2014 Holiday Gift Guide: Recent classics

A selection of recent books that have quickly become essential titles to have on the shelf

Redefining Realness: My Path to Womanhood, Identity, Love & So Much More

Janet Mock

Janet Mock is awesome.

The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness

Michelle Alexander

Real talk on our apartheid incaraceration state

Not in My Neighborhood: How Bigotry Shaped a Great American city

Antero Pietila

Essential reading for Baltimoreans who want to understand the roots of our divided city

This Changes Everything: Capitalism vs. the Climate

Naomi Klein

If we want to save the planet, we need to change the system

The Art of Fermentation: An In-Depth Exploration of Essential Concepts and Processes from Around the World

Sandor Ellix Katz and Michael Pollan

The bible of the ferment

Buck

M.K. Asante Jr.

An incredible coming of age story from one of our favorite writers

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