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  • Becoming
    Becoming
    Michelle Obama

    Current #1 NYT bestseller…

    This memoir from the most admired woman in America is touching, surprisingly intimate, and empowering. It’s a beguiling portrait of a uniquely American story: from an upbringing on Chicago’s Southside to life in the White House, she seems to have lived the epitome of the American Dream. But as she reveals, it hasn’t always been a fairytale. It’s been topping the New York Times bestseller list for months.

  • Why I’m No Longer Talking to White People About Race
    Why I’m No Longer Talking to White People About Race: The Sunday Times Bestseller
    Reni Eddo-Lodge

    Black History Month…

    In the US, as racial tensions have come to the forefront of political discourse once again, we’ve gotten many brilliant essays on race relations from Roxane Gay, Ta-Nehisi Coates, Jesmyn Ward, and others. If you’ve loved their writing as much as we have, it’s time to read Reni Eddo-Lodge’s award-winning book about life as a person of color in Britain.

  • Hunting El Chapo
    Hunting El Chapo: The Inside Story of the American Lawman Who Captured the World's Most-Wanted Drug Lord
    Andrew Hogan

    In the news…

    As a jury decides El Chapo’s fate in New York, read the thrilling true story of the DEA agent who sought to take down the most powerful drug lord in modern history. Impossible to put down.

  • The New Jim Crow
    The New Jim Crow
    Michelle Alexander

    Black History Month…

    Alexander makes her case that the War on Drugs created a new racial caste system in a highly readable & compelling way. This provocative work has shifted how we think about civil rights & prison reform.

  • The Age of Walls
    The Age of Walls: How Barriers Between Nations Are Changing Our World
    Tim Marshall

    In the news…

    Find out how walls and borders have shaped political landscapes around the world in this timely and insightful history from the author of “Prisoners of Geography.”

  • All Out War
    All Out War: The Full Story of How Brexit Sank Britain’s Political Class
    Tim Shipman

    Brexit…

    The UK Parliament resoundingly rejected Prime Minister Theresa May's Brexit deal just weeks before the county is meant to leave the EU. This gripping story of real-world political intrigue explains how and why Britain voted to exit in the first place.

  • The Color of Law
    The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America
    Richard Rothstein

    Black History Month…

    This hard-hitting and deeply-researched history exposes how every level of government (local, state, and federal) created racially divided neighborhoods across America. Rothstein shows how troubling polices from the past continue to affect our cities today.

  • My Own Words
    My Own Words
    Ruth Bader Ginsburg

    In the news…

    Ruth Bader Ginsburg has been making headlines recently due to health scares and a new movie, “On the Basis of Sex,” portraying the early years of her career. But she’s still going strong and trailblazing on. Learn about her work ending gender discrimination with this collection of her speeches and other writings.

  • The Things I Would Tell You
    The Things I Would Tell You: British Muslim Women Write
    Leila Aboulela

    Book club pick…

    This anthology is the first pick of 2019 for Emma Watson’s Our Shared Shelf book club. Watson’s January/February pick amplifies marginalized Muslim voices at a great time of need, with Brexit on the horizon and misinformation about Islam spreading rapidly.

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