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Why I'm No Longer Talking to White People About Race

‘A wake-up call to a country in denial’ Observer

‘A book that’s set to blow apart the understanding of race relations in this country’ Stylist

‘Essential’ Marlon James, Man Booker Prize-Winner 2015

‘One of the most important books of 2017’ Nikesh Shukla, editor of The Good Immigrant

Read book that sparked a national conversation. Exploring everything from eradicated black history to the inextricable link between class and race, Why I’m No Longer Talking to White People About Race is the essential handbook for anyone who wants to understand race relations in Britain today.

A Sunday Times Bestseller, the book has become a cultural phenomenon garnering an amazing array of fans across the political, literary, cultural, fashion worlds and even Hollywood, including: Emma Watson, Marlon James, Brie Larson, Edward Enninful, Nikesh Shukla, Nish Kumar, Shirley Manson, Riz Ahmed Shami Chakrabarti and Diane Abbott.

We ’re giving away 5 sets of 5 books to reading groups across the UK. Once you have finished reading we’d love to hear what you thought of the book and how your group discussions went.

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Radio 2 Book Club - Winter titles

The Winter season of the Radio 2 Book Club is out now, with brilliant brand-new fiction titles to discover. The BBC Radio 2 Book Club is on the Zoe Ball Breakfast Show. It features a wide range of titles and authors, recommending great reads from both new and much-loved writers, encouraging listeners to perhaps try out a genre they might not have read before, and share their opinions and insights on the titles and great reads they’re enjoying right now.

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How to start a reading group

Interested in joining a reading group or starting one of your own? Download our quick guide to getting started. You can also download icebreaker questions to help get your discussion started, and a social media guide to show how you can share your reading with others online.

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Discussion guides

We know how useful a discussion guide is for your book club meeting, so here you’ll find some recent guides provided by publishers. Free to download, you can use them to help choose your next book and guide your discussion.

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