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.”
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Sing Unburied Sing by Jesmyn Ward (Scribner).
An intimate portrait of a dysfunctional family as they struggle through love and life.
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Real American by Julie Lycott Haims (Henry Holt & Company).
A powerful memoir about growing up biracial.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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What We Lose by Zinzi Clemmons (Fourth Estate). An intelligently and impressively conceived novel that delves into race, death, sex, and identity.