We love books. Paper books, audio books, graphic novels…we love it all. The brief reviews collected here are designed to inspire and educate you. They are books that at least one contributor has read and found valuable.
We also recommend the progressive reading list at My 50 Bookish Friends, if you want more inspiration.
This short book can be read in an hour, but it provides a great deal of historical insight and advice for how to engage in a post-truth (or as Snyder calls it, “pre-fascist”) society.
If you’re not entirely sure what fascism means, or whether we’re already there, start with this quick read.
On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons From the Twentieth Century Find Out How »
A quick read that traces the path of a white Catholic mother of six from her assigned destiny into a world of activism she never imagined. Along the way, pick up practical organizing tips.
What my Left Hand was Doing: Lessons from a Grassroots Activist Find Out How »
This is my favorite book about activism and uprising. It’s where I first encountered Erica Chenoweth’s 3.5% rule, learned about several successful foreign resistance movements, and discovered new details about our own civil rights movement.
This is an Uprising : How Nonviolent Revolt is Shaping the Twenty First Century Find Out How »
