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Melissa Harris-Perry 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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Melissa Harris-Perry is a writer, professor, television host, and political commentator Maya Angelou Presidential Chair @WakeForest. Founder & President @AJCCenter. Leader of Girl Scout Troop 10116. Wife of @JamesHPerry. Mom of Parker & Anna.

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Book Cover for: America, Goddam: Violence, Black Women, and the Struggle for Justice, Treva B. Lindsey

America, Goddam: Violence, Black Women, and the Struggle for Justice

Treva B. Lindsey
Melissa Harris-PerryMelissa Harris-Perry

#AmericaGoddam by @divafeminist is one of the most powerful accounts of violence against black women and girls that you’ll read this year. Lindsey’s focus on liberation is hopeful yet honest. I highly recommend it.

Hardcover, 2022

$24.95Member price:$12.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: I've Had to Think Up a Way to Survive: On Trauma, Persistence, and Dolly Parton, Lynn Melnick

I've Had to Think Up a Way to Survive: On Trauma, Persistence, and Dolly Parton

Lynn Melnick
Melissa Harris-PerryMelissa Harris-Perry

"I've Had To Think Up a Way to Survive: On Trauma, Persistence, and Dolly Parton," is a memoir by Lynn Melnick about her story of trauma and perseverance, intertwined with Dolly Parton's lyrics and legacy. Listen to our interview with her on @TheTakeaway https://t.co/iSxHbicCEO

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Book Cover for: Believing: Our Thirty-Year Journey to End Gender Violence, Anita Hill

Believing: Our Thirty-Year Journey to End Gender Violence

Anita Hill
Melissa Harris-PerryMelissa Harris-Perry

So excited for our Takeaway listeners to hear this conversation with @AnitaHill. I’ve been reading her new book Believing and can’t put it down 📚📙 #Believing #EndGenderViolence https://twitter.com/TheTakeaway/status/1445009765386567680

Paperback, 2022

$18.00Member price:$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Kill Switch: The Rise of the Modern Senate and the Crippling of American Democracy, Adam Jentleson

Kill Switch: The Rise of the Modern Senate and the Crippling of American Democracy

Adam Jentleson
Melissa Harris-PerryMelissa Harris-Perry

Confession: I was not supportive of ending the filibuster--Then I read @AJentleson's Kill Switch. Now I'm convinced if we dont kill the filibuster, it's going to kill democracy. Maybe already has.I talked w/ Adam on @TheTakeaway Take a listen.

Paperback, 2022

$17.95Member price:$8.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: The Kaepernick Effect: Taking a Knee, Changing the World, Dave Zirin

The Kaepernick Effect: Taking a Knee, Changing the World

Dave Zirin
Melissa Harris-PerryMelissa Harris-Perry

It was such a pleasure to talk with @EdgeofSports about his new book The Kaepernick Effect: Taking a Knee, Changing the World. LISTEN to our conversation on @TheTakeaway #nerdlandaudio https://t.co/o43A29eUst

Hardcover, 2021

$25.99Member price:$12.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Consumed: The Need for Collective Change: Colonialism, Climate Change, and Consumerism, Aja Barber

Consumed: The Need for Collective Change: Colonialism, Climate Change, and Consumerism

Aja Barber
Melissa Harris-PerryMelissa Harris-Perry

Check out @AjaSaysHello's book "CONSUMED: The Need for Collective Change: Colonialism, Climate Change, and Consumerism" for more on this topic. https://t.co/0dNz06dQPF

Paperback, 2021

$19.99Member price:$9.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Policing the Womb, Michele Goodwin

Policing the Womb

Michele Goodwin
Melissa Harris-PerryMelissa Harris-Perry

ICYMI: @michelebgoodwin joined @TheTakeaway last week to talk about contemporary experiences of Black motherhood and her book “Policing the Womb: Invisible Women and the Criminalization of Motherhood.” Listen now 🎧 https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/takeaway/segments/policing-womb

Paperback, 2022

$20.00Member price:$10.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: How We Win the Civil War: Securing a Multiracial Democracy and Ending White Supremacy for Good, Steve Phillips

How We Win the Civil War: Securing a Multiracial Democracy and Ending White Supremacy for Good

Steve Phillips
Melissa Harris-PerryMelissa Harris-Perry

Grateful that @StevePtweets was able to join @TheTakeaway to talk about his new book, "How We Win the Civil War: Securing a Multiracial Democracy and Ending White Supremacy for Good." Listen to our segment about this great new book now. https://t.co/rdf6J0j1nl

Paperback, 2024

$19.99Member price:$9.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: The Bluest Eye, Toni Morrison

The Bluest Eye

Toni Morrison
Melissa Harris-PerryMelissa Harris-Perry

Prof @jcdme evokes Toni Morrison's "mother-full" text, The Bluest Eye, and the lesson "I felt a need for someone to want the black baby to live." #blackgirls4knowledge @bwg_symposium

Paperback, 2007

$17.00Member price:$8.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: You Don't Know What War Is: The Diary of a Young Girl from Ukraine, Yeva Skalietska

You Don't Know What War Is: The Diary of a Young Girl from Ukraine

Yeva Skalietska
Melissa Harris-PerryMelissa Harris-Perry

"You Don't Know What War Is: The Diary of a Young Girl from Ukraine," chronicles the life of Yeva Skalietska, who began keeping a journal on her 12th birthday. Her powerful writings are captivating, and I got the chance to speak with her on @TheTakeaway. https://t.co/VQEdSyZBmD

Hardcover, 2022

$19.99Member price:$9.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book