Here are some adult books we have enjoyed that revolve around issues we find important.

Culture/Ethnicity/Race:

‘Rising Out of Hatred: The Awakening of a Former White Nationalist’ by Eli Saslow

‘Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria? And Other Conversations About Race’ by Beverly Daniel Tatum

‘So You Want To Talk About Race’ by Ijeoma Oluo 

‘Me and White Supremacy’ by Layla F. Saad

‘Raising White Kids: Bringing Up Children in a Racially Unjust America’ by Jennifer Harvey

‘How To Be An Antiracist’ by Ibram X. Kendi

‘Women, Race, & Class’ by Angela Y Davis

‘The Heartbeat of Wounded Knee: Native America from 1890 to the Present’ by David Treuer

‘Futureface’ by Alex Wagner

‘From #BlackLivesMatter to Black Liberation’ by Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor

‘The Black Panthers Speak’ by Philip S. Foner

‘It’s Time to Talk (and Listen)’ by Anastasia S. Kim and Alicia Del Prado 

‘Race Talk and the Conspiracy of Silence’ by Derald Wing Sue

‘White Rage: The Unspoken Truth of Our Racial Divide’ by Carol Anderson

‘The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness’ by Michelle Alexander

Neurodiversity / disability / exceptional kids:

‘Far From the Tree’ by Andrew Solomon

‘Neurotribes’ by Steve Silberman

Sexism/gender:

‘Parenting Beyond Pink and Blue’ by Christia Spears Brown

‘Ain’t I a Woman’ by Bell Hooks

‘Bad Feminist’ by Roxanne Gay

‘Good and Mad: The Revolutionary Power of Women’s Anger’ by Rebecca Traister