We've been horrified by the recurring acts of violence that keep happening in this country. Hate is not ever OK. As a result, we decided to compile a list of books that challenge the pervading narratives in American society. Hopefully, these books will help us all pay better attention to the world and the people in it. And as Rebecca Solnit puts it "this paying attention is the foundational act of empathy, of listening, of imagining experiences other than one's own, of getting out of the boundaries of one's own experience."  - A & K

Greetings, bookish friends! Kendra here. Can you believe the summer's half over? Just the other day I saw the associates at Target dragging out the school supplies. Such mixed feelings. Of course, who doesn't love school supplies? But I'm not ready for the summer to over! Holy mother of pearl, I still have WAY too many books on my summer TBR to be ready for fall. Here are a few titles on my list.