Breezy Reading with Brisa

I'm an avid reader who is passionate about reading diversely and uplifting the voices of minorities and marginalized people. I share reviews primarily on Instagram, but also TikTok, Goodreads, and Storygraph as well. The lists below recap some of my favorite books within specific categories, as well as what I read and loved during specific years.

 

My Body Is Not a Prayer Request: Disability Justice in the Church
Against the Loveless World
The Office of Historical Corrections: A Novella and Stories
Daughters of the New Year (Original)
Other Words for Home: A Newbery Honor Award Winner
Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982
Breathe and Count Back from Ten
As Long as Grass Grows: The Indigenous Fight for Environmental Justice, from Colonization to Standing Rock
Pachinko (National Book Award Finalist)
White Space: Essays on Culture, Race, & Writing
The One
Little Fires Everywhere
Such a Fun Age
Girl in Translation
Hermosa
My Body Is Not a Prayer Request: Disability Justice in the Church
From the Desk of Zoe Washington
The Vanishing Half
Thinning Blood: A Memoir of Family, Myth, and Identity
Living Resistance: An Indigenous Vision for Seeking Wholeness Every Day
How Beautiful We Were
Cassandra in Reverse: A Summer Must-Read (Original)
One for All
Healing Justice Lineages: Dreaming at the Crossroads of Liberation, Collective Care, and Safety
Sprite and the Gardener
Red, White, and Whole: A Newbery Honor Award Winner
The Future Is Disabled: Prophecies, Love Notes and Mourning Songs
When You Get the Chance
Dash & Lily's Book of Dares
The Seven Circles: Indigenous Teachings for Living Well
A Good Kind of Trouble
Sweet, Young, & Worried
Promises of Gold
Against the Loveless World
Bless Me, Ultima
How Tia Lola Came to (Visit) Stay
Notes from a Sickbed
Wild Tongues Can't Be Tamed: 15 Voices from the Latinx Diaspora
No Country for Eight-Spot Butterflies: A Lyric Essay
Words with Wings
Salty, Bitter, Sweet
The Lost Dreamer
Pachinko (National Book Award Finalist)
When We Collided
Black Girl Unlimited: The Remarkable Story of a Teenage Wizard
Big Friendship: How We Keep Each Other Close
Demystifying Disability: What to Know, What to Say, and How to Be an Ally
I Love You, Call Me Back: Poems
The Year I Stopped Trying
Care Work: Dreaming Disability Justice
When We Make It
Hood Feminism: Notes from the Women That a Movement Forgot
Don't Date Rosa Santos
Hermosa
The House on Mango Street
First Love, Take Two
Pachinko (National Book Award Finalist)
I Love You, Call Me Back: Poems
The Year I Stopped Trying
Care Work: Dreaming Disability Justice
When We Make It
Hood Feminism: Notes from the Women That a Movement Forgot
Hermosa
The House on Mango Street
Girl in Translation
Such a Fun Age
Furia
A Match Made in Mehendi
Jesus and John Wayne: How White Evangelicals Corrupted a Faith and Fractured a Nation
The Grace Year
Little Fires Everywhere
Promises of Gold
Bless Me, Ultima
How Tia Lola Came to (Visit) Stay
Wild Tongues Can't Be Tamed: 15 Voices from the Latinx Diaspora
Salty, Bitter, Sweet
Running
Somewhere Between Bitter and Sweet
Dominicana
Making Hispanics: How Activists, Bureaucrats, and Media Constructed a New American
An African American and Latinx History of the United States
Does My Body Offend You?
Breathe and Count Back from Ten
Heartbreak Symphony
Olga Dies Dreaming
Yo!
From the Desk of Zoe Washington
The Vanishing Half
How Beautiful We Were
A Good Kind of Trouble
Words with Wings
The Office of Historical Corrections: A Novella and Stories
Grown
Early Departures
Decolonize Hipsters
Seven Days in June
Get a Life, Chloe Brown
A Song Below Water
You Should See Me in a Crown
Love Is a Revolution
Such a Fun Age
My Body Is Not a Prayer Request: Disability Justice in the Church
Cassandra in Reverse: A Summer Must-Read (Original)
The Future Is Disabled: Prophecies, Love Notes and Mourning Songs
Notes from a Sickbed
The Girls I've Been
Seven Days in June
Get a Life, Chloe Brown
One for All
Breathe and Count Back from Ten
The Bride Test
The Shape of Sound
Demystifying Disability: What to Know, What to Say, and How to Be an Ally
Care Work: Dreaming Disability Justice
Disability Visibility: First-Person Stories from the Twenty-First Century
What Doesn't Kill You: A Life with Chronic Illness - Lessons from a Body in Revolt
No Country for Eight-Spot Butterflies: A Lyric Essay
The Making of Biblical Womanhood: How the Subjugation of Women Became Gospel Truth
As Long as Grass Grows: The Indigenous Fight for Environmental Justice, from Colonization to Standing Rock
Hood Feminism: Notes from the Women That a Movement Forgot
Care Work: Dreaming Disability Justice
Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead
Disability Visibility: First-Person Stories from the Twenty-First Century
Jesus and John Wayne: How White Evangelicals Corrupted a Faith and Fractured a Nation
An Ordinary Age: Finding Your Way in a World That Expects Exceptional
What Doesn't Kill You: A Life with Chronic Illness - Lessons from a Body in Revolt
White Space: Essays on Culture, Race, & Writing
Garden City: Work, Rest, and the Art of Being Human.
The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry: How to Stay Emotionally Healthy and Spiritually Alive in the Chaos of the Modern World
Loving Well in a Broken World: Discover the Hidden Power of Empathy
Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking
The Seven Circles: Indigenous Teachings for Living Well
Writing Down the Bones: Freeing the Writer Within
Demystifying Disability: What to Know, What to Say, and How to Be an Ally
Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead
An Ordinary Age: Finding Your Way in a World That Expects Exceptional
Come Matter Here: Your Invitation to Be Here in a Getting There World
Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking
The Girl's Guide: Getting the Hang of Your Whole Complicated, Unpredictable, Impossibly Amazing Life
Maybe You Should Talk to Someone: A Therapist, Her Therapist, and Our Lives Revealed
The Curated Closet: A Simple System for Discovering Your Personal Style and Building Your Dream Wardrobe
How to Stay Human in a F*cked-Up World: Mindfulness Practices for Real Life
The More or Less Definitive Guide to Self-Care
The Art of Showing Up: How to Be There for Yourself and Your People
Fighting Forward: Your Nitty-Gritty Guide to Beating the Lies That Hold You Back