All The White Friends I Couldn’t Keep by Andre Henry (Format used for his read: Print–library book) A leading voice for social justice reveals how he stopped arguing with White people who deny the ongoing legacy of racism – and offers a proven path forward for Black people and people of color based on the…
A Carnival of Snackery: Diaries 2003-2020 by David Sedaris There’s no right way to keep a diary, but if there’s an entertaining way, David Sedaris seems to have mastered it. If it’s navel-gazing you’re after, you’ve come to the wrong place; ditto treacly self-examination. Rather, his observations turn outward: a fight between two men on a…
The Circus Infinite by Khan Wong (Format used for this read: Paperback–Library copy) Roll up! Roll up! The Space Circus is about to begin….. Persephone-9 is the galaxy’s most infamous pleasure moon, and it is here that Jes, a mixed-race asexual empath with gravity manipulation abilities, is hoping to hide in plain sight from the…
We Are Not Like Them by Christine Pride and Jo Piazza (Format used for this read: Audiobook) Not every story is black and white. Riley and Jen have been best friends since they were children, and they thought their bond was unbreakable. It never mattered to them that Riley is Black and Jen is white.…
The Rainbow Comes and Goes: A Mother and Son on Life, Love and Loss by Anderson Cooper A touching and intimate correspondence between Anderson Cooper and his mother, Gloria Vanderbilt, offering timeless wisdom and a revealing glimpse into their lives. Though Anderson Cooper has always considered himself close to his mother, his intensely busy career…
The Candy House by Jennifer Egan (Format used for this read: Print–Hardback from the LIBRARY which is the BEST!) The Candy House opens with the staggeringly brilliant Bix Bouton, whose company, Mandala, is so successful that he is “one of those tech demi-gods with whom we’re all on a first name basis.” Bix is forty, with…