I lead a church book group that meets a few times a year to discuss books about Oakland, so to better know and love our city. Somehow, four of the first six selections had orange covers.
February 2026
Nightcrawling, by Leila Mottley
(Knopf, 2022)
Character list and news links
September 2025
Farm City, by Novella Carpenter
(Penguin, 2010)
June 8, 2025
Shut Up, This is Serious!, by Caroline Ixta
(Quill Tree / HarperCollins, 2024)
December 8, 2024
The Black Panther Party: A Graphic Novel History,
by David F. Walker, illustrated by Marcus Kwame Anderson
(Ten Speed, 2021)
Publisher’s guide
September 8, 2024
There, There, by Tommy Orange
(Knopf, 2018)
Notes on characters (includes denoted spoilers)
June 2, 2024
Dragon Hoops, by Gene Luen Yang
(First Second, 2020)
Publisher’s discussion guide
Publisher’s activity kit
Russell Yee 