Cuz: An American Tragedy
By: Danielle S. Allen
3.57
Format: 256 pages, Paperback
Named one of the Best Books of the Year by the Washington Post , San Francisco Chronicle , Booklist…
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1. Men We Reaped: A Memoir
By: Jesmyn Ward
4.30
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
'...And then we heard the rain falling, and that was the drops of blood falling; and when we came t… read more
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- race
- biography
- memoir
- nonfiction
- social justice
"But this grief, for all its awful weight, insists that he matters."-Jesmyn Ward, Men We Reaped: A Memoir
"But my father could be dark too. He was attracted to violence, to the basic beauty of fighting, the way it turned his body and those he fought into meticulously constructed machines."-Jesmyn Ward, Men We Reaped: A Memoir
"Men’s bodies litter my family history. The pain of the women they left behind pulls them from the beyond, makes them appear as ghosts. In death, they transcend he circumstances of this place that I l…"-Jesmyn Ward, Men We Reaped: A Memoir
"Some of them were my friends, and they never took up for me, for Black people, when I was in the room. And according to what some of them told me in private conversation, they didn't when I wasn't in…"-Jesmyn Ward, Men We Reaped: A Memoir
2. America for Beginners: A Novel
By: Leah Franqui
3.86
Format: 302 pages, ebook
Recalling contemporary classics such as Americanah, Behold the Dreamers, and The Brief Wondrous Lif… read more
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3. Chokehold: Policing Black Men
By: Paul Butler
4.62
Format: None pages, Hardcover
Cops, politicians, and ordinary people are afraid of black men. The result is the Chokehold: laws a… read more
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- politics
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- nonfiction
- social justice
4. The Vagrants
By: Yiyun Li
3.29
Format: 80 pages, Hardcover
Brilliant and illuminating, this astonishing debut novel by the award-winning writer Yiyun Li is se… read more
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5. The Girl Who Fell from the Sky
By: Heidi W. Durrow
3.75
Format: 288 pages,
This debut novel tells the story of Rachel, the daughter of a Danish mother and a black G.I. who be… read more
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6. The Light of the World
By: Elizabeth Alexander
4.22
Format: 649 pages, Hardcover
In The Light of the World, Elizabeth Alexander finds herself at an existential crossroads after the… read more
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7. A Kind of Freedom
By: Margaret Wilkerson Sexton
4.00
Format: None pages, Hardcover
Evelyn is a Creole woman who comes of age in New Orleans at the height of World War Two. Her family… read more
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8. Mr. Dickens and His Carol: A Novel of Christmas Past
By: Samantha Silva
3.81
Format: 234 pages, Hardcover
Shakespeare in Lovemeets A Christmas Carolin this transporting debut novel set during the whirlwind… read more
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9. This Way for the Gas, Ladies and Gentlemen
By: Michael Kandel , Jan Kott , Tadeusz Borowski , None
3.92
Format: 594 pages, Paperback
Tadeusz Borowski's concentration camp stories were based on his own experiences surviving Auschwitz… read more
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10. The Mayor of Casterbridge
By: Thomas Hardy , Keith Wilson
4.71
Format: None pages, Paperback
'I've not always been what I am now' In a fit of drunken anger, Michael Henchard sells his wife and… read more
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11. Dopesick: Dealers, Doctors, and the Drug Company that Addicted America
By: Beth Macy
4.08
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
Beth Macy takes us into the epicenter of America's twenty-plus year struggle with opioid addiction.… read more
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- nonfiction
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"The corporation feels no pain."-Beth Macy, Dopesick: Dealers, Doctors, and the Drug Company that Addicted America
"You whack one [dealer], and the others just pop right up, like Whac-A-Mole"-Beth Macy, Dopesick: Dealers, Doctors, and the Drug Company that Addicted America
"Too many Americans go to too many prisons for far too long and for truly no good law enforcement reason."-Beth Macy, Dopesick: Dealers, Doctors, and the Drug Company that Addicted America
"But you can't put a corporation in jail; you just take their money, and it's not really their money anyway."-Beth Macy, Dopesick: Dealers, Doctors, and the Drug Company that Addicted America
12. The Glucose Goddess Method: The 4-Week Guide to Cutting Cravings, Getting Your Energy Back, and Feeling Amazing
By: Jessie Inchauspé
4.15
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER From the #1 internationally bestselling author of Glucose Revolu… read more
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13. Fire Weather: A True Story from a Hotter World
By: John Vaillant
4.35
Format: 432 pages, Hardcover
A stunning account of a colossal wildfire that collided with a city and a panoramic exploration of … read more
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14. Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You
By: Jason Reynolds
4.48
Format: 294 pages, Hardcover
A remix of the National Book Award-winning Stamped from the Beginning for ages 12 and up. A time… read more
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"Science says the races are biologically equal so if they're not in society, the only reason why can be racism."-Jason Reynolds, Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You
"...leads back to the question of whether you, reader, want to be a segregationist (a hater), an assimilationist (a coward), or an antiracist (someone who truly loves)."-Jason Reynolds, Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You
"The first step to building an antiracist America is acknowledging America's racist past. By acknowledging America's racist past, we can acknowledge America's racist present. In acknowledging America'…"-Jason Reynolds, Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You
"Brown v. Board of Education, 1954: I’m sure you’ve heard of this one. If you live in the South and go to a diverse school, this is why. This was the case that said racial segregation in public school…"-Jason Reynolds, Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You
15. Mrs. Wiggins (Lexington, Alabama #1)
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4.20
Format: 287 pages, Kindle Edition
New York Times bestselling author Mary Monroe returns to the Deep South Depression-era town of her … read more
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16. Meet Me in Monaco
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3.89
Format: 384 pages, ebook
Set in the 1950s against the backdrop of Grace Kelly’s whirlwind romance and glamourous wedding to … read more
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17. Bluebird, Bluebird (Highway 59, #1)
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3.84
Format: 320 pages, Kindle Edition
A powerful thriller about the explosive intersection of love, race, and justice from a writer and p… read more
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18. Master Slave Husband Wife: An Epic Journey from Slavery to Freedom
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3.99
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New York Times Bestseller | New York Times 10 Best Books of 2023 The remarkable true story of El… read more
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19. All We Can Save: Truth, Courage, and Solutions for the Climate Crisis
By: Ayana Elizabeth Johnson
4.45
Format: 448 pages, Hardcover
Provocative and illuminating essays from women at the forefront of the climate movement who are har… read more
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20. Anne of West Philly
By: Ivy Noelle Weir
3.88
Format: 256 pages, Paperback
Anne of Green Gables, with a twist: in this follow-up to Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy and The Secret Ga… read more
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21. Cuz: An American Tragedy
By: Danielle S. Allen
3.57
Format: 256 pages, Paperback
Named one of the Best Books of the Year by the Washington Post , San Francisco Chronicle , Booklist… read more
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- race
- biography
- memoir
- true crime
- politics
- nonfiction
- social justice
- 21st century
- crime
- sociology
