Books and Reading Lists
This page houses a number of resources to read for your own education. Many items listed here reading lists pertaining to specific groups or movements. They come from a variety of sources, though the majority are from Chicago Public Libraries, which often posts new and updated reading lists. Check out these recommendations and add a few to your reading list.
Banned Books
- Commonly Banned Books
- Banned Books by Black Authors
- Frequently Banned Books: Celebrating Marginalized Voices
Essential Reads
- Highlighting Disabled Authors
- Highlighting Latinx Literature
- More Latinx Literature
- Recent Latinx Poetry
- Highlighting Asian American and Pacific Islander Literature
- Celebrating Asian Authors
- Women Breaking Boundaries
- Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of Title IX
- Black Mental Health and Physical Wellness
- Anti-Racist Reading List
- Highlighting LGBTQ Voices
- Community List: Arab American Literature
- Immigrant Stories
- Best Books About Immigrants and Immigration
- Social Justice Books for Kids
- Highlighting Native American Stories for Kids
- Highlighting Native American Books for Teens
- Hightlighting Native American Literature for Adults
U.S. History
- Resources on Immigration History
- 1619 Project - New York Times
- The 1619 Project: A New Origin Story, Nikole Hannah-Jones
- An African American and Latinx History of the United States, Paul Ortiz
- Asian American Histories of the United States, Cynthia Ceniza Choy
- An Indigenous People's History of the United States, Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz
- An Afro-Indigenous History of the United States, Kyle T. Mays
- Must Reads on LGBTQ+ History in the U.S.
- Recent Books on Black U.S. History
Do you have a reading list to recommend? Let us know at wsgsprogram@luc.edu.
