On Our Shelves

A Collection of Book Recommendations from the Heritage Community

On Our Shelves is a living collection of books written by Black, Indigenous, and POC authors curated by the Heritage Community.

The Afrominimalist’s Guide to Living with Less - Christine Platt

All About Love - Bell Hooks

Assata - Assata Shakur

Between the World and Me - Ta-Nehisi Coates

Black Cake - Charmaine Wilkerson

Braiding Sweetgrass - Robin Wall Kimmerer

Departure Story - Rowana Abbensetts

Dog Flowers - Danielle Geller

Deer Woman: An Anthology - Editors: Allie Vasquez, Elizabeth LaPensée, Patty Stonefish, Rebecca Naragon, Weshoyot Alvitre - Illustrators: Jonathan Thunder, Weshoyot Alvitre - Contributors: Arming Sisters, Native Realities

Dreams in a Time of War - Ngugi Wa Thiong’o

Dwellings: A Spiritual History of the Living Earth - Linda Hogan

Earth Keeper: Reflections on the American Land - N. Scott Momaday

Firekeeper’s Daughter - Angeline Bouley

The Four Agreements - Miguel Ruiz

The Girl I Am, Was, and Never Will Be - Shannon Gibey

Las Aunties - Kimberly Dawn Robertson

Love Letter to the Earth - Thích Nhất Hạnh

Maroon Choreography - Fahima Ife

The Office of Historical Corrections - Danielle Evans

The Prophet - Kahlil Gibran

Salt - Nayirah Waheed

Salvation - Bell Hooks

Sassafrass, Cypress, and Indigo - Ntozake Shange

Shake Loose My Skin - Sonia Sanchez

The Stars and the Blackness Between Them - Junauda Petruss

Song of Solomon - Toni Morrison

Sula - Toni Morrison

Raybearer - Jordan Ifueko

Rest is Resistance - Tricia Hersey

Teaching My Mother How to Give Birth - Warsan Shire

The Temple of My Familiar - Alice Walker

This Here Flesh - Cole Arthur Riley

The Night Watchman - Louise Erdrich

Vibrate Higher Daily - Lalah Delia

Who Fears Death - Nnedi Okorafor

Women Who Run with the Wolves - Clarissa Pinkola Estés