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Every Book Val Has Ever Recommended to Someone - Page 14

In 30 years of being a book nerd and 9 years of being a bookseller, these are the books I can remember reading and telling someone else that they should read. Arranged in reverse alphabetical order by age group: picture books, middle grade, young adult, adult nonfiction, adult fiction.
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Blood Brothers: The Fatal Friendship Between Muhammad Ali and Malcolm X (Randy Roberts)
Blood Brothers: The Fatal Friendship Between Muhammad Ali and Malcolm X
521
Randy Roberts
The Black Hand (Stephan Talty)
The Black Hand
522
Stephan Talty
The Black Count: Glory, Revolution, Betrayal, and the Real Count of Monte Cristo (Tom Reiss)
The Black Count: Glory, Revolution, Betrayal, and the Real Count of Monte Cristo
523
Tom Reiss
Biography of a Runaway Slave (Miguel Barnet)
Biography of a Runaway Slave
524
Miguel Barnet
Bi: Notes for a Bisexual Revolution (Shiri Eisner)
Bi: Notes for a Bisexual Revolution
525
Shiri Eisner
Between the World and Me (Ta-Nehisi Coates)
Between the World and Me
526
Ta-Nehisi Coates
Better for All the World (Harry Bruinius)
Better for All the World
527
Harry Bruinius
Behind the Scenes (Elizabeth Keckley)
Behind the Scenes
528
Elizabeth Keckley
Before the Mayflower: A History of Black America (Lerone Bennett Jr.)
Before the Mayflower: A History of Black America
529
Lerone Bennett Jr.
Bad Feminist (Roxane Gay)
Bad Feminist
530
Roxane Gay
Backlash (Susan Faludi)
Backlash
531
Susan Faludi
The Autobiography of Malcolm X (Malcolm X)
The Autobiography of Malcolm X
532
Malcolm X
The Audacity of Hope (Barack Obama)
The Audacity of Hope
533
Barack Obama
At the Hands of Persons Unknown (Philip Dray)
At the Hands of Persons Unknown
534
Philip Dray
At the Dark End of the Street (Danielle McGuire)
At the Dark End of the Street
535
Danielle McGuire
At Canaan's Edge (Taylor Branch)
At Canaan's Edge
536
Taylor Branch
Assata (Assata Shakur)
Assata
537
Assata Shakur
Assassination Vacation
Assassination Vacation
538
The Art of the English Murder (Lucy Worsley)
The Art of the English Murder
539
Lucy Worsley
Around the World in 72 Days & Other Writings (Nellie Bly)
Around the World in 72 Days & Other Writings
540
Nellie Bly
Anti-Intellectualism in American Life by Richard Hofstadter
Anti-Intellectualism in American Life by Richard Hofstadter
541
And the Band Played On
And the Band Played On
542
America's Unwritten Constitution: The Precedents and Principles We Live by (Akhil Reed Amar)
America's Unwritten Constitution: The Precedents and Principles We Live By
543
Akhil Reed Amar
American Brutus: John Wilkes Booth and the Lincoln Conspiracy (Michael W Kauffman)
American Brutus: John Wilkes Booth and the Lincoln Conspiracy
544
Michael W Kauffman
Alt-America: The Rise of the Radical Right in the Age of Trump (David Neiwert)
Alt-America: The Rise of the Radical Right in the Age of Trump
545
David Neiwert
All the Single Ladies (Traister)
All the Single Ladies
546
Traister
All the President's Men (Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward)
All the President's Men
547
Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward
1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die (Steven Jay Schneider)
1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die
548
Steven Jay Schneider
1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die
1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die
549
100 Amazing Facts About the Negro (Henry Louis Gates, Jr.)
100 Amazing Facts About the Negro
550
Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
Wuthering Heights (Emily Brontë)
Wuthering Heights
551
Emily Brontë
The Woman in White (Wilkie Collins)
The Woman in White
552
Wilkie Collins
Wicked Intentions (Elizabeth Hoyt)
Wicked Intentions
553
Elizabeth Hoyt
Wicked and the Wallflower (Sarah MacLean)
Wicked and the Wallflower
554
Sarah MacLean
Who Fears Death (Nnedi Okorafor)
Who Fears Death
555
Nnedi Okorafor
When the Light of the World Was Subdued, Our Songs Came Through (Joy Harjo)
When the Light of the World Was Subdued, Our Songs Came Through
556
Joy Harjo
The Well of Loneliness
The Well of Loneliness
557
Welcome to Night Vale (Joseph Fink)
Welcome to Night Vale
558
Joseph Fink
Welcome to the Monkey House (Kurt Vonnegut)
Welcome to the Monkey House
559
Kurt Vonnegut
Weep Not, Child (Ngugi Wa Thiong'o)
Weep Not, Child
560
Ngugi Wa Thiong'o
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