It's Pride and Juneteenth! Rachel and Rashmila discuss their current reads, current events, and how racism runs through families and the larger society. Here are some of the books that we mentioned in our podcast. More recommendations for Juneteenth and Pride are on our social media sites.
Fierce Fairy Tales by Nikita Gill
The Imperfects by Amy Meyerson
A Study in Charlotte and The Last of August by Brittany Cavallaro
The Book of Longings by Sue Monk Kidd
Erotic Stories for Punjabi Widows by Balli Kaur Jaiswal
How we Fight for Our Lives by Saeed Jones
Brown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline Woodson
Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Sáenz
A People's History of Heaven by Mathangi Subramanian
The Priory fo the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon
Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston
Blache and the Talent Tenth by Barbara Neely
My Sister The Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite
Me and White Supremacy by Layla F Saad
The Fire This Time by Jesmyn Ward
The Fire Next Time by James Baldwin
So You Want to Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo
Sister Outsider: Essays & Speeches by Audre Lorde
This Book is Anti-Racist by Tiffany Jewell & Aurelia Durand
Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi
The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas
The Binti Trilogy by Nnedi Okorafor