Raps of Resistance: How Kendrick Lamar and J. Cole Reignited a Hip-Hop Tradition
By Jeremy C. McCool and Earl Hopkins
A persuasive case for the primacy of two singular artists.
We came, we read, we gushed.
A Terrible Intimacy: Interracial Life in the Slaveholding South
By Melvin Patrick Ely
The boundaries between the enslaved and the free were blurry but never invisible.
Scoundrel
By Sarah Weinman
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A page-turning saga of true crime and false narratives.
Double or Nothing: A Double O Novel
By Kim Sherwood
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A new Bond book doubles down on the franchise — and comes out a winner.
Enjoy this Grateful American™ reading recommendation!
The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder
By David Grann
A rollicking yarn with more swells and dips than the ocean itself.
An occasional series in which writers speak for themselves.
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By Esther Yi
A woman in search of herself becomes obsessed with a K-pop idol.
Small Mercies: A Novel
By Dennis Lehane
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A tough-as-nails Southie mom searches for her missing teen.
Epistolary novels aren’t dead yet.
