Book Group Nonfiction
A staff selection of thought-provoking non-fiction titles, sure to spark spirited discussions in your book group. (Updated June 2021)
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Lifelines
Former Baltimore, Md., health commissioner Wen (coauthor, When Doctors Don't Listen) combines memoir and advocacy in this stirring call for greater investment in public health programs to combat racism, poverty, gun violence, and other social ills. -- Publishers Weekly
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Caste
In this powerful and extraordinarily timely social history, Pulitzer winner Wilkerson (The Warmth of Other Suns) investigates the origins, evolution, and inner workings of America's "shape-shifting, unspoken" caste system. -- Publishers Weekly
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Homewaters
Witty, graceful, and deeply informed, Homewaters weaves history and science into a fascinating and hopeful narrative, one that will introduce newcomers to the astonishing life that inhabits the Sound and offers longtime residents new insight into and appreciation of the waters they call home. -- publisher's copy
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The Salt Path
Debut author Winn narrates a moving memoir of identities lost and found along England’s wind-swept South West Coast Path. -- Kirkus
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Crying in H Mart
Musician Zauner debuts with an earnest account of her Korean-American upbringing, musical career, and the aftermath of her mother's death. -- Publishers Weekly
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