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2024 Reading List
Fiction Titles in Pink - Favorites in Bold
Title Author Genre/Subject Year fiction shorts read rec
Unmasking AI: My Mission to Protect What Is Human in a World of Machines Joy Buolamwini technology, social justice 2023 Non-Fiction 0 1 TRUE
Eve: How the Female Body Drove 200 Million Years of Human Evolution Cat Bohannon science, social justice, feminism 2023 Non-Fiction 0 1 FALSE
The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness Michelle Alexander social justice 2010 Non-Fiction 0 1 TRUE
Automating Inequality: How High-Tech Tools Profile, Police, and Punish the Poor Virginia Eubanks social justice 2018 Non-Fiction 0 1 FALSE
Are Prisons Obsolete? Angela Y. Davis social justice 2003 Non-Fiction 0 1 FALSE
Not “A Nation of Immigrants”: Settler Colonialism, White Supremacy, and a History of Erasure and Exclusion Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz history, social justice 2023 Non-Fiction 0 1 TRUE
If We Burn: The Mass Protest Decade and the Missing Revolution Vincent Bevins social justice, movement analysis 2023 Non-Fiction 0 1 TRUE
Wild Seed Octavia E. Butler science fiction 1980 Fiction 0 1 FALSE
Artificial Unintelligence: How Computers Misunderstand the World Meredith Broussard technology, social justice 2018 Non-Fiction 0 1 FALSE
Mind of My Mind Octavia E. Butler science fiction 1977 Fiction 0 1 TRUE
Voices in the Code: A Story About People, Their Values, and the Algorithm They Made David G. Robinson technology, social justice 2023 Non-Fiction 0 1 FALSE
The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress Robert A. Heinlein science fiction 1966 Fiction 0 1 FALSE
Black AF History: The Un-Whitewashed Story of America Michael Harriot history 2023 Non-Fiction 0 1 TRUE
The Three Mothers: How the Mothers of Martin Luther King, Jr., Malcolm X, and James Baldwin Shaped a Nation Anna Malaika Tubbs history, social justice, feminism 2021 Non-Fiction 0 1 FALSE
Hunger Games Suzanne Collins science fiction 2008 Fiction 0 1 FALSE
The Shame Machine: Who Profits in the New Age of Humiliation Cathy O’Neil technology, psychology, social justice 2022 Non-Fiction 0 1 FALSE
Chatching Fire Suzanne Collins science fiction 2009 Fiction 0 1 FALSE
Mockingjay Suzanne Collins science fiction 2010 Fiction 0 1 FALSE
Token Black Girl: A Memoir Danielle Prescod memoir 2022 Non-Fiction 0 1 TRUE
More than a Glitch: Confronting Race, Gender, and Ability Bias in Tech Meredith Broussard technology, social justice 2024 Non-Fiction 0 1 TRUE
How We Get Free: Black Feminism and the Combahee River Collective Edited by Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor social justice, feminism 2017 Non-Fiction 0 1 FALSE
The Hammer: Power, Inequality, and the Struggle for the Soul of Labor Hamilton Nolan labor 2024 Non-Fiction 0 1 FALSE
Race After Technology: Abolitionist Tools for the New Jim Code Ruha Benjamin technology, social justice 2019 Non-Fiction 0 1 FALSE
Design Justice: Community-Led Practices to Build the Worlds We Need Sasha Costanza-Chock technology, social justice 2020 Non-Fiction 0 1 TRUE
When They Call You a Terrorist: A Black Lives Matter Memoir Patrisse Khan-Cullors and asha bandele memoir 2018 Non-Fiction 0 1 FALSE
A Disability History of the United States Kim E. Nielsen social justice, labor, history 2018 Non-Fiction 0 1 FALSE
Go Tell It On the Mountain James Baldwin semi-autobiographical novel 1953 Fiction 0 1 FALSE
Belonging: A Culture of Place bell hooks essays 1990 Non-Fiction 0 1 FALSE
The Selected Works of Audre Lorde Audre Lorde, Edited by Roxane Gay feminism 2020 Non-Fiction 0 1 FALSE
Border and Rule: Global Migration, Capitalism, and the Rise of Racist Nationalism Harsha Walia social justice, migration 2021 Non-Fiction 0 1 TRUE
Stayin’ Alive: The 1970s and the Last Days of the Working Class Jefferson R. Cowie labor, history 2010 Non-Fiction 0 1 FALSE
Ain’t I a Woman? bell hooks feminism 1981 Non-Fiction 0 1 FALSE
Carry: A Memoir of Survival on Stolen Land Toni Jensen memoir 2020 Non-Fiction 0 1 FALSE
All the Real Indians Died Off: And 20 Other Myths about Native Americans Dina Gilio-Whitaker and Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz history 2016 Non-Fiction 0 1 FALSE
Loaded: A Disarming History of the Second Amendment Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz history, social justice 2018 Non-Fiction 0 1 FALSE
Emergent Strategy: Shaping Change, Changing Worlds adrienne maree brown social justice 2017 Non-Fiction 0 1 TRUE
Clay’s Ark Octavia E. Butler science fiction 1984 Fiction 0 1 FALSE
Prison by Any Other Name: The Harmful Consequences of Popular Reforms Maya Schenwar and Victoria Law social justice 2020 Non-Fiction 0 1 TRUE
Patternmaster Octavia E. Butler science fiction 1976 Fiction 0 1 FALSE
An Abolitionist’s Handbook: 12 Steps to Changing Yourself and the World Patrisse Cullors social justice, radical self-love 2021 Non-Fiction 0 1 TRUE
The Will to Change: Men, Masculinity, and Love bell hooks feminism 2004 Non-Fiction 0 1 TRUE
Parable of the Sower Octavia E. Butler science fiction 1993 Fiction 0 1 TRUE
Never Whistle at Night: An Indigenous Dark Fiction Anthology Edited by Shane Hawk and Theodore C. Van Alst Jr. short stories 2023 Fiction 1 1 FALSE
Parable of the Talents Octavia E. Butler science fiction 1998 Fiction 0 1 FALSE
Kindred Octavia E. Butler science fiction 1979 Fiction 0 1 FALSE
Pleasure Activism: The Politics of Feeling Good Written and Gathered by adrienne maree brown social justice 2019 Non-Fiction 0 1 FALSE
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer Mark Twain adventure fiction 1876 Fiction 0 1 FALSE
Fledgling Octavia E. Butler science fiction 2005 Fiction 0 1 FALSE
The Body Is Not an Apology: The Power of Radical Self-Love Sonya Renee Taylor radical self-love 2018 Non-Fiction 0 1 FALSE
What It Takes to Heal: How Transforming Ourselves Can Change the World Prentis Hemphill social justice, radical self-love 2024 Non-Fiction 0 1 TRUE
Dawn Octavia E. Butler science fiction 1987 Fiction 0 1 FALSE
Adulthood Rites Octavia E. Butler science fiction 1988 Fiction 0 1 FALSE
Always Running: La Vida Loca, Gang Days in L.A. Luis J. Rodriguez memoir 1993 Non-Fiction 0 1 FALSE
Imago Octavia E. Butler science fiction 1989 Fiction 0 1 FALSE
Trippy: The Peril and Promise of Medicinal Psychedelics Ernesto Londono psychiatry, mental health 2024 Non-Fiction 0 1 FALSE
All Systems Red Martha Wells science fiction 2017 Fiction 0 1 FALSE
Artificial Condition Martha Wells science fiction 2018 Fiction 0 1 FALSE
Imagination: A Manifesto Ruha Benjamin technology, social justice 2024 Non-Fiction 0 1 TRUE
Rogue Protocol Martha Wells science fiction 2018 Fiction 0 1 FALSE
Octavia’s Brood: Science Fiction Stories from Social Justice Movements Edited by adrienne maree brown and Walidah Imarisha short stories 2015 Fiction 1 1 TRUE
Exit Strategy Martha Wells science fiction 2018 Fiction 0 1 FALSE
Rooted: The American Legacy of Land Theft and the Modern Movement for Black Land Ownership Brea Baker history, social justice 2024 Non-Fiction 0 1 TRUE
All About Love: New Visions bell hooks feminism 1999 Non-Fiction 0 1 TRUE
Network Effect Martha Wells science fiction 2020 Fiction 0 1 FALSE
Fugitive Telemetry Martha Wells science fiction 2021 Fiction 0 1 FALSE
American Indian Stories Zitkála-Sá memior 1921 Non-Fiction 0 1 FALSE
A People’s Future of the United States: Speculative Fiction from 25 Extraordinary Writers Edited by Victor LaValle and John Joseph Adams short stories 2019 Fiction 1 1 TRUE
System Collapse Martha Wells science fiction 2023 Fiction 0 1 FALSE
Code Dependent: Living in the Shadow of AI Madhumita Murgia technology 2024 Non-Fiction 0 1 TRUE
Holding It Together: How Women Became America’s Safety Net Jessica Calarco and Karen Murray social justice 2024 Non-Fiction 0 1 FALSE
Abolition. Feminism. Now. Angela Y. Davis, Gina Dent, Erica R. Meiners, and Beth E. Richie social justice 2022 Non-Fiction 0 1 FALSE
Mutual Aid: Building Solidarity During This Crisis (and the Next) Dean Spade social justice 2021 Non-Fiction 0 1 FALSE
Native American DNA: Tribal Belonging and the False Promise of Genetic Science Kim TallBear social justice, science 2013 Non-Fiction 0 1 FALSE
How We Show Up: Reclaiming Family, Friendship, and Community Mia Birdsong social justice 2020 Non-Fiction 0 1 TRUE
The Fifth Season N. K. Jemisin fantasy 2015 Fiction 0 1 TRUE
The Obelisk Gate N. K. Jemisin fantasy 2016 Fiction 0 1 FALSE
The Stone Sky N. K. Jemisin fantasy 2017 Fiction 0 1 FALSE
Annie Bot Sierra Greer science fiction 2024 Fiction 0 1 TRUE
Burn Book: A Tech Love Story Kara Swisher technology 2024 Non-Fiction 0 1 FALSE
A Memory Called Empire Arkady Martine science fiction 2019 Fiction 0 1 TRUE
Relinquished: The Politics of Adoption and the Privilege of American Motherhood Gretchen Sisson reproductive rights and family planning 2024 Non-Fiction 0 1 TRUE
Against Technoableism: Rethinking Who Needs Improvement Ashley Shew disability justice, technology 2023 Non-Fiction 0 1 FALSE
Healing Resistance: A Radically Different Response to Harm Kazu Haga social justice 2020 Non-Fiction 0 1 FALSE
Survival Is a Promise: The Eternal Life of Audre Lorde Alexis Pauline Gumbs biography 2024 Non-Fiction 0 1 TRUE
The Future Is Disabled: Prophecies, Love Notes and Mourning Songs Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha disability justice 2022 Non-Fiction 0 1 TRUE
Belly of the Beast: The Politics of Anti-Fatness as Anti-Blackness Da’Shaun L. Harrison Blackness, fatness, and gender 2021 Non-Fiction 0 1 TRUE
Technically Wrong: Sexist Apps, Biased Algorithms, and Other Threats of Toxic Tech Sara Wachter-Boettcher technology 2017 Non-Fiction 0 1 FALSE
All Fours Miranda July psychological humor 2024 Fiction 0 1 FALSE
By the Fire We Carry: The Generations-Long Fight for Justice on Native Land Rebecca Nagle Indigenous studies 2024 Non-Fiction 0 1 TRUE
Wastelands: Stories of the Apocalypse Edited by John Joseph Adams short stories 2008 Fiction 1 1 FALSE
Medical Gaslighting: How to Get the Care You Deserve in a System that Makes You Fight for Your Life Ilana Jacqueline health care, feminism, trauma 2024 Non-Fiction 0 1 TRUE
Healing Justice Lineages: Dreaming at the Crossroads of Liberation, Collective Care, and Safety Edited by Cara Page and Erica Woodland social justice 2023 Non-Fiction 0 1 FALSE
Invisible Rulers: The People Who Turn Lies Into Reality Renée DiResta media 2024 Non-Fiction 0 1 FALSE
American Whitelash: A Changing Nation and the Cost of Progress Wesley Lowery social justice 2023 Non-Fiction 0 1 FALSE
How to Tell When We Will Die: On Pain, Disability, and Doom Johanna Hedva disability justice 2024 Non-Fiction 0 1 TRUE
Digital Body Language: How to Build Trust and Connection, No Matter the Distance Erica Dhawan communication 2021 Non-Fiction 0 1 FALSE
Freedom Is a Constant Struggle: Ferguson, Palestine, and the Foundations of a Movement Angela Y. Davis interviews & speeches 2015 Non-Fiction 0 1 FALSE
The Message Ta-Nehisi Coates essays 2024 Non-Fiction 0 1 TRUE
Our History Is the Future: Standing Rock Versus the Dakota Access Pipeline, and the Long Tradition of Indigenous Resistance Nick Estes social justice 2019 Non-Fiction 0 1 FALSE
About Us: Essays from the Disability Series of the New York Times edited by Peter Catapano and Rosemarie Garland-Thomson essays 2019 Non-Fiction 0 1 FALSE
A Desolation Called Peace Arkady Martine science fiction 2021 Fiction 0 1 FALSE
Who’s Afraid of Gender? Judith Butler gender theory 2024 Non-Fiction 0 1 FALSE
Loving Corrections adrienne maree brown social justice, healing 2024 Non-Fiction 0 0 TRUE
Rocannon’s World Ursula K. Le Guin fantasy 1966 Fiction 0 0 FALSE
Feminist, Queer, Crip Alison Kafer feminism, disability justice, queer theory 2013 Non-Fiction 0 0 FALSE

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