My October Book Pick

I have sat with this book, Small Great Things, in my lap closed and finished, trying to put into words my feelings about this book. And I find how hard it is to describe. Painful. Gut-wrenching. So, so difficult. But so worth all the pain because it is nothing to the pain happening around our country and the world. This book sheds such a beautiful light on such an ugly topic. It opens eyes. It forms a bridge. It teaches and shocks and cuts and attempts to stitch the gaping wound.

As a caucasi...