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
