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LA Literature VIEW LIST (34 BOOKS)
Read Me, Los Angeles: Exploring L.A.'s Book Culture
A Handful of Earth, a Handful of Sky: The World of Octavia Butler
Pizza Girl
Catalina
The Bookish Life of Nina Hill
Weetzie Bat
Dangerous Angels: Five Weetzie Bat Books
Kindred
Parable of the Sower
Summer of the Big Bachi
IQ
Always Running: La Vida Loca: Gang Days in L.A.
From Our Land to Our Land: Essays, Journeys, and Imaginings from a Native Xicanx Writer
Locas
What It Takes to Get to Vegas

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AAPI Books for All Ages VIEW LIST (49 BOOKS)
The Incendiaries
Girls Burn Brighter
Gun Island
I'm the One That I Want
Dear Girls: Intimate Tales, Untold Secrets & Advice for Living Your Best Life
Everything I Never Told You
Private Citizens
Edinburgh
A Tale for the Time Being
My Year of Meats
Interpreter of Maladies
Rose
The City in Which I Love You
City of the Future
Eladatl: A History of the East Los Angeles Dirigible Air Transport Lines

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So You Want to Change Your Thinking Around Race in America VIEW LIST (11 BOOKS)
When No One Is Watching: A Thriller
Mediocre: The Dangerous Legacy of White Male America
Minor Feelings: An Asian American Reckoning
Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You: A Remix of the National Book Award-Winning Stamped from the Beginning
Antiracist Baby Board Book
An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States
I'm Still Here: Black Dignity in a World Made for Whiteness
The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America
Caste (Oprah's Book Club): The Origins of Our Discontents
Policing the Black Man: Arrest, Prosecution, and Imprisonment
How We Get Free: Black Feminism and the Combahee River Collective
Favorite Young Adult Reads in the Time of COVID VIEW LIST (25 BOOKS)
Parachutes
Hearts Unbroken
I'll Be the One
This Is All Your Fault
Woven in Moonlight
Queen of the Conquered
Song of Blood & Stone: Earthsinger Chronicles, Book One
The Gilded Wolves
Alanna: The First Adventurevolume 1
Wild Magic: Volume 1
First Test
Trickster's Choice
Terrier: The Legend of Beka Cooper #1
Tempests and Slaughter (the Numair Chronicles, Book One)
Pet

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Favorite Romances in the Time of COVID VIEW LIST (22 BOOKS)
Ties That Tether
Not the Girl You Marry
You Had Me at Hola
If the Boot Fits: A Smart & Sexy Cinderella Story
Spoiler Alert
Beach Read
The Duke Who Didn't
The Bookish Life of Nina Hill
Get a Life, Chloe Brown
Take a Hint, Dani Brown
Intercepted
Fumbled
A Princess in Theory: Reluctant Royals
Once Ghosted, Twice Shy: A Reluctant Royals Novella
Don't You Forget about Me

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Favorite Fantasy in the Time of COVID VIEW LIST (11 BOOKS)
Legendborn
A Song of Wraiths and Ruin
The Gilded Wolves
Song of Blood & Stone: Earthsinger Chronicles, Book One
Woven in Moonlight
Queen of the Conquered
Doomsday Book
To Say Nothing of the Dog: Or How We Found the Bishop's Bird Stump at Last
Blackout
All Clear
The Lies of Locke Lamora
Cooking through COVID VIEW LIST (10 BOOKS)
Joy of Cooking: 2019 Edition Fully Revised and Updated
Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat: Mastering the Elements of Good Cooking
Los Angeles Cocktails: Spirits in the City of Angels
Ratio: The Simple Codes Behind the Craft of Everyday Cooking
Vibration Cooking: Or, the Travel Notes of a Geechee Girl
Dessert Person: Recipes and Guidance for Baking with Confidence: A Baking Book
Peter Reinhart's Artisan Breads Every Day: Fast and Easy Recipes for World-Class Breads
100 Techniques: Master a Lifetime of Cooking Skills, from Basic to Bucket List
Cooking for One: Scaled Recipes, No-Waste Solutions, and Time-Saving Tips
Jubilee: Recipes from Two Centuries of African American Cooking: A Cookbook
"Brain Books" VIEW LIST (4 BOOKS)
How to Be Human: An Autistic Man's Guide to Life
A Radical Guide for Women with ADHD: Embrace Neurodiversity, Live Boldly, and Break Through Barriers
The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma
Insight: The Surprising Truth about How Others See Us, How We See Ourselves, and Why the Answers Matter More Than We Think
Thoughtful Leadership VIEW LIST (4 BOOKS)
Insight: The Surprising Truth about How Others See Us, How We See Ourselves, and Why the Answers Matter More Than We Think
Did That Just Happen?!: Beyond "Diversity"--Creating Sustainable and Inclusive Organizations
Allies and Advocates: Creating an Inclusive and Equitable Culture
Dare to Lead: Brave Work. Tough Conversations. Whole Hearts.