Best Books 2020: Tracking Autocracy & White Supremacy

by Anne Applebaum

A knowledgeable, rational, necessarily dark take on dark realities. Full review >

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by Edward Ball

An illuminating contribution to the literature of race and racism in America. Full review >

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by Seyward Darby

Engaging, horrifying, and informative—Darby offers an important, fresh angle on the problems tearing our country apart. Full review >

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by Masha Gessen

Gessen is a Suetonius for our time, documenting the death of the old America while holding out slim hope for its restoration. Full review >

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by Ruby Hamad

An extraordinary book for anyone who wishes to pay more than lip service to truly inclusive, intersectional feminism. Full review >

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by Carl Hoffman

A valuable portrait of authoritarianism in action and its more-than-willing adherents. Full review >

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by Robert P. Jones

An indispensable study of Christianity in America. Full review >

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by Talia Lavin

Righteous indignation meets techie magic to shine light on one of America’s most malignant warts. Full review >

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by Ijeoma Oluo

A bold, incisive book on heavy topics with a call to action for a more equitable future that doesn’t center White men. Full review >

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by Mychal Denzel Smith

An urgent and provocative work that deserves the broadest possible audience. Full review >

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by Jerald Walker

Crafted with honesty and wry comedic flair, these essays are both engaging and enraging. Full review >

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by Joshua Yaffa

Gripping, disturbing stories of life under an oppressive yet wildly popular autocrat. Full review >

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