The Takedown - Reading List

If you were interested in learning more about some of the themes in The Takedown, the following are books I read while writing. I found some challenging and some uncomfortable to read. Others were like the reading equivalent of a lightbulb. This is by no means an exhaustive list, and there are many resources online if you want to explore further.

Diversity and Inclusion

• Diversity Intelligence: How to Create a Culture of Inclusion for your Business – Heidi R. Andersen

• Add White Fragility – Dr. Robin DiAngelo

• The Token – Crystal Byrd Farmer

• Winners Take All: The Elite Charade of Changing the World - Anand Giridharadas

• Subtle Acts of Exclusion: How to Understand, Identify, and Stop Microaggressions – Tiffany Jana, Michael Baran

• How to be an Antiracist – Ibram X. Kendi

• So You Want to Talk About Race – Ijeoma Oluo

• The Essential Diversity Mindset: How to Cultivate a More Inclusive Culture and Environment – Soo Bong Peer

• The Trouble with White Women: A Counterhistory of Feminism – Kyla Schuller

• Did That Just Happen?! – Stephanie Pinder-Amaker and Lauren Wadsworth

• The Diversity Gap: Where Good Intentions Meet True Cultural Change – Bethaney Wilkinson

• We Can't Talk about That at Work!– Mary-Frances Winters

Fashion

• Fashionopolis: Why what we wear matters – Dana Thomas

• The Business of Fashion (website) 

Toxic Positivity / Wellness

• Tired as F*ck – Caroline Dooner

• Toxic Positivity: Keeping it real in a world obsessed with being happy – Whitney Goodman

• Burnout: The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle – Emily Nagoski and Amelia Nagoski