Jemele Hill 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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Fierce Love: A Memoir of Family, Faith, and Purpose
Sonya Curry
My guest this week on @JHillUnbothered is @sonyacurry13. We discuss her new memoir, Fierce Love, how her children @StephenCurry30 @sdotcurry @SydelCurryLee reacted to her revealing personal details, including her decision to have an abortion. TO LISTEN —> https://open.spotify.com/episode/31PPMN0Jsgoqu7XFbaV2B4?si=PdDH3ZIVRM-8wcO6niUdIQ https://t.co/dfyoDibpB8
Paperback, 2023
$18.99$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Black Water Rising
Attica Locke
My 5 favorite books I read this year: Nightcrawling (Leila Motley) Finding Me (Viola Davis) Allow Me To Retort: A Black Guy’s Guide To The Constitution (Elie Mystal) Will (Will Smith) Black Water Rising (Attica Locke)
Paperback, 2010
$16.99$8.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
State of Emergency: How We Win in the Country We Built
Tamika D. Mallory
My guest this week on @JHillUnbothered is organizer @TamikaDMallory. We discuss her book “State of Emergency,” and why she became an activist. She also addresses Tamir Rice’s mother, Samaria, accusing her of using her son’s death for fame. LISTEN -> https://t.co/7QvOH4GwIu https://t.co/M08jAuzxVj
Paperback, 2022
$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Shine Bright: A Very Personal History of Black Women in Pop
Danyel Smith
Just want to give a shout out to my girl @danamo, whose new book “Shine Bright” drops today. Not saying this because she is my friend, but this book is FANTASTIC. Amazing writing and you learn so much about some of the most iconic black women in pop.
Paperback, 2023
$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
One Drop: Shifting the Lens on Race
Yaba Blay
My guest this week on @JHillUnbothered is scholar-activist Dr @YabaBlay. I asked her about what motivated her to write her book, One Drop: Shifting the Lens on Race https://t.co/VesKg1nbIt
Paperback, 2023
$22.95$11.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Sisterhood Heals: The Transformative Power of Healing in Community
Joy Harden Bradford
My guest this week on @JHillUnbothered is Dr. Joy Harden Bradford, founder of Therapy For Black Girls and author of the new book, Sisterhood Heals. We discuss the power of Black sister circles, why romantic relationships shouldn’t replace friendships, and how our mothers’… https://t.co/a4eAMqg6FJ https://t.co/yKxltvuiAz
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Finding Me: A Memoir
Viola Davis
My 5 favorite books I read this year: Nightcrawling (Leila Motley) Finding Me (Viola Davis) Allow Me To Retort: A Black Guy’s Guide To The Constitution (Elie Mystal) Will (Will Smith) Black Water Rising (Attica Locke)
Paperback, 2023
$17.99$8.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Homegoing
Yaa Gyasi
@briankoppelman Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi
Paperback, 2017
$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents
Isabel Wilkerson
Great episodes of @JHillUnbothered this week that are worth your time. Check out the episode with brilliant author @Isabelwilkerson, whose book “Caste” is my favorite book this year. Download/subscribe FOR FREE -> https://t.co/r85vdJ42Tt https://t.co/C0oJJzm0NU
Paperback, 2023
$21.00$10.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Between the World and Me
Ta-Nehisi Coates
But if a teacher brings a copy of Ta-Nehisi Coates’ Between the World and Me to school, they’re getting hit with a felony charge. https://t.co/FoM06aYAl8
Hardcover, 2015
$28.00$14.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book