Books to Generate Discussion about Civic Engagement
Automating Inequality by 
Capital in the Twenty-First Century by 
The Fight to Vote by 
How to Be an Antiracist by 
Is Inequality in America Irreversible? by 
Justice by 
March (Trilogy Slipcase Set) by 
Men Explain Things to Me by 
Mr. President, How Long Must We Wait? by 
The New Jim Crow by 
Orange Is the New Black by 
Palaces for the People by 
A People's History of the United States by 
She the People by 
Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You by 
Tell Me How It Ends by 
The War for Kindness by 
White Fragility by 
White Trash by 
Winners Take All by Thank you to Andrea Fiorillo, Reference and Adult Services Librarian at the Reading Public Library, for contributing this recommended list of civic engagement books for book discussions for the workshop guide. in 2018. The list was updated by Michelle Eberle in 2020.
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