/21 Apr 26 US
Tags: Fantasy, Indian America author, debut author, anti-colonialism themes
Body Weather: Notes on Chronic Illness in the Anthropocene by Lorraine Boissoneault - Out 21 Apr 26
Tags: Memoir, Disabled author, chronic illness representation
A Room in Bombay by Manil Suri - Out 21 Apr 26 US
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Tags: Memoir, Queer author, Indian American author
Afternoon Hours of a Hermit by Patrick Cottrell - Out 22 Sep 26 UK/21 Apr 26 US
Tags: Literary Fiction, Trans representation, Korean-American representation, Korean-American author, transgender author
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