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The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother by James McBride

The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother

James McBride

291 pages • first pub 1996 (editions)

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nonfiction memoir emotional reflective slow-paced
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee

To Kill a Mockingbird

To Kill a Mockingbird #1

Harper Lee

107 pages • first pub 1960 (editions)

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fiction classics historical literary young adult emotional reflective medium-paced
Becoming by Michelle Obama

Becoming

Michelle Obama

720 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

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nonfiction memoir politics hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced
I'm Still Here: Black Dignity in a World Made for Whiteness by Austin Channing Brown

I'm Still Here: Black Dignity in a World Made for Whiteness

Austin Channing Brown

192 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

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nonfiction memoir race emotional informative reflective medium-paced
There There by Tommy Orange

There There

Tommy Orange

304 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

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fiction contemporary literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Beartown by Fredrik Backman

Beartown

Beartown #1

Fredrik Backman

415 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

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fiction contemporary literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Born a Crime: Stories From a South African Childhood by Trevor Noah

Born a Crime: Stories From a South African Childhood

Trevor Noah

428 pages • first pub 2016 (editions) user-added

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nonfiction memoir race emotional funny informative reflective medium-paced
Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You by Ibram X. Kendi, Jason Reynolds

Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You

Ibram X. Kendi, Jason Reynolds

320 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

nonfiction history politics race young adult challenging informative reflective fast-paced
Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates

Between the World and Me

Ta-Nehisi Coates

3 hours, 35 minutes • first pub 2015 (editions)

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nonfiction memoir race emotional informative reflective medium-paced
Yolk by Mary H.K. Choi

Yolk

Mary H.K. Choi

390 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

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fiction contemporary young adult emotional reflective medium-paced