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)
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)
September 8, 2024
There, There, by Tommy Orange
(Knopf, 2018)
June 2, 2024
Dragon Hoops, by Gene Luen Yang
(First Second, 2020)
Russell Yee 