An Anti-Racist Fiction Reading List

Narrative fiction can be very powerful in instilling empathy and helping readers understand other people's lives.

In this episode, we share a list of narrative fiction/memoirs that can serve to make the Black experience more accessible to any reader and bring about perspective and understanding.

The Boys Club | Erica Katz | Amazon | Bookshop

The Last Story of Mina Lee | Nancy Jooyun Kim | Amazon | Bookshop

A Very Punchable Face | Colin Jost | Amazon | Bookshop

White Ivy | Susie Yang | Amazon | Bookshop

The Kiss Quotient | Helen Hoang | Amazon | Bookshop

Big Girl, Small Town | Michelle Gallen | Amazon | Bookshop

Firefly Lane on Netflix | Kristian Hannah | Amazon | Bookshop

Bridgerton on Netflix | Julia Quinn | Amazon | Bookshop

Conversations With Friends | Sally Rooney | Amazon | Bookshop

Passing | Nella Larsen | Amazon | Bookshop

The Twelve Tribes Of Hattie | Ayana Mathis | Amazon | Bookshop

The Travelers | Regina Porter | Amazon | Bookshop

The World According to Fannie Davis | Bridgett Davis | Amazon | Bookshop

Sing, Unburied, Sing | Jesmyn Ward | Amazon | Bookshop

A Life Apart | L.Y. Marlow | Amazon | Bookshop

The Nickel Boys | Colson Whitehead | Amazon | Bookshop

When No One Is Watching | Alyssa Cole | Amazon | Bookshop

Transcendent Kingdom | Yaa Gyasi | Amazon | Bookshop

Homegoing | Yaa Gyasi | Amazon | Bookshop

No One Is Coming To Save Us | Stephanie Powell Watts | Amazon | Bookshop

The Great Gatsby | F. Scott Fitzgerald | Amazon | Bookshop

Jump At The Sun | Kim McLarin | Amazon | Bookshop

The Taste Of Salt | Martha Southgate | Amazon | Bookshop

Kindred | Octavia Butler | Amazon | Bookshop

Silver Sparrow | Tayari Jones | Amazon | Bookshop

Red At The Bone | Jacqueline Woodson | Amazon | Bookshop

Memorial Drive | Natasha Tretheway | Amazon | Bookshop

That Kind Of Mother | Rumaan Alam | Amazon | Bookshop

Green | Sam Graham-Felsen | Amazon | Bookshop

Real American | Julie Lythcott-Haims | Amazon | Bookshop

Black Is The Body | Emily Bernard | Amazon | Bookshop

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