Books to Read Right Now

Our librarians share some of the books available through the Warren-Trumbull County Public Library system that we hope will assist readers in exploring relevant and timely topics.

Books About Voting Rights and Democracy

FOR TEENS & ADULTS

Can Democracy Work? A Short History of a Radical Idea, From Ancient Athens to Our World by James Miller

Hiding in Plain Sight by Sarah Kendzior

Lost in a Gallup: Polling Failure in U.S. Presidential Elections by W. Joseph Campbell

Our Time is Now: Power, Purpose, and the Fight for a Fair America by Stacey Abrams

Political Thinkers: From Socrates to the Present edited by David Boucher and Paul Kelly

Say It Louder! Black Voters, White Narratives, and Saving Our Democracy by Tiffany D. Cross

The End of White Politics: How to Heal Our Liberal Divide by Zerlina Maxwell

FOR TEENS

Bernie Sanders: Guide to Political Revolution by Bernie Sanders

One Person, No Vote: How Not All Voters are Treated Equally by Carol Anderson with Tonya Bolden

Steal This Country: A Handbook for Resistance, Persistence, and Fixing Almost Anything by Alexandra Styron

Stolen Justice: The Struggle for African American Voting Rights by Lawrence Goldstone

FOR CHILDREN

Equality’s Call: The Story of Voting Rights in America written by Deborah Diesen; illustrated by Magdalena Mora

Natasha Wing’s the Night Before Election Day by Natasha Wing; illustrated by Amy Wummer

The Next President: The Unexpected Beginnings and Unwritten Future of America’s Presidents by Kate Messner, Adam Rex

Vote! by Eileen Christelow

Vote For Our Future! by Margaret McNamara; illustrated by Micah Player

What is An Election? by Caryn Jenner

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