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Featured Reading Lists

Good For Her

    Her Body and Other Parties

    Her Body and Other Parties

    by Carmen Maria Machado
    My Sister, the Serial Killer

    My Sister, the Serial Killer

    by Oyinkan Braithwaite
    Animal

    Animal

    by Lisa Taddeo
    Nightbitch

    Nightbitch

    by Rachel Yoder
    We Have Always Lived in the Castle

    We Have Always Lived in the Castle

    by Shirley Jackson

Good For Her

    Her Body and Other Parties

    Her Body and Other Parties

    by Carmen Maria Machado
    My Sister, the Serial Killer

    My Sister, the Serial Killer

    by Oyinkan Braithwaite
    Animal

    Animal

    by Lisa Taddeo
    Nightbitch

    Nightbitch

    by Rachel Yoder

Books That Got Us Through 2021

    Água Viva

    Água Viva

    by Clarice Lispector
    Minor Feelings

    Minor Feelings

    by Cathy Park Hong
    The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet

    The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet

    by Becky Chambers
    Universal Tonality

    Universal Tonality

    by Cisco Bradley
    Mindful Birthing

    Mindful Birthing

    by Nancy Bardacke

Books That Got Us Through 2021

    Água Viva

    Água Viva

    by Clarice Lispector
    Minor Feelings

    Minor Feelings

    by Cathy Park Hong
    The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet

    The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet

    by Becky Chambers
    Universal Tonality

    Universal Tonality

    by Cisco Bradley

Support Trans Youth

    You Be You!

    You Be You!

    by Jonathan Branfman
    The Gender Creative Child

    The Gender Creative Child

    by Diane Ehrensaft
    Melissa

    Melissa

    by Alex Gino
    Felix Ever After

    Felix Ever After

    by Kacen Callender
    A Quick and Easy Guide to Queer & Trans Identities

    A Quick and Easy Guide to Queer & Trans Identities

    by Mady G. and J.R. Zuckerberg

Support Trans Youth

    You Be You!

    You Be You!

    by Jonathan Branfman
    The Gender Creative Child

    The Gender Creative Child

    by Diane Ehrensaft
    Melissa

    Melissa

    by Alex Gino
    Felix Ever After

    Felix Ever After

    by Kacen Callender

Read Banned Books

    The Hate U Give

    The Hate U Give

    by Angie Thomas
    Beloved

    Beloved

    by Toni Morrison
    The New Jim Crow

    The New Jim Crow

    by Michelle Alexander
    Speak

    Speak

    by Laurie Halse Anderson
    To Kill A Mockingbird

    To Kill A Mockingbird

    by Harper Lee

Read Banned Books

    The Hate U Give

    The Hate U Give

    by Angie Thomas
    Beloved

    Beloved

    by Toni Morrison
    The New Jim Crow

    The New Jim Crow

    by Michelle Alexander
    Speak

    Speak

    by Laurie Halse Anderson

Food Fiction

    Convenience Store Woman

    Convenience Store Woman

    by Sayaka Murata
    Gingerbreak

    Gingerbreak

    by Helen Oyeyemi
    Sweetbitter

    Sweetbitter

    by Stephanie Danler
    Number One Chinese Restaurant

    Number One Chinese Restaurant

    by Lillian Li
    Recipe for Persuasion

    Recipe for Persuasion

    by Sonali Dev

Food Fiction

    Convenience Store Woman

    Convenience Store Woman

    by Sayaka Murata
    Gingerbreak

    Gingerbreak

    by Helen Oyeyemi
    Sweetbitter

    Sweetbitter

    by Stephanie Danler
    Number One Chinese Restaurant

    Number One Chinese Restaurant

    by Lillian Li

What We Talk About When We Talk About Women's Rights

    Controlling Women

    Controlling Women

    by Kathryn Kolbert and Julie F. Kay
    Girlhood

    Girlhood

    by Melissa Febos
    Against White Feminism

    Against White Feminism

    by Rafia Zakaria
    The Right to Sex

    The Right to Sex

    by Amia Srinivasan
    37 Words

    37 Words

    by Sherry Boschert

What We Talk About When We Talk About Women's Rights

    Controlling Women

    Controlling Women

    by Kathryn Kolbert and Julie F. Kay
    Girlhood

    Girlhood

    by Melissa Febos
    Against White Feminism

    Against White Feminism

    by Rafia Zakaria
    The Right to Sex

    The Right to Sex

    by Amia Srinivasan

History Through a Different Lens

    Sapiens

    Sapiens

    by Yuval Noah Harari
    They Called Us Enemy

    They Called Us Enemy

    by George Takei
    Good Talk

    Good Talk

    by Mira Jacob
    March

    March

    by John Lewis
    Palestine

    Palestine

    by Joe Sacco

History Through a Different Lens

    Sapiens

    Sapiens

    by Yuval Noah Harari
    They Called Us Enemy

    They Called Us Enemy

    by George Takei
    Good Talk

    Good Talk

    by Mira Jacob
    March

    March

    by John Lewis

Antiracist Reading

    Caste

    Caste

    by Isabel Wilkerson
    White Fragility

    White Fragility

    by Robin Diangelo
    So You Want to Talk About Race

    So You Want to Talk About Race

    by Ijeoma Oluo
    Between the World and Me

    Between the World and Me

    by Ta-Nehisi Coates
    How to Be an Antiracist

    How to Be an Antiracist

    by Ibram X. Kendi

Antiracist Reading

    Caste

    Caste

    by Isabel Wilkerson
    White Fragility

    White Fragility

    by Robin Diangelo
    So You Want to Talk About Race

    So You Want to Talk About Race

    by Ijeoma Oluo
    Between the World and Me

    Between the World and Me

    by Ta-Nehisi Coates

Antiracist Reading for Kids

    This Book Is Anti-Racist

    This Book Is Anti-Racist

    by Tiffany Jewell
    Just Ask!

    Just Ask!

    by Sonia Sotomayor and Rafael Lopez
    A Is for Activist

    A Is for Activist

    by Innosanto Nagara
    Intersectionallies

    Intersectionallies

    by Chelsea Johnson and Latoya Council and Carolyn Choi
    Some Places More Than Others

    Some Places More Than Others

    by Renée Watson

Antiracist Reading for Kids

    This Book Is Anti-Racist

    This Book Is Anti-Racist

    by Tiffany Jewell
    Just Ask!

    Just Ask!

    by Sonia Sotomayor and Rafael Lopez
    A Is for Activist

    A Is for Activist

    by Innosanto Nagara
    Intersectionallies

    Intersectionallies

    by Chelsea Johnson and Latoya Council and Carolyn Choi

Booklovers' List

    The Library Book

    The Library Book

    by Susan Orlean
    Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore

    Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore

    by Robin Sloan
    The Little Paris Bookshop

    The Little Paris Bookshop

    by Nina George
    Well-Read Black Girl

    Well-Read Black Girl

    by Glory Edim
    How to Raise a Reader

    How to Raise a Reader

    by Pamela Paul and Maria Russo

Booklovers' List

    The Library Book

    The Library Book

    by Susan Orlean
    Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore

    Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore

    by Robin Sloan
    The Little Paris Bookshop

    The Little Paris Bookshop

    by Nina George
    Well-Read Black Girl

    Well-Read Black Girl

    by Glory Edim

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