I'm so glad you read Wilkerson's books too, Polly. We were completely mesmerized and heartbroken, caught up in the lives of these individuals and families.
This is an excellent, wide-ranging list that reflects my reading values (of course). Some of the historical fiction and the critical work of Isabel Wilkerson and Javier Zamora, and "The Love Song of W.E.B. Du Bois" are special to me. I want to know our history, all of it. The good, bad, and ugly. Nonfiction is best wrapped in story and character. Several books on this list do that. The nature books give me a new sense of the life of the natural world. I'm reading "Is A River Alive" now. Thank you, Kirie!
Wilkerson's works are masterpieces. I learned and lamented so much reading them.
I'm so glad you read Wilkerson's books too, Polly. We were completely mesmerized and heartbroken, caught up in the lives of these individuals and families.
This is an excellent, wide-ranging list that reflects my reading values (of course). Some of the historical fiction and the critical work of Isabel Wilkerson and Javier Zamora, and "The Love Song of W.E.B. Du Bois" are special to me. I want to know our history, all of it. The good, bad, and ugly. Nonfiction is best wrapped in story and character. Several books on this list do that. The nature books give me a new sense of the life of the natural world. I'm reading "Is A River Alive" now. Thank you, Kirie!