Memoirs/Autobiographies
(From left to right)
1. This Will Be My Undoing: Living at the Intersection of Black, Female, and Feminist in (White) America by Morgan Jerkins.
2. Eloquent Rage: A Black Feminist Discovers Her Superpower by Brittney Cooper.
3. Well, That Escalated Quickly: Memoirs and Mistakes of an Accidental Activist by Franchesca Ramsey.
4. When They Call You a Terrorist: A Black Lives Matter Memoir by
Patrisse Khan-Cullors and Asha Bandele.
5. Becoming by Michelle Obama.
Novels/Fiction
(From left to right and top to bottom)
1. Children of Blood and Bone (Legacy of Orisha) by Tomi Adeyemi.
2. Binti: The Night Masquerade by Nnedi Okorafor
3. What We Lose: A Novel by Zinzi Clemmons.
4. A Kind of Freedom: A Novel by Margaret Wilkerson Sexton.
5. Sing, Unburied, Sing: A Novel by Jesmyn Ward.
6. An American Marriage: A Novel by Tayari Jones.
7. This Mournable Body: A Novel by Tsitsi Dangarembga.
8. A Sister’s Secret (The Reeves Sisters) by Cydney Rax.
9. Whiskey & Ribbons: A Novel by Leesa Cross-Smith.
10. The Wedding Date by Jasmine Guillory.
11. Stay With Me: A Novel by Ayobami Adebayo.
12. Halsey Street by Naima Coster.
Essay Collections/Poetry
(From left to right)
1. Wild Beauty: New and Selected Poems by Ntozake Shange.
2. Black Ink: Literary Legends on the Peril, Power, and Pleasure of Reading and Writing edited by Stephanie Stokes Oliver.
3. Electric Arches by Eve L. Ewing.
4. Feel Free: Essays by Zadie Smith.
5. Not That Bad: Dispatches from Rape Culture edited by Roxane Gay.
Art History
1. Fired Up! Ready to Go!: Finding Beauty, Demanding Equity: An African American Life in Art. The Collections of Peggy Cooper Cafritz by Peggy Cooper Cafritz.
2. Freedom’s Dance: Social Aid and Pleasure Clubs in New Orleans by Karen Celestan.
Cookbooks
1. Food for Life: Delicious & Healthy Comfort Food from My Table to Yours! by
Laila Ali.
2. Sweet Potato Soul: 100 Easy Vegan Recipes for the Southern Flavors of Smoke, Sugar, Spice, and Soul by Jenne Claiborne.
Children/Teens
1. I Am Enough by Grace Byers.
2. Hidden Figures: The True Story of Four Black Women and the Space Race by Margot Lee Shetterly.
3. How to Be a Fashion Designer by Lesley Ware.
Additional Selections
1. In Intimate Detail: How to Choose, Wear, and Love Lingerie by Cora Harrington.
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