Fifteen Books To Read This Summer

In the hard times, we are facing currently, it is important to stay healthy and stay educated. Books are a great way to engross yourself in something new while still keeping your mind active and learning. With the COVID-19 pandemic continuing, Black Lives Matter protests proceeding, and here in the thick of Pride Month, here is a list of books related to said topics that will help you think about life a little differently while also keeping you entertained at home.

Why I’m No Longer Talking to White People About Race

By: Reni Eddo-Lodge

Find the Good: Unexpected Life Lessons From a Small-Town Obituary Writer

By: Heather Lende

White Fragility: Why It’s So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism

By: Robin DiAngelo, and Michael Eric Dyson

What If It’s Us

By: Becky Albertalli, and Adam Silvera

But What If We’re Wrong? Thinking About the Present As If It Were the Past

By: Chuck Klosterman

How We Fight For Our Lives

By: Saeed Jones

The Hate U Give

By: Angie Thomas

(The Hate U Give has also been made into a movie and can be watched on Amazon and Hulu)

The Miseducation of Cameron Post

By: Emily M. Danforth

(The Miseducation of Cameron Post has also been made into a movie and can be watched on Amazon and Hulu)

The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness

By: Michelle Alexander

The Ones We Choose

By: Julie Clark

When They Call You a Terrorist

By: Patrisse Khan-Cullors, and Asha Bandele, with a foreword by Angela Davis

If I Was Your Girl

By: Meredith Russo

The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck

By: Mark Manson

This Is Not a Fashion Story

By: Danielle Berstien

The Central Park Five

By: Sarah Burns

(The Central Park Five was also made into a movie and can be watched on Amazon, Similarly, Netflix has a series on the events in the book called When They See Us)