February is Black History Month. In honor, here are some recommends from librarian Allyson Mower.

An American Story Told by Reverend France Davis

Learn more about civil rights, community leader, and freedom namesake France Davis

Dominion: an anthology of speculative fiction from Africa and the African Diaspora edited by Zelda Knight

Short stories from a newly established American publishing company owned by a queer woman of color based in Kansas.

While Justice Sleeps by Stacy Abrams

Who doesn’t love a little intrigue and political thriller?!

Becoming by Michelle Obama

Tells the story of finding a way to live an ambitious, fulfilling, and balanced life even when faced with surprising uncertainties.

Kindred by Octavia Butler

Imaginative, best-selling sci-fi novel about a modern-day descendent being pulled back in time by her slave-owning ancestor for the purpose, she slowly discovers, of ensuring that her family-line continues, a mission she rightfully struggles with as she witnesses (and experiences) the violent world her enslaved ancestors lived through.