An Anti-Racist Fiction Reading List
This week, Gayle and Nicole share their favorite books about anti-racism. We’re extending our giveaway to Feb 25th. Three free months of audiobooks from Libro.fm
Narrative fiction can be very powerful in instilling empathy and helping readers understand other people’s lives. In this episode, we share a list of narrative fiction/memoirs that can serve to make the Black experience more accessible to any reader and bring about perspective and understanding.
33 Anti-Racist Fiction Books and Shows
| The Boys Club (Gayle’s review here) | Erica Katz | Amazon | Bookshop |
| The Last Story of Mina Lee | Nancy Jooyun Kim | Amazon | Bookshop |
| A Very Punchable Face (Gayle’s review here) | Colin Jost | Amazon | Bookshop |
| White Ivy (Gayle’s review here) | Susie Yang | Amazon | Bookshop |
| The Kiss Quotient (Gayle’s review here) | Helen Hoang | Amazon | Bookshop |
| Big Girl, Small Town (Gayle’s review here) | Michelle Gallen | Amazon | Bookshop |
| Firefly Lane on Netflix | Kristian Hannah | Amazon | Bookshop |
| Bridgerton on Netflix | Julia Quinn | Amazon | Bookshop |
| Conversations With Friends (Gayle’s review here) | Sally Rooney | Amazon | Bookshop |
| Passing | Nella Larsen | Amazon | Bookshop |
| The Twelve Tribes Of Hattie | Ayana Mathis | Amazon | Bookshop |
| The Travelers (Gayle’s review here) | Regina Porter | Amazon | Bookshop |
| The World According to Fannie Davis | Bridgett Davis | Amazon | Bookshop |
| Sing, Unburied, Sing (Gayle’s review here) | Jesmyn Ward | Amazon | Bookshop |
| A Life Apart | L.Y. Marlow | Amazon | Bookshop |
| The Nickel Boys (Gayle’s review here) | Colson Whitehead | Amazon | Bookshop |
| When No One Is Watching | Alyssa Cole | Amazon | Bookshop |
| Transcendent Kingdom (Gayle’s review here) | Yaa Gyasi | Amazon | Bookshop |
| Homegoing (Gayle’s review here) | Yaa Gyasi | Amazon | Bookshop |
| No One Is Coming To Save Us | Stephanie Powell Watts | Amazon | Bookshop |
| The Great Gatsby | F. Scott Fitzgerald | Amazon | Bookshop |
| Jump At The Sun (Gayle’s review here) | Kim McLarin | Amazon | Bookshop |
| The Taste Of Salt | Martha Southgate | Amazon | Bookshop |
| Kindred | Octavia Butler | Amazon | Bookshop |
| Silver Sparrow (Gayle’s review here) | Tayari Jones | Amazon | Bookshop |
| Red At The Bone | Jacqueline Woodson | Amazon | Bookshop |
| Memorial Drive | Natasha Tretheway | Amazon | Bookshop |
| That Kind Of Mother (Gayle’s review here) | Rumaan Alam | Amazon | Bookshop |
| Green (Gayle’s review here) | Sam Graham-Felsen | Amazon | Bookshop |
| Real American (Gayle’s review here) | Julie Lythcott-Haims | Amazon | Bookshop |
| Black Is The Body | Emily Bernard | Amazon | Bookshop |
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