It’s been a while since I’ve shared a reading list on Fakequity. In honor of Independent Bookstore Day/weekend, here are a few quick titles to stock up on. Bookshop.org (affiliate links below) has free shipping this weekend. It is a great alternative to Amazon since they support independent bookstores.

Nonfiction

My friend and colleague Vu Le’s Reimagining Nonprofits and Philanthropy. Even if you don’t work in the sector, give it a read since we’re all impacted by nonprofits and philanthropy.

If you’re a fan of the HBO’s The Pitt, give this book a try. The People’s Hospital goes into the history of the US medical system and how it fails those without insurance.

Rooza, a cookbook, was a welcome addition when I donated a copy to my local high school. The cookbook covers Muslim countries and the foods they celebrate Eid and Ramadan with. The regional differences made this book a treat to read.

A very contemporary book, One Day Everyone Will Have Been Against This, is an important book for these times. It was a National Book Awards winner.

Michelle Obama’s The Look was a delight for the eyes in both the written content and pictures. The book shares tidbit and insights to the Obama years in the White House.

I read this book a while ago, but I think it is time to re-read it, We Gon’ Be Alright Notes on Race and Regression by Jeff Chang is brief, but impactful.

Fiction

If you need a cozy book to distract you from the news and life, We’ll Prescribe You a Cat, is the book for you. Bonus: It is originally from Japan so you can say you read a translation to help diversify your reading.

The opposite of warm and fuzzy is Yellowface by R.F. Kuang. I recently delivered a donation of books to a high school and the librarian was so excited to have R.F. Kuang books in the pile. He said the students love her writing.

I have mix feelings about Steph Cha’s Your House Will Pay. It was a recommendation from my library so I listened to the audiobook. It covers important historical race related events in a fictional format.

Children’s

If you’ve been following the Supreme Court immigration case you might have heard the name Wong Kim Ark. This picture book, I am an American, is  good instruction to help kid’s understand immigration and citizenship.  

The Sky Fox, A Peruvian graphic folktale is a graphic novel for beginning readers. It was a quick fun read and will hopefully engage your beginning readers.

I just finished watching the second movie in the Hunger Games series. The Last Cuentista is a great Latino alternative to the books, different but of the sort of sci-fi, dystopian genre. I hope it gets made into a movie too.

Happy reading!