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18 Books to Read at Home Over Your Holiday Break (Essence.com)

Twenty-twenty was a year of radical shifts and forced stillness. As we struggled keeping up with the flood of changes coming our way, poets and performers, even former presidents, sought to help us find our way through the wilderness in the pages of their stories.
Whether you're practicing solo social distancing or surrounded by a three ring circus, ESSENCE has rounded up some books to help you step away from pop up notifications and into a state of reflection and relaxation during your holiday. There's plenty of page turners to choose from.
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A Promised Land (Barack Obama)
A Promised Land
Barack Obama
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Fattily Ever After: Fat, Black Girl's Guide to Living Life Unapologetically (Stephanie Yeboah)
Fattily Ever After: Fat, Black Girl's Guide to Living Life Unapologetically
Stephanie Yeboah
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The Awkward Black Man (Walter Mosley)
The Awkward Black Man
Walter Mosley
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Driving While Black: African American Travel & the Road to Civil Rights (Gretchen Sorin)
Driving While Black: African American Travel & the Road to Civil Rights
Gretchen Sorin
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The Rise—Black Cooks and the Soul of American Food (Marcus Samuelsson)
The Rise—Black Cooks and the Soul of American Food
Marcus Samuelsson
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My Fashion Fairytale (Nichole Lynel)
My Fashion Fairytale
Nichole Lynel
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The Secret Lives of Church Ladies (Deesha Philyaw)
The Secret Lives of Church Ladies
Deesha Philyaw
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Light for the World to See—A Thousand Words on Race and Hope (Kwame Alexander)
Light for the World to See—A Thousand Words on Race and Hope
Kwame Alexander
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Luster (Raven Leilani)
Luster
Raven Leilani
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The Office of Historical Corrections (Danielle Evans)
The Office of Historical Corrections
Danielle Evans
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The Girl With the Louding Voice (Abi Daré)
The Girl With the Louding Voice
Abi Daré
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Memorial Drive (Natasha Trethewey)
Memorial Drive
Natasha Trethewey
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Grown (Tiffany D. Jackson)
Grown
Tiffany D. Jackson
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The Selected Works of Audre Lorde (Audre Lorde)
The Selected Works of Audre Lorde
Audre Lorde
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After the Rain (Alexandra Elle)
After the Rain
Alexandra Elle
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Survival of the Thickest: Essays (Michelle Buteau)
Survival of the Thickest: Essays
Michelle Buteau
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Mediocre (Ijeoma Oluo)
Mediocre
Ijeoma Oluo
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African American Poetry 250 Years of Struggle and Song (Kevin Young)
African American Poetry 250 Years of Struggle and Song
Kevin Young
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