There have been a great number of amazing books published this year. And a few of them probably slipped by you. When the temps are frigid outside, you can’t help but want to stay indoors, sip on a good herbal tea, bundle up with a warm and fuzzy blanket, and pull out a good read. A good book makes a great companion and can help you forget about the drab, dark, cold days of the season. So go ahead, curl up and escape with one of our ‘Good Stuff’ reads:
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We were 8 years in Power by Ta-Nehisi Coates (One World Publications). A series of groundbreaking essays written by the author for The Atlantic including his 2014 highly-praised article, “The Case for Reparations.”

Sing Unburied Sing by Jesmyn Ward (Scribner).
An intimate portrait of a dysfunctional family as they struggle through love and life.

Real American by Julie Lycott Haims (Henry Holt & Company).
A powerful memoir about growing up biracial.

Incendiary Art: Poems by Patricia Smith (Northwestern University Press).
Deeply rooted in history and using a variety of poetic forms, the writer explores how white fear of African American masculinity cuts short the lives of so many Blacks.

City of Saviors by Rachel Howzell Hall (Forge Books).
The book is the fourth installment of the mystery series, centers around L.A. detective Elouise Norton, as she investigates a close knit congregation that may be harboring a murderer.

We Were Never Meeting in Real Life by Samantha Irby (Random House).
The “bitches gotta eat” blogger offers a wonderful collection of humorous and insightful essays.

The Blood of Emmet Till by Timothy B. Tyson (Simon & Schuster).
An infamous hate crime that still haunts the minds of many today, the book examines the horrific events that led up to the 1955 savage lynching of Black teen Emmett Till.

What We Lose by Zinzi Clemmons (Fourth Estate). An intelligently and impressively conceived novel that delves into race, death, sex, and identity.