Reading is Political

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48 participants (337 books)

01 Jan 2025—31 Dec 2025

Overview

Read at least 9 works of fiction or nonfiction that are political in nature.

potential topics:

- feminism
- racism
- classism
- political systems
- utopia/dystopia
- political allegory and satire
- revolution and war
- history
- invisibilization
- political ideology and philosophy
- relationships and power
- colonialism
- migration
- lgbtqia+
- censorship 
- justice system
- identity 
- disillusionment
etc.

Challenge Books

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Aristotle and Dante Dive Into the Waters of the World by Benjamin Alire Sáenz

Aristotle and Dante Dive Into the Waters of the World

Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe #2

Benjamin Alire Sáenz

516 pages • hardcover • 2021

fiction lgbtqia+ romance young adult emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced
Two Wrongs Make a Right by Chloe Liese

Two Wrongs Make a Right

Wilmot Sisters #1

Chloe Liese

337 pages • paperback • 2022

fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ romance emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced
Better Hate than Never by Chloe Liese

Better Hate than Never

Wilmot Sisters #2

Chloe Liese

381 pages • paperback • 2023

fiction contemporary romance emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced
Not the End of the World: How We Can Be the First Generation to Build a Sustainable Planet by Hannah Ritchie

Not the End of the World: How We Can Be the First Generation to Build a Sustainable Planet

Hannah Ritchie

352 pages • hardcover • 2024

nonfiction science hopeful informative medium-paced
The Other Black Girl by Zakiya Dalila Harris

The Other Black Girl

Zakiya Dalila Harris

13 hours, 33 minutes • audio • 2021

fiction literary thriller dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Everything is Tuberculosis by John Green

Everything is Tuberculosis

John Green

5 hours, 36 minutes • audio • 2025

nonfiction health history science hopeful informative reflective fast-paced
The Nazi Mind: Twelve Warnings From History by Laurence Rees

The Nazi Mind: Twelve Warnings From History

Laurence Rees

448 pages • hardcover • 2025

nonfiction history dark informative reflective medium-paced
Conditional Citizens: On Belonging in America by Laila Lalami

Conditional Citizens: On Belonging in America

Laila Lalami

208 pages • hardcover • 2020

nonfiction memoir politics challenging informative reflective slow-paced
What Remains: The Collected Poems of Hannah Arendt by Hannah Arendt

What Remains: The Collected Poems of Hannah Arendt

Hannah Arendt

205 pages • hardcover • 2024

nonfiction poetry emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced
A Dictator Calls by Ismail Kadare

A Dictator Calls

Ismail Kadare

240 pages • paperback • 2023

fiction literary challenging mysterious reflective slow-paced