Book Group Nonfiction
Recently published nonfiction books selected by our librarians. These thought-provoking titles are sure to spark spirited discussions in your book group. (Updated August 2022)
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A Little Devil in America
In this staggeringly intimate meditation, essayist and poet Abdurraqib (Go Ahead in the Rain), chronicles Black performance in American culture. -- Publishers Weekly
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The Trayvon Generation
Poet and scholar Alexander expands on her viral New Yorker essay and examines the power of Black art and culture to articulate the ongoing violence against Black people in America.
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The Second
Anderson (White Rage) takes an illuminating look at how U.S. laws and customs around gun ownership have been used to subjugate Black Americans. -- Publishers Weekly
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Seattle From the Margins
Uncovering a history that has been erased and distorted, Asaka explores the critical role seasonal migrant workers, largely Indigenous and Asian people, played in the development of Seattle.
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The Secret to Superhuman Strength
Bechdel (Are You My Mother?) makes a welcome return with this dense, finely wrought deep dive into her lifelong fixation with exercise as a balm for a variety of needs. -- Publishers Weekly
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Unraveled
Bédat, founder of the New Standard Institute, traces the life cycle of an average pair of jeans "from farm to landfill" in this rich exposé of the fast fashion industry. -- Publishers Weekly
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Broken Horses
Carlile, a multiple Grammy Award--winning musician, recalls the pivotal events that shaped her music and identity in this captivating memoir. -- Publishers Weekly
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Our Team
Sportswriter Epplin debuts with an inspirational account of the rise of the newly racially integrated 1940s Cleveland Indians, focusing on four remarkable men--players Larry Doby, Bob Feller, and Satchel Paige, and team owner Bill Veeck. -- Publishers Weekly
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Somebody's Daughter
Journalist Ford debuts with a blistering yet tender account of growing up with an incarcerated father. -- Publishers Weekly
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Four Hundred Souls
Bestseller Kendi (How to Be an Antiracist) and historian Blain (Set the World on Fire) present an engrossing anthology of essays, biographical sketches, and poems by Black writers tracing the history of the African American experience from the arrival of the first slaves in 1619 to the rise of the Black Lives Matter movement. -- Publishers Weekly
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