Whether you are very familiar with nonfict ion or only read it occasionally\, this book club will have something for you\, as we will cover a variety of topics\, from biographies to science t o self-help.
\nThis month's pick is Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates. A description of the book provided by the publisher reads\, "For Ta-Nehisi Coates\, history has always been personal. At ever y stage of his life\, he's sought in his explorations of history answers t o the mysteries that surrounded him--most urgently\, why he\, and other bl ack people he knew\, seemed to live in fear ... In [this book]\, Coates ta kes readers along on his journey through America's history of race and its contemporary resonances through a series of awakenings--moments when he d iscovered some new truth about our long\, tangled history of race\, whethe r through his myth-busting professors at Howard University\, a trip to a C ivil War battlefield with a rogue historian\, a journey to Chicago's South Side to visit aging survivors of 20th century America's 'long war on blac k people\,' or a visit with the mother of a beloved friend who was shot do wn by the police."
\nFind Between the World and Me in the catalog!
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