Why I'm No Longer Talking to White People About Race by Reni Eddo-Lodge

Fellow white people: It's our responsibility as to read this book. Absolutely vital writing from one of the most exciting voices in British politics. Read it, then tell everyone you know.' - Irenosen Okojie, author of BUTTERFLY FISH 'I've never been so excited about a book. Reni's penetrative voice is like a punch to the jugular. A forensic dissection of race in the UK from one of the country's most critical young thinkers.

Essential.' - Marlon James, Man Booker Prize-Winner 2015 'One of the most important books of 2017.' - Nikesh Shukla, editor of The Good Immigrant 'Daring, interrogatory, illuminating. This is the kind of book that demands a future where we'll no longer need such a book. 'This is a book that was begging to be written. Foyles Nonfiction Book of the Year Blackwell's Nonfiction Book of the Year Named One of the Best Books of 2017 by: NPR The Guardian The Observer The Brooklyn Rail Cultured Vultures It is a searing, illuminating, absolutely necessary exploration of what it is to be a person of color in Britain today. Exploring issues from eradicated black history to the political purpose of white dominance, whitewashed feminism to the inextricable link between class and race, Reni Eddo-Lodge offers a timely and essential new framework for how to see, acknowledge and counter racism. Galvanized by this clear hunger for open discussion, she decided to dig into the source of these feelings. The post went viral and comments flooded in from others desperate to speak up about their own experiences. She posted a piece on her blog, entitled: 'Why I'm No Longer Talking to White People About Race.' Her words hit a nerve. Essential.' -Marlon James 'The most important book for me this year.' -Emma Watson 'One of the most important books of 2017.' -Nikesh Shukla, editor of The Good Immigrant In 2014, award-winning journalist Reni Eddo-Lodge wrote about her frustration with the way that discussions of race and racism in Britain were being led by those who weren't affected by it.

Selected by Emma Watson as the Our Shared Shelf Book Club Pick for January/February 2018 Sunday Times Bestseller Winner of the British Book Awards Non-Fiction Narrative Book of the Year Winner of the Jhalak Prize 'This is a book that was begging to be written.

Why I'm No Longer Talking to White People About Race by Reni Eddo-Lodge