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What I Read in 2020

January 11, 2021 Leave a Comment

I hope it’s not too late to post my “what I read last year” list! In 2020, I read my typical eclectic assortment of books. I did focus on anti-racism reading, both fiction and non-fiction. The titles that I starred are written by people of color.

I am always looking for good books to read so feel free to comment with suggestions for reading in 2021! Thanks, Molly Shivers, Director of Conflict Transformation Ministries (and bookworm)

Fiction

  • *Adichie, Americanah
  • Atwood, The Handmaid’s Tale (re-read)
  • Atwood, The Testaments
  • *Butler, Parable of the Sower
  • *Butler, Parable of the Talents
  • Gunning, Bound
  • *Hobson, Where the Dead Sit Talking
  • *Johnson, Middle Passage
  • Kelly, Nothing To See Here
  • Kidd, The Book of Longings
  • Kingsolver, The Lacuna
  • Napolitano, A Good Hard Look
  • *Ng, Little Fires Everywhere
  • O’Connor, Thomas Jefferson Dreams of Sally Hemings
  • Perry, The Essex Serpent
  • *Whitehead, The Nickel Boys
  • *Whitehead, The Underground Railroad
  • *Hurston, Their Eyes Were Watching God

Non-Fiction

  • Clear, Atomic Habits
  • *Coates, Between the World and Me
  • Daniel, When Spiritual But Not Religious Is Not Enough
  • Dronfield, The Boy Who Followed His Father to Auschwitz
  • Duhigg, The Power of Habit
  • *Dyson, Tears We Cannot Stop: A Sermon to America
  • Howes, A Good Apology: Four Steps to Make Things Right
  • *Gordon-Reed, The Hemingses of Monticello
  • *Kendi, How To Be An Antiracist
  • *Kendi, Stamped From the Beginning
  • Lesser, Cassandra Speaks
  • *Menakem, My Grandmother’s Hands
  • Minter, Secondhand: Travels in the Global Garage Sale
  • *Murthy, Together: the Power of Connection in a Sometimes Lonely World
  • Newport, Digital Minimalism
  • *Sharma, The 5 AM Club
  • Van der Kolk, The Body Keeps the Score (re-read)
  • Van Ness, Over the Top
  • *Wilkerson, The Warmth of Other Suns
  • Willimon, Stories

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About Molly Shivers

I am a child of God, a follower of Jesus Christ, and a minister of the Gospel. I have been in the professional ministry since 1999 and am an Elder in Full Connection in the NC Conference of the United Methodist Church. It is my great privilege currently to serve as Director of Conflict Transformation Ministries for the NC Conference.

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