Aparna Nancherla

"Conversations with People Who Hate Me" is an inspiring exploration of difficult conversations and how to navigate them. From his acclaimed work on promoting social justice, creator and producer Dylan Marron invites his detractors to chat on the phone. The resulting conversations provide surprising and thought-provoking insights, showing how having difficult conversations can help us connect with others during times of division. This candid and earnest guide is essential for anyone looking to bridge the gap with those who disagree with them.

Explore the struggle for racial justice in America through the lens of James Baldwin's life and writings. In the aftermath of the civil rights movement, Baldwin transformed into a more politically-engaged writer, at personal and professional cost. In "Begin Again," Eddie S. Glaude Jr. delves into the challenge of confronting America's lies about race, exploring the after times of today's Trumpian era intersecting with Black Lives Matter movement, and how Baldwin's journey offers guidance and hope through disillusionment and despair. This searing exploration is both a powerful interrogation of what we must ask of ourselves and an indispensable part of America's much-needed political and cultural reckoning.

Explore urgent themes of racism and cultural unrest in this gripping debut collection of short stories. Ordinary characters are confronted with extraordinary situations, shedding light on the violence and injustice faced by black men and women every day. From an augmented reality game that enables players to hunt terrorists or shoot minority actors to an author who sells his soul to a many-tongued god, these stories will grab, haunt, enrage, and invigorate you. Discover the many ways we fight for humanity in an unforgiving world.

This collection of stories by Nafissa Thompson-Spires tackles the complexities of black identity and the contemporary middle class. With a writing style that echoes Paul Beatty and Junot Díaz, these boundary-pushing vignettes explore the simmering tensions around race and the vulnerability of the black body. Some stories are darkly humorous, while others are devastatingly poignant. Thompson-Spires fearlessly delves into these issues, making her an original and necessary voice in modern fiction.