Looking for something new to read while staying at home? Pulitzer staff members compiled a list of books—ranging from cultural criticism to laugh-out-loud comedy to sustainable living—that we’ve been digging into or re-visiting during this time. Browse these picks and more online at Left Bank Books.
Equal of the Sun
Anita Amirrezvani
My Life in France
Julia Child
Known and Strange Things: Essays
Teju Cole
Sabrina & Corina
Kali Fajardo-Anstine
Words of Fire: An Anthology of African-American Feminist Thought
Edited by Beverly Guy-Sheftall
All About Love: New Visions
bell hooks
The Word is Murder
Anthony Horowitz
The Star Side of Bird Hill: A Novel
Naomi Jackson
Zero Waste Home: The Ultimate Guide to Simplifying Your Life by Reducing Your Waste
Bea Johnson
Trees of Missouri: Field Guide
Stan Tekiela
The Source of Self-Regard: Selected Essays, Speeches, and Meditations
Toni Morrison
Bluets
Maggie Nelson
The Sympathizer: A Novel
Viet Thanh Nguyen
How to Do Nothing: Resisting the Attention Economy
Jenny Odell
Calypso
David Sedaris
Artful
Ali Smith
The Faraway Nearby
Rebecca Solnit
The Mushroom at the End of the World: On the Possibility of Life in Capitalist Ruins
Anna Lowenhaupt Tsing
For more recommendations, check out our reading list for Terry Adkins: Resounding here.