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Ali Velshi Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

This list consists of recommendations or mentions of books spotted in media, social media accounts, podcasts or other public websites.

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Ali Velshi is a journalist and host on MSNBC. Host, “Velshi”, Sat/Sun 10a-12pET, "The Last Word" Fri 10pET. MSNBC Chief Correspondent. Editor of “The Trump Indictments.” I actually AM a Kenyan-born Muslim.

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Book Cover for: South to America: A Journey Below the Mason-Dixon to Understand the Soul of a Nation, Imani Perry

South to America: A Journey Below the Mason-Dixon to Understand the Soul of a Nation

Imani Perry
Ali VelshiAli Velshi

Join me 9aET as I sit down with @Imaniperry to discuss her new book, , “South to America,” a novel that travels to the South to understand the deeply rooted tensions of race in America. #velshi

Paperback, 2023

$19.99$9.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Two Boys Kissing, David Levithan

Two Boys Kissing

David Levithan
Ali VelshiAli Velshi

Let today's #VelshiBannedBookClub commence. Please join author David Levithan (@loversdiction) and me 9:30aET to discuss 'Two Boys Kissing', his NYT-bestselling novel about love, coming out, and celebrating the gay male community decades after it lost a generation of its own. https://t.co/2ot1qvhknN

Paperback, 2015

$10.99$5.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: The Field of Blood: Violence in Congress and the Road to Civil War, Joanne B. Freeman

The Field of Blood: Violence in Congress and the Road to Civil War

Joanne B. Freeman
Ali VelshiAli Velshi

'American Exceptionalism' is standing in the way of acceptance re: the realities of 1/6 and the demise of American democracy, says @Yale prof & “The Field of Blood' author Dr. Joanne Freeman (@jb1755), who joins me 8aET. #velshi

Paperback, 2019

$21.00$10.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: The Bluest Eye, Toni Morrison

The Bluest Eye

Toni Morrison
Ali VelshiAli Velshi

12/21 Titles include award-winning literature like "The Bluest Eye" by the late Toni Morrison, a Black Nobel Prize winner. "Heather has Two Mommies" by Les-lee-ah Newman, about a young girl who has lesbian mothers & realizes that her family is different than her friends'. #velshi

Paperback, 2007

$17.00$8.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: The Satanic Verses, Salman Rushdie

The Satanic Verses

Salman Rushdie
Ali VelshiAli Velshi

Harvard Professor Homi Bhabha has spent much of his career studying his friend @SalmanRushdie’s book #TheSatanicVerses. He says the novel has been misunderstood. “Fundamentally, the novel is about the right to change.” #VelshiBannedBookClub #Velshi https://t.co/4ezBgsj5Z1 https://t.co/h3TKZ5nZwt

Paperback, 2008

$19.00$9.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Grey Bees, Andrey Kurkov

Grey Bees

Andrey Kurkov
Ali VelshiAli Velshi

Banned Ukrainian Author Andrey Kurkov and his Book, Grey Bees https://t.co/qq234JXuUD via @thephilacitizen #velshibannedbookclub

Paperback, 2022

$15.95$7.97 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee

To Kill a Mockingbird

Harper Lee
Ali VelshiAli Velshi

Our second #velshibannedbook features Harper Lee’s "To Kill a Mockingbird", praised for its subject matter - a child awakening to abject racism in the South - but contested for embodying a "white savior" theme. E-mail questions/comments to MyStory@Velshi.com. ⁦@VelshiMSNBC⁩ https://t.co/WPRGY35OZv

Paperback, 2005

$16.99$8.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Revenge: How Donald Trump Weaponized the Us Department of Justice Against His Critics, Michael Cohen

Revenge: How Donald Trump Weaponized the Us Department of Justice Against His Critics

Michael Cohen
Ali VelshiAli Velshi

Hey friends – remember that “top-secret” package I showed you last weekend? It was @MichaelCohen212’s new book, “Revenge: How Donald Trump Weaponized the US Department of Justice Against His Critics”. Join us 8:30aET for a preview 👀📖 #velshi https://t.co/vcBGX32tqJ

Hardcover, 2022

$32.50$16.25 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: They Called Us Enemy, George Takei

They Called Us Enemy

George Takei
Ali VelshiAli Velshi

#VelshiBannedBookClub: In George Takei’s graphic novel ‘They Called Us Enemy’, the actor and activist take a critically important look At the historical forces that shaped him - and America itself. https://t.co/8Zhrsb2a9e https://t.co/uEGcAdNkJH

Paperback, 2019

$19.99$9.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: The Hate U Give, Angie Thomas

The Hate U Give

Angie Thomas
Ali VelshiAli Velshi

Author @angiecthomas will join me next week on the #VelshiBannedBookClub to discuss the heartbreaking relevance of #TheHateUGive - a book we've wanted to feature since the inception of VBBC. Pick up your copy today - and send us your questions + comments to mystory@velshi.com.

Paperback, Large Print, 2022

$15.99$7.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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