FALL 2024 NONFICTION DEBUTS.

PEOPLE of color; BLACK power movement; BLACK people; POLITICAL science; CHEROKEE (North American people); CAPITAL punishment sentencing

This article highlights a variety of nonfiction debut books that cover a wide range of topics. Sadiya Ansari's "In Exile" explores her grandmother's secret history and the circumstances that led to her leaving and returning to the family. Andrea Currie's "Finding Otipemisiwak" examines Canada's history of harm to Indigenous communities, including her own experience as a survivor of the Sixties Scoop. Lyta Gold's "Dangerous Fictions" delves into moral panics surrounding works of fiction and the issues with contemporary fiction. Hahrie Han's "Undivided" explores a megachurch's role in fighting racial inequality and organizing people around a vision for a more just world. Jessica Hoppe's "First in the Family" reflects on her journey to sobriety, her family's immigration history, and America's approach to substance misuse. Additionally, the article mentions upcoming books by Tia Levings, Rebecca Nagle, Aaron Robertson, Theodore H. Schwartz, and Sara Imari Walker, which cover topics such as escaping domestic abuse, land and treaty rights, Black utopian projects, neurology, and the physics of life's emergence. [Extracted from the article]

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