Recs if you like Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents...

All of his picks since 2008, both summer reading lists and yearly round-ups.

Intersectional books about anti-capitalism, economic injustice, and imagining better futures of interdependence and reciprocity

this is your reminder to read books by Black authors all month, all year, every year— not just during Black History Month. it’s crucially important to be able to diversify your reading and your bookshelves. expand your mind, your perspectives, your knowledge, and your taste. if you don’t know where to start, here are some recommendations!

If you're looking to read something that will radicalize you...this is the list for you. Signed, your fave community organizer

reading is political.

recs welcome!

Here's every book so far from BOTM's monthly shortlist since February 2015 for anyone who wants to read them all like I do!

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

This list was generated from a post on pagebound club on Juneteenth in 2026. I opted to not try and make this list comprehensive but just to document the community recs from that day - however, if you have more books to recommend please comment in the forum! Prompts from the original post will be in the comments. Note: prompts asked for books by Black authors, not only those from/books set in the US. See comments section for more discussion.

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!

Essential writings from Black feminists.

books to read on 4th of july and beyond. politics/history/social issues, let me know if you have any suggestions!

You cannot be anti-capitalist if you are racist. Racism is the capitalists’ sharpest sword.

No one is free until we all are free.

Focused on America and anti-blackness but touches on other groups as well.

Why we need a revolution and how we get there

Nonfiction that'll blow your mind, especially if you grew up in the North American School System. Get ready to learn!

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 ♡

For those who want to learn a thing or two while they're acting out their dark academia dreams.

(read: dark and broody non-fiction that may or may not also be dense and/or academic)