If you’re a fan of memoirs and/or ownvoices, this is a must read! I finished this book several weeks ago, but I haven’t stopped thinking about it…

Well, I can see why this won a Pulitzer… If you are remotely interested in history, politics, international relations and/or just excellent literature, this is a must read!

This gripping legal thriller will keep you guessing until the very end… it’s hard for me to believe this is a debut novel!

This multi-generational coming-of-age saga tells the story of Kirabo and her relatives living in Uganda…

Rated one of the best books of 2018 by the New York Times and nominated for a Pulitzer Prize, this book has been on my list for ages…

Have you ever read something that you knew was likely a masterpiece despite the fact that you couldn’t quite understand it? That’s how I felt reading this classic…

Growing up, George Johnson didn’t have anyone like him to look up to, so in order to ensure representation for Black queer boys of the next generation, Johnson decided to share his story with the world…

This debut novel is unlike anything I’ve ever read before. It’s a story where seemingly nothing and everything happens. It’s raw, heartbreaking, bizarre, moving and darkly funny…

This is such an important book. For those of you trying to do the work and further your antiracist education, I HIGHLY recommend this one…

This book should be required reading for all Americans. The book is written by Pulitzer Prize winning journalist Jose Antonio Vargas, deemed America’s “most famous illegal”…

⁣The book is technically a memoir, but it contains so many kernels of wisdom, I think it could also be classified as a self-help book…

The way this book addresses racial bias as well as the tendency of some white people to overcompensate to a point of fetishization was incredibly fascinating…

⁣In her debut novel, Abi Daré writes about an ambitious teenage girl growing up in poverty in rural Nigeria, who, despite cultural expectations, dreams of going to school to become a teacher…

Although this book is a work of fiction, it perfectly demonstrates the racial injustice that plagues the judicial system in the United States…

Most people know Malala as the young Pakistani girl that was shot in the head by the Taliban for advocating for education…

This little book, which reads more like an article at just 48 pages, is such a great quick and informative read.⁣⁣..

Despite the fact that it’s a fiction novel, the story line and the themes explored are incredibly relevant and important...

⁣It’s impossible not to admire a woman who fights so fiercely for what she believes in… Michelle Obama has a way of inspiring hope even in the darkest of times…