Karen Chilton

64 books

The Firebrand and the First Lady: Portrait of a Friendship: Pauli Murray, Eleanor Roosevelt, and the Struggle for Social Justice by Patricia Bell-Scott

The Firebrand and the First Lady: Portrait of a Friendship: Pauli Murray, Eleanor Roosevelt, and the Struggle for Social Justice

Patricia Bell-Scott

480 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

nonfiction biography history politics emotional informative inspiring slow-paced
Four Hundred Souls: A Community History of African America, 1619-2019 by Ibram X. Kendi

Four Hundred Souls: A Community History of African America, 1619-2019

Ibram X. Kendi

512 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

nonfiction essays history race challenging informative reflective medium-paced
Harlem is Nowhere: A Journey to the Mecca of Black America by Sharifa Rhodes-Pitts

Harlem is Nowhere: A Journey to the Mecca of Black America

Sharifa Rhodes-Pitts

304 pages • first pub 2011 (editions)

nonfiction history race challenging informative reflective slow-paced
Hazel Scott: The Pioneering Journey of a Jazz Pianist, from Cafe Society to Hollywood to HUAC by Karen Chilton

Hazel Scott: The Pioneering Journey of a Jazz Pianist, from Cafe Society to Hollywood to HUAC

Karen Chilton

312 pages • first pub 2008 (editions)

nonfiction biography informative slow-paced
The History of Mary Prince: A West Indian Slave Narrative by Mary Prince

The History of Mary Prince: A West Indian Slave Narrative

Mary Prince

69 pages • first pub 1831 (editions)

nonfiction biography classics history challenging emotional informative medium-paced
A Hope Divided by Alyssa Cole

A Hope Divided

The Loyal League #2

Alyssa Cole

320 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

fiction historical romance adventurous emotional medium-paced
How to Catch a Queen by Alyssa Cole

How to Catch a Queen

Runaway Royals #1

Alyssa Cole

384 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction contemporary romance emotional lighthearted medium-paced
How to Find a Princess by Alyssa Cole

How to Find a Princess

Runaway Royals #2

Alyssa Cole

384 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction lgbtqia+ romance emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced
Invisible: The Forgotten Story of the Black Woman Lawyer Who Took Down America's Most Powerful Mobster by Stephen L. Carter

Invisible: The Forgotten Story of the Black Woman Lawyer Who Took Down America's Most Powerful Mobster

Stephen L. Carter

384 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

nonfiction biography history true crime challenging informative reflective slow-paced
A Knock at Midnight: A Story of Hope, Justice, and Freedom by Brittany K. Barnett

A Knock at Midnight: A Story of Hope, Justice, and Freedom

Brittany K. Barnett

336 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

nonfiction memoir emotional informative inspiring medium-paced