Recs if you like Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption...

Books about how systems of inequality are constructed and maintained.

A mix of reader favorites and editorial picks from The New York Times—100 books that defined the 21st century.

a list of books to educate yourself on social and political topics

All of the books listed here are introductory texts for Prison Abolition. The books on this list need no prior knowledge and are all great starting points for understanding prison abolition. You will find personal accounts, journalistic and essay books, as well as accessible analyses and histories of policing/incarceration

This list is the why of abolition

Not an expert here at all, but these are some of the books we have been reading in my anti-racism book club or shared by other anti-racism book clubs! Please feel free to share more!

History is really just a convenient story if it's the government or a company pushing the narrative. Investigative and alternative perspectives to popular history.

NYT Top 100 of the 21st Century: Reader's Choice. In order as published in 2024

or: some leftist nonfiction. we love being educated and wanting basic human rights for everybody ♡

Me & White Supremacy by Layla F. Saad, and books from as many of the authors mentioned therein that I could find. (Including books from the Further Learning section.)

nonfiction and fiction list. context on today. everything you do is political, give yourself a voice in that

@celinewyp helped me with this list!!!

What happens to innocent people who are sentenced to death?

Inspired by @so.informed on IG Always looking for suggestions!

These are nonfiction recs that may be good for people just wanting to dip their toes into nonfiction. A lot of this focuses on shorter or graphic nonfiction, but also ones with interesting writing or really accessible explanations. Depending on what you read, some of these may be better for you than others. So, take a look and you should be able to find something good!

for when you’re craving an emotional hangover.

This is a collection of brilliant books across many different topics that can shed light on a new perspective and expand your knowledge.

according to read your color on substack | updated periodically

NonFiction books for those who are interested in what's happening in the world now (or at least, in the last decade) while also being super easy to read for those who don't usually jive with nonfiction.

How many have you read?

A goal to read all the books in the Readers' Choice: best books of the 21st century. Books in order from 100-1. List made in 2024 I think! List is different from the NYT choice list.

Civil Rights and Social Justice Nonfiction

a list of books about cases that are (or are widely considered to be) miscarriages of justice. largely around wrongful (murder) convictions, but may be about other events (e.g. the horizon scandal)