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The Sum of Us: What Racism Costs Everyone and How We Can Prosper Together by Heather McGhee

The Sum of Us: What Racism Costs Everyone and How We Can Prosper Together

Heather McGhee

11 hours, 8 minutes • first pub 2021 (editions)

5.0jordanlgilbert's review
nonfiction politics race challenging informative reflective medium-paced
Memphis by Tara M. Stringfellow

Memphis

Tara M. Stringfellow

9 hours, 23 minutes • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0jordanlgilbert's review
fiction historical literary emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced
Cloud Cuckoo Land by Anthony Doerr

Cloud Cuckoo Land

Anthony Doerr

626 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

5.0jordanlgilbert's review
fiction historical literary science fiction adventurous emotional reflective medium-paced
Book Lovers by Emily Henry

Book Lovers

Emily Henry

377 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0jordanlgilbert's review
fiction contemporary romance emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced
The Guy at the Wedding by Katherine Center

The Guy at the Wedding

Katherine Center

45 minutes • first pub 2021 (editions)

5.0jordanlgilbert's review
fiction contemporary romance emotional hopeful lighthearted fast-paced
The Bodyguard by Katherine Center

The Bodyguard

Katherine Center

309 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0jordanlgilbert's review
fiction contemporary romance funny lighthearted fast-paced
The Unsinkable Greta James by Jennifer E. Smith

The Unsinkable Greta James

Jennifer E. Smith

320 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0jordanlgilbert's review
fiction contemporary emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced
Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi

Homegoing

Yaa Gyasi

13 hours, 11 minutes • first pub 2016 (editions)

5.0jordanlgilbert's review
fiction historical literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
A Little Devil in America: Notes in Praise of Black Performance by Hanif Abdurraqib

A Little Devil in America: Notes in Praise of Black Performance

Hanif Abdurraqib

300 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

5.0jordanlgilbert's review
nonfiction history music race emotional informative reflective medium-paced
The 1619 Project: A New Origin Story by Nikole Hannah-Jones

The 1619 Project: A New Origin Story

Nikole Hannah-Jones

18 hours, 57 minutes • first pub 2021 (editions)

5.0jordanlgilbert's review
nonfiction essays history poetry politics race challenging informative reflective medium-paced