October is Black History month in the UK, an annual series of events and a celebration of the contribution that black people have made to the history of this country. Here are some great books:
They Can't Kill Us All: The Story of Black Lives Matter
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'A devastating front-line account of the police killings and the young activism that sparked one of...
The Hate u Give
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A powerful and brave YA novel about what prejudice looks like in the 21st century. Sixteen-year-old...
Race police shooting black lives matter prejudice witness murder
Ghana Must Go: A Novel
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A “buoyant” and “rapturous” debut novel (The Wall Street Journal) about the transformative...
Fiction social issues
The Color Purple
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The classic, PULITZER PRIZE-winning novel that made Alice Walker a household name. Set in the deep...
The Lonely Londoners
Samuel Selvon and Nasta Susheila
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Both devastating and funny, The Lonely Londoners is an unforgettable account of immigrant experience...
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The Autumn's new releases in nonfiction are even more exciting than the return of the pumpkin spice latte.
Tales of Two Americas: Stories of Inequality in a Divided Nation
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America is broken. You don't need a fistful of statistics to know this. Visit any city, and evidence...
The Not So Subtle Art of Being a Fat Girl
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Plus-size supermodel Tess Holliday’s passionate plea for modern women, whoever they are, is to...
Biography
After the Eclipse: A Mother's Murder, a Daughter's Search
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A fierce memoir of a mother's murder, a daughter's coming-of-age in the wake of immense loss, and...
Biography memoir true crime
Paperbacks from Hell: The Twisted History of '70s and '80s Horror Fiction
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Take a tour through the horror paperback novels of the 1970s and ’80s . . . if you dare. Page...
Horror Reference
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From moving memoirs to far-reaching fiction, the wonders of science and the lessons of history, novelists, poets and critics pick their best reads of the year:
To be a Machine: Adventures Among Cyborgs, Utopians, Hackers, and the Futurists Solving the Modest Problem of Death
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What is transhumanism? Simply put, it is a movement whose aim is to use technology to...
Called to Account: How Corporate Bad Behaviour and Government Waste Combine to Cost us Millions
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In a recent study of 61 hospitals, it was found that they bought 21 different types of A4 paper, 652...
politics
Life After Life: A Guildford Four Memoir
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What is it like to spend 15 years in prison for a crime you didn’t commit? Paddy Armstrong was...
biography crime true crime
A New Map of Wonders: A Journey in Search of Modern Marvels
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A New Map of Wonders charts a course through the realm of the fascinating and awe-inspiring. With...
science reference