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Race

Title

Host

Caste

September 30, 2020

If there is a primer on race in America, this is it. It was nominated for the National Book Award for a reason.

Mutual

Transcendent Kingdom

September 2, 2020

The themes are heavy but you will not want to stop reading. Yaa's writing is immersive in every way.

Jamie

The Vanishing Half

June 17, 2020

I ride or die for twins, but this Bennett writes this gripping and heartbreaking tale that was my favorite book of 2020.

Jamie

Such a Fun Age

January 29, 2020

This book is both fun and not fun at the same time. Reid mocks white wokeness in a hilarious way.

Jamie

The Yellow House

December 25, 2019

This won the National Book Award in 2019 for a reason. A stunning memoir that invites you to be a part of this family.

Jamie

The Water Dancer

October 9, 2019

A surrealistic story set in the antebellum South and following the supernatural exploits of Hiram Walker.

Knox

The Nickel Boys

July 24, 2019

A heartwrenching story that needed to be told. It also needs to be read.

Jamie

Friday Black

May 15, 2019

A tour de force collection of essays at what it means to be young and black in America.

Knox

These Truths: A History of the United States

December 12, 2018

Forget every other American history book you've read and camp out with this one.

Jamie

There There

December 5, 2018

The cover almost kept me from this one, but I'm glad I relented. It is an untold story that is soul-wrecking.

Jamie