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Selected by Emma Watson as the Our Shared Shelf Book Club Pick for January/February 2018
Sunday Times Bestseller
Winner of the British Book Awards Non-Fiction Narrative Book of the Year
Winner of the Jhalak Prize
"This is a book that was begging to be written . . . Essential." --Marlon James
"The most important book for me this year." --Emma Watson
"One of the most important books of 2017." --Nikesh Shukla, editor of The Good Immigrant
In 2014, award-winning journalist Reni Eddo-Lodge wrote about her frustration with the way that discussions of race and racism in Britain were being led by those who weren't affected by it. She posted a piece on her blog, entitled: "Why I'm No Longer Talking to White People About Race."
Her words hit a nerve. The post went viral and comments flooded in from others desperate to speak up about their own experiences. Galvanized by this clear hunger for open discussion, she decided to dig into the source of these feelings. Exploring issues from eradicated black history to the political purpose of white dominance, whitewashed feminism to the inextricable link between class and race, Reni Eddo-Lodge offers a timely and essential new framework for how to see, acknowledge and counter racism. It is a searing, illuminating, absolutely necessary exploration of what it is to be a person of color in Britain today.
Foyles Nonfiction Book of the Year
Blackwell's Nonfiction Book of the Year
Named One of the Best Books of 2017 by:
NPR
The Guardian
The Observer
The Brooklyn Rail
Cultured Vultures
Published | Nov 07 2017 |
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Format | Hardback |
Edition | 1st |
Extent | 272 |
ISBN | 9781408870556 |
Imprint | Bloomsbury Publishing |
Dimensions | 9 x 5 inches |
Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
This is a book that was begging to be written. This is the kind of book that demands a future where we'll no longer need such a book. Essential.
Marlon James, author of Man Booker Prize-winning A BRIEF HISTORY OF SEVEN KILLINGS
This political, accessible and uncompromising book has got people talking about race and racism in Britain.
Guardian, "Books of the Year"
Searing ... A fresh perspective, offering an Anglocentric alternative to the recent status-quo-challenging successes of Get Out and Dear White People. This book's probing analysis and sharp wit certainly make us pray she will continue talking to white people about race.
Harper's Bazaar
A clear and convincing dissection of racism and the white denial that perpetuates it.
Our Best Adult Books of 2017 – Nonfiction, starred review, Shelf Awareness
A plainspoken, hard-hitting take on mainstream British society's avoidance of race and the complexities and manifestations of racism . . . Eddo-Lodge's crisp prose and impassioned voice implore white Britain to look beyond obvious racism to acknowledge the more opaque existence of structural racism . . . With this thoughtful and direct book, Eddo-Lodge stokes the very conversation that the title rejects.
Publishers Weekly
In her probing and personal narrative, Eddo-Lodge offers fresh insight into the way all racism is ultimately a 'white problem' that must be addressed by commitment to action, no matter how small . . . A sharp, compelling, and impassioned book.
Kirkus Reviews
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