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Seattle Picks: Book Group Nonfiction

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Recently published nonfiction books selected by our librarians. These thought-provoking titles are sure to spark spirited discussions in your book group. (Updated August 2022)

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A Little Devil in America

A Little Devil in America

Notes in Praise of Black Performance

by Abdurraqib, Hanif

Book - 2021

In this staggeringly intimate meditation, essayist and poet Abdurraqib (Go Ahead in the Rain), chronicles Black performance in American culture. -- Publishers Weekly In this staggeringly intimate meditation, essayist and poet Abdurraqib (Go Ahead in the Rain), chronicles Black performance in American culture. -- Publishers Weekly Show less

In this staggeringly intimate meditation, essayist and poet Abdurraqib (Go Ahead in the Rain), chronicles Black performance in American culture. -- Publishers Weekly In this staggeringly intimate meditation, essayist and poet Abdurraqib (Go Ahead in the Rain), chronicles Black performance in American culture. -- Publishers Weekly Show less

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The Trayvon Generation

The Trayvon Generation

by Alexander, Elizabeth

Book - 2022

Poet and scholar Alexander expands on her viral New Yorker essay and examines the power of Black art and culture to articulate the ongoing violence against Black people in America. Poet and scholar Alexander expands on her viral New Yorker essay and examines the power of Black art and culture to articulate the ongoing violence against Black people in America. Show less

Poet and scholar Alexander expands on her viral New Yorker essay and examines the power of Black art and culture to articulate the ongoing violence against Black people in America. Poet and scholar Alexander expands on her viral New Yorker essay and examines the power of Black art and culture to articulate the ongoing violence against Black people in America. Show less

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The Second

The Second

Race and Guns in A Fatally Unequal America

by Anderson, Carol

Book - 2021

Anderson (White Rage) takes an illuminating look at how U.S. laws and customs around gun ownership have been used to subjugate Black Americans. -- Publishers Weekly Anderson (White Rage) takes an illuminating look at how U.S. laws and customs around gun ownership have been used to subjugate Black Americans. -- Publishers Weekly Show less

Anderson (White Rage) takes an illuminating look at how U.S. laws and customs around gun ownership have been used to subjugate Black Americans. -- Publishers Weekly Anderson (White Rage) takes an illuminating look at how U.S. laws and customs around gun ownership have been used to subjugate Black Americans. -- Publishers Weekly Show less

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Seattle From the Margins

Seattle From the Margins

Exclusion, Erasure, and the Making of A Pacific Coast City

by Asaka, Megan

Book - 2022

Uncovering a history that has been erased and distorted, Asaka explores the critical role seasonal migrant workers, largely Indigenous and Asian people, played in the development of Seattle. Uncovering a history that has been erased and distorted, Asaka explores the critical role seasonal migrant workers, largely Indigenous and Asian people, played in the development of Seattle. Show less

Uncovering a history that has been erased and distorted, Asaka explores the critical role seasonal migrant workers, largely Indigenous and Asian people, played in the development of Seattle. Uncovering a history that has been erased and distorted, Asaka explores the critical role seasonal migrant workers, largely Indigenous and Asian people, played in the development of Seattle. Show less

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The Secret to Superhuman Strength

The Secret to Superhuman Strength

by Bechdel, Alison

Graphic Novel - 2021

Bechdel (Are You My Mother?) makes a welcome return with this dense, finely wrought deep dive into her lifelong fixation with exercise as a balm for a variety of needs. -- Publishers Weekly Bechdel (Are You My Mother?) makes a welcome return with this dense, finely wrought deep dive into her lifelong fixation with exercise as a balm for a variety of needs. -- Publishers Weekly Show less

Bechdel (Are You My Mother?) makes a welcome return with this dense, finely wrought deep dive into her lifelong fixation with exercise as a balm for a variety of needs. -- Publishers Weekly Bechdel (Are You My Mother?) makes a welcome return with this dense, finely wrought deep dive into her lifelong fixation with exercise as a balm for a variety of needs. -- Publishers Weekly Show less

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Unraveled

Unraveled

The Life and Death of A Garment

by Bédat, Maxine

Book - 2021

Bédat, founder of the New Standard Institute, traces the life cycle of an average pair of jeans "from farm to landfill" in this rich exposé of the fast fashion industry. -- Publishers Weekly Bédat, founder of the New Standard Institute, traces the life cycle of an average pair of jeans "from farm to landfill" in this rich exposé of the fast fashion industry. -- Publishers Weekly Show less

Bédat, founder of the New Standard Institute, traces the life cycle of an average pair of jeans "from farm to landfill" in this rich exposé of the fast fashion industry. -- Publishers Weekly Bédat, founder of the New Standard Institute, traces the life cycle of an average pair of jeans "from farm to landfill" in this rich exposé of the fast fashion industry. -- Publishers Weekly Show less

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Broken Horses

Broken Horses

A Memoir

by Carlile, Brandi

Book - 2021

Carlile, a multiple Grammy Award--winning musician, recalls the pivotal events that shaped her music and identity in this captivating memoir. -- Publishers Weekly Carlile, a multiple Grammy Award--winning musician, recalls the pivotal events that shaped her music and identity in this captivating memoir. -- Publishers Weekly Show less

Carlile, a multiple Grammy Award--winning musician, recalls the pivotal events that shaped her music and identity in this captivating memoir. -- Publishers Weekly Carlile, a multiple Grammy Award--winning musician, recalls the pivotal events that shaped her music and identity in this captivating memoir. -- Publishers Weekly Show less

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Our Team

Our Team

The Epic Story of Four Men and the World Series That Changed Baseball

by Epplin, Luke

Book - 2021

Sportswriter Epplin debuts with an inspirational account of the rise of the newly racially integrated 1940s Cleveland Indians, focusing on four remarkable...Show more Sportswriter Epplin debuts with an inspirational account of the rise of the newly racially integrated 1940s Cleveland Indians, focusing on four remarkable men--players Larry Doby, Bob Feller, and Satchel Paige, and team owner Bill Veeck. -- Publishers Weekly Show less

Sportswriter Epplin debuts with an inspirational account of the rise of the newly racially integrated 1940s Cleveland Indians, focusing on four remarkable...Show more Sportswriter Epplin debuts with an inspirational account of the rise of the newly racially integrated 1940s Cleveland Indians, focusing on four remarkable men--players Larry Doby, Bob Feller, and Satchel Paige, and team owner Bill Veeck. -- Publishers Weekly Show less

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Somebody's Daughter

Somebody's Daughter

A Memoir

by Ford, Ashley C.

Book - 2021

Journalist Ford debuts with a blistering yet tender account of growing up with an incarcerated father. -- Publishers Weekly Journalist Ford debuts with a blistering yet tender account of growing up with an incarcerated father. -- Publishers Weekly Show less

Journalist Ford debuts with a blistering yet tender account of growing up with an incarcerated father. -- Publishers Weekly Journalist Ford debuts with a blistering yet tender account of growing up with an incarcerated father. -- Publishers Weekly Show less

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Four Hundred Souls

Four Hundred Souls

A Community History of African America, 1619-2019

Book - 2021

Bestseller Kendi (How to Be an Antiracist) and historian Blain (Set the World on Fire) present an engrossing anthology of essays, biographical sketches, a...Show more Bestseller Kendi (How to Be an Antiracist) and historian Blain (Set the World on Fire) present an engrossing anthology of essays, biographical sketches, and poems by Black writers tracing the history of the African American experience from the arrival of the first slaves in 1619 to the rise of the Black Lives Matter movement. -- Publishers Weekly Show less

Bestseller Kendi (How to Be an Antiracist) and historian Blain (Set the World on Fire) present an engrossing anthology of essays, biographical sketches, a...Show more Bestseller Kendi (How to Be an Antiracist) and historian Blain (Set the World on Fire) present an engrossing anthology of essays, biographical sketches, and poems by Black writers tracing the history of the African American experience from the arrival of the first slaves in 1619 to the rise of the Black Lives Matter movement. -- Publishers Weekly Show less

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Footnotes

Footnotes

The Black Artists Who Rewrote the Rules of the Great White Way

by Gaines, Caseen

Book - 2021

Journalist Gaines (The Dark Crystal) unearths in this energetic, meticulously researched survey the story behind the 1921 musical Shuffle Along, the first show on Broadway that featured an "all-Black creative team." -- Publishers Weekly Journalist Gaines (The Dark Crystal) unearths in this energetic, meticulously researched survey the story behind the 1921 musical Shuffle Along, the first show on Broadway that featured an "all-Black creative team." -- Publishers Weekly Show less

Journalist Gaines (The Dark Crystal) unearths in this energetic, meticulously researched survey the story behind the 1921 musical Shuffle Along, the first show on Broadway that featured an "all-Black creative team." -- Publishers Weekly Journalist Gaines (The Dark Crystal) unearths in this energetic, meticulously researched survey the story behind the 1921 musical Shuffle Along, the first show on Broadway that featured an "all-Black creative team." -- Publishers Weekly Show less

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Essential Labor

Essential Labor

Mothering as Social Change

by Garbes, Angela

Book - 2022

Combining personal narrative with cultural history and analysis, Seattle journalist and author Garbes calls for a reassessment of mothering that values care work and strengthens relationships and community. Combining personal narrative with cultural history and analysis, Seattle journalist and author Garbes calls for a reassessment of mothering that values care work and strengthens relationships and community. Show less

Combining personal narrative with cultural history and analysis, Seattle journalist and author Garbes calls for a reassessment of mothering that values care work and strengthens relationships and community. Combining personal narrative with cultural history and analysis, Seattle journalist and author Garbes calls for a reassessment of mothering that values care work and strengthens relationships and community. Show less

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The Kissing Bug

The Kissing Bug

A True Story of A Family, An Insect, and A Nation's Neglect of A Deadly Disease

by Hernández, Daisy

Book - 2021

A deeply personal, unsparing analysis of how neglected diseases disproportionately affect marginalized peoples in the world’s richest country—and why they need not. -- Kirkus A deeply personal, unsparing analysis of how neglected diseases disproportionately affect marginalized peoples in the world’s richest country—and why they need not. -- Kirkus Show less

A deeply personal, unsparing analysis of how neglected diseases disproportionately affect marginalized peoples in the world’s richest country—and why they need not. -- Kirkus A deeply personal, unsparing analysis of how neglected diseases disproportionately affect marginalized peoples in the world’s richest country—and why they need not. -- Kirkus Show less

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Still Here

Still Here

A Southend Mixtape From An Unexpected Journalist

by Jackson, Reagan E. J.

Book - 2021

Jackson writes with both perspective and purpose, illuminating stories that reflect the mosaic of stories comprised in Seattle. -- publisher's copy Jackson writes with both perspective and purpose, illuminating stories that reflect the mosaic of stories comprised in Seattle. -- publisher's copy Show less

Jackson writes with both perspective and purpose, illuminating stories that reflect the mosaic of stories comprised in Seattle. -- publisher's copy Jackson writes with both perspective and purpose, illuminating stories that reflect the mosaic of stories comprised in Seattle. -- publisher's copy Show less

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Admissions

Admissions

A Memoir of Surviving Boarding School

by James, Kendra

Book - 2022

James offers a funny and searing portrait of race, class, and privilege in America as she recalls her experience as a Black student at an elite boarding school and as an admissions officer specializing in diversity recruitment. James offers a funny and searing portrait of race, class, and privilege in America as she recalls her experience as a Black student at an elite boarding school and as an admissions officer specializing in diversity recruitment. Show less

James offers a funny and searing portrait of race, class, and privilege in America as she recalls her experience as a Black student at an elite boarding school and as an admissions officer specializing in diversity recruitment. James offers a funny and searing portrait of race, class, and privilege in America as she recalls her experience as a Black student at an elite boarding school and as an admissions officer specializing in diversity recruitment. Show less

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No More Police

No More Police

A Case for Abolition

by Kaba, Mariame

Book - 2022

Two prominent prison and police abolitionists make the case for creating a world that can prevent, transform, and interrupt violence outside a system of policing. Two prominent prison and police abolitionists make the case for creating a world that can prevent, transform, and interrupt violence outside a system of policing. Show less

Two prominent prison and police abolitionists make the case for creating a world that can prevent, transform, and interrupt violence outside a system of policing. Two prominent prison and police abolitionists make the case for creating a world that can prevent, transform, and interrupt violence outside a system of policing. Show less

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I'm in Seattle, Where Are You?

I'm in Seattle, Where Are You?

A Memoir

by Kazār, Murtaḍá

Book - 2021

A memoir from an Iraqi novelist, journalist, and visual artist about how the search for a lost love brought him to America and saved him from persecution as a gay Muslim man. -- Kirkus A memoir from an Iraqi novelist, journalist, and visual artist about how the search for a lost love brought him to America and saved him from persecution as a gay Muslim man. -- Kirkus Show less

A memoir from an Iraqi novelist, journalist, and visual artist about how the search for a lost love brought him to America and saved him from persecution as a gay Muslim man. -- Kirkus A memoir from an Iraqi novelist, journalist, and visual artist about how the search for a lost love brought him to America and saved him from persecution as a gay Muslim man. -- Kirkus Show less

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Red Paint

Red Paint

The Ancestral Autobiography of A Coast Salish Punk

by LaPointe, Sasha taqwšeblu

Book - 2022

Coast Salish poet and artist LaPointe recounts her nomadic life and examines her ancestral heritage in a search for healing and a place to call home. Coast Salish poet and artist LaPointe recounts her nomadic life and examines her ancestral heritage in a search for healing and a place to call home. Show less

Coast Salish poet and artist LaPointe recounts her nomadic life and examines her ancestral heritage in a search for healing and a place to call home. Coast Salish poet and artist LaPointe recounts her nomadic life and examines her ancestral heritage in a search for healing and a place to call home. Show less

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The Premonition

The Premonition

A Pandemic Story

by Lewis, Michael

Book - 2021

Maverick doctors, scientists, and public health officials took charge of the fight against Covid-19 when the CDC and the Trump administration failed to act, according to this illuminating rehash of recent history. -- Publishers Weekly Maverick doctors, scientists, and public health officials took charge of the fight against Covid-19 when the CDC and the Trump administration failed to act, according to this illuminating rehash of recent history. -- Publishers Weekly Show less

Maverick doctors, scientists, and public health officials took charge of the fight against Covid-19 when the CDC and the Trump administration failed to act, according to this illuminating rehash of recent history. -- Publishers Weekly Maverick doctors, scientists, and public health officials took charge of the fight against Covid-19 when the CDC and the Trump administration failed to act, according to this illuminating rehash of recent history. -- Publishers Weekly Show less

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Indelible City

Indelible City

Dispossession and Defiance in Hong Kong

by Lim, Louisa

Book - 2022

A fascinating portrait of Hong Kong that mixes reportage and memoir to capture the city, its people, and its history. A fascinating portrait of Hong Kong that mixes reportage and memoir to capture the city, its people, and its history. Show less

A fascinating portrait of Hong Kong that mixes reportage and memoir to capture the city, its people, and its history. A fascinating portrait of Hong Kong that mixes reportage and memoir to capture the city, its people, and its history. Show less

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Black Smoke

Black Smoke

African Americans and the United States of Barbecue

by Miller, Adrian

Book - 2021

James Beard Book Award winner Miller (Soul Food) explores the role of Black Americans in barbecue's complex cultural history. -- Library Journal James Beard Book Award winner Miller (Soul Food) explores the role of Black Americans in barbecue's complex cultural history. -- Library Journal Show less

James Beard Book Award winner Miller (Soul Food) explores the role of Black Americans in barbecue's complex cultural history. -- Library Journal James Beard Book Award winner Miller (Soul Food) explores the role of Black Americans in barbecue's complex cultural history. -- Library Journal Show less

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Four Lost Cities

Four Lost Cities

A Secret History of the Urban Age

by Newitz, Annalee

Book - 2021

Science journalist Newitz (Scatter, Adapt, and Remember) examines the rise and fall of four ancient cities that "suffered from prolonged periods of p...Show more Science journalist Newitz (Scatter, Adapt, and Remember) examines the rise and fall of four ancient cities that "suffered from prolonged periods of political instability coupled with environmental crisis" in this energetic and intriguing account. -- Publishers Weekly Show less

Science journalist Newitz (Scatter, Adapt, and Remember) examines the rise and fall of four ancient cities that "suffered from prolonged periods of p...Show more Science journalist Newitz (Scatter, Adapt, and Remember) examines the rise and fall of four ancient cities that "suffered from prolonged periods of political instability coupled with environmental crisis" in this energetic and intriguing account. -- Publishers Weekly Show less

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The Nation Must Awake

The Nation Must Awake

My Witness to the Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921

by Parrish, Mary E. Jones

Book - 2021

The Nation Must Awake, published for a wide audience for the first time, is Parrish's first-person account, along with the recollections of dozens of othe...Show more The Nation Must Awake, published for a wide audience for the first time, is Parrish's first-person account, along with the recollections of dozens of others, compiled immediately following the tragedy under the name Events of the Tulsa Race Disaster. -- publisher's copy Show less

The Nation Must Awake, published for a wide audience for the first time, is Parrish's first-person account, along with the recollections of dozens of othe...Show more The Nation Must Awake, published for a wide audience for the first time, is Parrish's first-person account, along with the recollections of dozens of others, compiled immediately following the tragedy under the name Events of the Tulsa Race Disaster. -- publisher's copy Show less

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South to America

South to America

A Journey Below the Mason-Dixon to Understand the Soul of A Nation

by Perry, Imani

Book - 2022

A tour of the American South combining memoir, travelogue, and history to reveal the racial and cultural identities foundational to understanding America. A tour of the American South combining memoir, travelogue, and history to reveal the racial and cultural identities foundational to understanding America. Show less

A tour of the American South combining memoir, travelogue, and history to reveal the racial and cultural identities foundational to understanding America. A tour of the American South combining memoir, travelogue, and history to reveal the racial and cultural identities foundational to understanding America. Show less

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The Neuroscience of You

The Neuroscience of You

How Every Brain Is Different and How to Understand Yours

by Prat, Chantel Spring

Book - 2022

A cognitive neuroscientist provides an entertaining and accessible guide to the human brain and helps readers identify the strengths and weakness of their own brains. A cognitive neuroscientist provides an entertaining and accessible guide to the human brain and helps readers identify the strengths and weakness of their own brains. Show less

A cognitive neuroscientist provides an entertaining and accessible guide to the human brain and helps readers identify the strengths and weakness of their own brains. A cognitive neuroscientist provides an entertaining and accessible guide to the human brain and helps readers identify the strengths and weakness of their own brains. Show less

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