Black Women Taught Us: An Intimate History of Black Feminism
By: Jenn M. Jackson
4.45
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
A reclamation of essential history and a hopeful gesture toward a better political future, this is …
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1. The Backyard Bird Chronicles
By: Amy Tan
4.14
Format: 320 pages, Flexibound
A gorgeous, witty account of birding, nature, and the beauty around us that hides in plain sight. … read more
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- nonfiction
- memoir
- essays
"If there is anything I have learned these past six years, it is this: Each bird is surprising and thrilling in its own way. But the most special is the bird that pauses when it is eating, looks and a…"-Amy Tan, The Backyard Bird Chronicles
"The (Anna's Hummingbird) males are deadbeat dads that contribute nothing to making the nest, or to feeding either the female or the nestlings. They are off to find other females they can impress with…"-Amy Tan, The Backyard Bird Chronicles
"During daylight hours, they (Anna's Hummingbirds) feed every 15 minutes, be it tiny insects or nectar from flowers or feeders. If they don't consume food often enough, they can die during the day. If…"-Amy Tan, The Backyard Bird Chronicles
"I asked Bernd Heinrich if he knew why feeder birds, like finches, discard so many seeds. It turns out he and other scientiests did research on this back in the 1990s - of course, he did -measuring di…"-Amy Tan, The Backyard Bird Chronicles
2. Madness: Race and Insanity in a Jim Crow Asylum
By: Antonia Hylton
4.27
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
In the tradition of The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, a page-turning 93-year history of Crowns… read more
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- historical
- nonfiction
- race
- history
3. Why We Read: On Bookworms, Libraries, and Just One More Page Before Lights Out
By: Shannon Reed
3.71
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
A hilarious and incisive exploration of the joys of reading from a teacher, bibliophile and Thurber… read more
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- nonfiction
- history
- memoir
- essays
"I think, therefore, I cry..."-Shannon Reed, Why We Read: On Bookworms, Libraries, and Just One More Page Before Lights Out
"Life is so much better with books than without."-Shannon Reed, Why We Read: On Bookworms, Libraries, and Just One More Page Before Lights Out
"But reading! That I could do. When I read, I felt smart."-Shannon Reed, Why We Read: On Bookworms, Libraries, and Just One More Page Before Lights Out
"The act of reading makes me feel safe. Not the book itself--but the exercise of running my eyes over the words. The translation from symbol into meaning. The direct, pleasant diction of the voice ins…"-Shannon Reed, Why We Read: On Bookworms, Libraries, and Just One More Page Before Lights Out
4. Legacy: A Black Physician Reckons with Racism in Medicine
By: Uché Blackstock
4.46
Format: 304 pages, Kindle Edition
“Legacy is an illuminating and stirring journey of a book.” —Ibram X. Kendi, #1 New York Times- bes… read more
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- race
- biography
- history
- memoir
- nonfiction
5. Acts of Forgiveness
By: Maura Cheeks
3.73
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
In this stirring, tender-hearted debut about ambition and inheritance, a family grapples with how m… read more
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- race
"You can't tour a plantation and come home to 512 Lewaro without understanding its significance. By walking through the front doors of their home, they were rewriting history."-Maura Cheeks, Acts of Forgiveness
"During moments of national importance, it feels as though bills will be paid and mortgages covered, dreams no longer deferred. It feels as though, maybe, it can be less about money than about honor."-Maura Cheeks, Acts of Forgiveness
6. The Queen of Sugar Hill: A Novel of Hattie McDaniel
By: ReShonda Tate
3.94
Format: 432 pages, Paperback
Bestselling author ReShonda Tate presents a fascinating fictional portrait of Hattie McDaniel, one … read more
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- historical
- race
7. The Partner Plot (The Greene Sisters)
By: Kristina Forest
3.80
Format: 416 pages, Paperback
Two former high school sweethearts get a second chance in this marriage of convenience romance by K… read more
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8. Be a Revolution: How Everyday People Are Fighting Oppression and Changing the World--And How You Can, Too
By: Ijeoma Oluo
4.46
Format: 256 pages, ebook
From the #1 New York Times–bestselling author of So You Want to Talk About Race and Mediocre, an ey… read more
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- feminism
- race
- nonfiction
9. Punished for Dreaming: How School Reform Harms Black Children and How We Heal
By: Bettina L. Love
4.41
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
“I am an eighties baby who grew to hate school. I never fully understood why. Until now. Until Bett… read more
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- nonfiction
- race
- history
10. Brooms
By: Jasmine Walls
4.23
Format: 240 pages, Kindle Edition
YALSA TOP 10 GREAT GRAPHIC NOVELS FOR TEENS BEST OF THE Booklist · Kirkus · Polygon · Chicago Publ… read more
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- historical
11. The Good Ones Are Taken
By: Taj McCoy
3.55
Format: 304 pages, Paperback
When Maggie's best friend admits he's in love with her, she'll have to decide whether it's worth gi… read more
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12. Make Me Rain: Poems & Prose
By: Nikki Giovanni
4.20
Format: 124 pages, Hardcover
One of America’s most celebrated poets challenges us with this powerful and deeply personal collect… read more
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- feminism
- race
- nonfiction
13. All the Black Girls Are Activists: A Fourth Wave Womanist Pursuit of Dreams as Radical Resistance
By: EbonyJanice Moore
4.53
Format: 160 pages, Paperback
“Who would black women get to be if we did not have to create from a place of resistance?” Hip Hop… read more
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- feminism
- race
- nonfiction
- essays
14. Curvy Girl Summer (Curve, #1)
By: Danielle Allen
4.35
Format: 368 pages, Paperback
Bridget Jones’s Diary meets Survival of the Thickest in Danielle Allen’s CURVY GIRL SUMMER, a smoki… read more
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15. New Nigeria County
By: Clare Brown
4.24
Format: None pages, Audiobook
3 hours, 33 minutes When a white family moves to the affluent Black community of New Nigeria Co… read more
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- feminism
- race
16. The Risk It Takes to Bloom: On Life and Liberation
By: Raquel Willis
4.35
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
A passionate, powerful memoir by a trailblazing Black transgender activist, tracing her life of tra… read more
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- feminism
- nonfiction
- biography
- memoir
17. A Renaissance of Our Own: A Memoir & Manifesto on Reimagining
By: Rachel Elizabeth Cargle
4.26
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
A deeply personal and illuminating approach to antiracism and allyship, revealing the power of imag… read more
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- feminism
- race
- nonfiction
- memoir
18. Catalina
By: Karla Cornejo Villavicencio
3.65
Format: 224 pages, Hardcover
A year in the life of the unforgettable Catalina Ituralde, a wickedly wry and heartbreakingly vulne… read more
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- historical
19. What It Takes to Heal: How Transforming Ourselves Can Change the World
By: Prentis Hemphill
4.54
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
From one of the most prominent voices in the trauma conversation comes a groundbreaking new way to … read more
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- race
- nonfiction
20. Black Women Taught Us: An Intimate History of Black Feminism
By: Jenn M. Jackson
4.45
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
A reclamation of essential history and a hopeful gesture toward a better political future, this is … read more
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- biography
- history
- memoir
- historical
- feminism
- anthologies
- nonfiction
- essays
- womens
21. Charlotte Illes Is Not a Teacher (Not a Detective Mysteries, #2)
By: Katie Siegel
3.88
Format: 310 pages, Paperback
The déjà vu is strong for 25-year-old former kid detective Charlotte Illes when she lands back in F… read more
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