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History and Current Events May 2025 |
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On My Honor: The Secret History of the Boy Scouts of America
by Kim Christensen
What it is: The book grapples with America's changing understanding of what it means to“make men” and untangles the full story of the Boy Scouts of America, tracking its creation, growth, influence, and the massive generational trauma it has caused.
Try it if you like: Deep reportage like Dave Cullen's Columbine (2009), David Grann's Killers of the Flower Moon (2017), and Beth Macy's Dopesick (2018)
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| There Is No Place for Us: Working and Homeless in America by Brian GoldstoneWhat it is: In a sobering and richly detailed expansion of his viral 2019 article "The New American Homeless," journalist Brian Goldstone follows five Atlanta families experiencing homelessness despite having full-time jobs.
Further reading: Seeking Shelter: A Working Mother, Her Children, and a Story of Homelessness in America by Jeff Hobbs. |
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| The Ride: Paul Revere and the Night That Saved America by Kostya KennedyWhat it is: Released in time for the 250th anniversary of the event and featuring fresh insights, journalist Kostya Kennedy's accessible history chronicles Paul Revere's fateful midnight ride to warn American minutemen of the British army's impending arrival.
Further reading: The British Are Coming: The War for America, Lexington to Princeton, 1775-1777 by Rick Atkinson. |
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| Integrated: How American Schools Failed Black Children by Noliwe RooksWhat it is: Scholar Noliwe Rooks' thought-provoking history examines how school desegregation efforts in the wake of Brown v. Board of Education have adversely impacted Black students.
Further reading: Original Sins: The (Mis)education of Black and Native Children and the Construction of American Racism by Eve L. Ewing. |
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Focus on: Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month
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| Asian American Histories of the United States by Catherine Ceniza ChoyWhat it is: Exploring themes of violence and resistance, Catherine Ceniza Choy's insightful and well-researched work offers illuminating perspectives on the erasure of Asian Americans from United States histories.
Further reading: My Life: Growing Up Asian in America edited by the Coalition of Asian Pacifics in Entertainment (CAPE). |
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| The Making of Asian America: A History by Erika LeeWhat it's about: Winner of the Asian/Pacific American Award for Adult Nonfiction in 2016, Erika Lee's sweeping survey of Asian immigration in the United States eschews monolithic conceptions of Asian identity by detailing the specific experiences of people from various ethnic groups.
Try this next: The Souls of Yellow Folk by Wesley Yang. |
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| Rise: A Pop History of Asian America from the Nineties to Now by Jeff Yang, Phil Yu, and Philip WangWhat it is: This engaging collection of essays, interviews, playlists, illustrations, and memes explores how Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders have impacted politics and popular culture in the last 30 years.
Further reading: Giant Robot: Thirty Years of Defining Asian American Pop Culture edited by Eric Nakamura. |
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Contact your librarian for more great books!
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