2020 selection · Nonfiction

Caste: The Origins Of Our Discontents

Caste: The Origins Of Our Discontents by Isabel Wilkerson appears in NPR’s 2020 Books We Love guide. NPR’s editors categorized the recommendation around nonfiction, eye-opening reads, identity & culture, placing it within the year’s broader reading conversation.

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