The Ultimate List of Best-Selling Books About Race & Education Every Adult and Child Needs to Read in 2023Author: Patrick Varone Updated: January 1, 2023It’s the most important time to educate ourselves on race, racism, and education. These best-selling book recommendations are a great way for any child and adult to start the process.Shop Amazon′s Best SellersOur editors independently research, review, test, select and recommend our favorite products—learn more about our process. When you buy something through our links, we may earn a commission.Fact: I am white. There’s certainly some truth to the idea that we shouldn’t be recommending a reading list that deals with racism in America (and throughout the world). With the horrific events surrounding George Floyd, wedidn’t feel like we could just sit by and not at leasttry to be a tiny part of the overall solution. And that, in our opinion, comes from educating ourselves. We’re not talkingat you, by the way, we’re directing this toourselvestoo. Knowledge and education is power.We’re ashamed to say that when researching some of the most popular books on racism, there were many (in fact,most) that we have never read. We’re going to change that starting now. In fact, even worse, is when it came to books for kids we hadn’t heard of any of them. Unacceptable. We consulted with a variety of resources to help us select the books that we’d like to recommend to you as a guide or a “must-read” if we’re being honest. We researched lists from sites like The New York Times, Amazon’s Top Seller List, and some top colleges and universities in the US.We’re breaking down the list (in no real particular order) for adults first and then kids next. We are, however, starting out with one of the most recommended across multiple credible sources. Let’s all be better, starting right now.#1 Best SellerBetween the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates – Buy It HereBuy NowHailed by Toni Morrison as “required reading,” a bold and personal literary exploration of America’s racial history by the most important essayist in a generation and a writer who changed the national political conversation about race. Read more here.Books on Race / Adults -49% White Fragility: Why It's So Hard for White People... -13% I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings -54% The Bluest Eye -43% Between the World and Me -50% So You Want to Talk About Race -49% Stamped from the Beginning: The Definitive History... -40% Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the... -10% The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of... -49% How to Be an Antiracist My Grandmother's Hands: Racialized Trauma and the... (2571) -45% The Fire Next Time Books on Race / Kids -26% The Snowy Day -62% Hair Love -40% Resist: 35 Profiles of Ordinary People Who Rose Up... The Skin I'm In: A First Look at Racism (A First... -32% The Hate U Give -34% I Am Enough -39% Last Stop on Market Street (2636) -21% The Youngest Marcher: The Story of Audrey Faye... -17% A is for Activist More Popular Books: See the Latest From Reese Witherspoon Oprah’s Updated Book Club List in 2023 People are Loving Jenna Bush Hager’s Latest Book Pick All the Popular Books Coming Soon Next Month