March is National Reading Month – the perfect time to fall back in love with reading or find a new title to add to your list.

We asked some of our Leadership Giving Society members for recommendations. Here’s our list of books to inspire you this year.

Nonfiction – Diversity, equity and inclusion

Black Fatigue by Mary-Frances Winters

-Christina Dancy, Charmaine Chapman Leadership Society member

The Broken Heart of America: St. Louis and the Violent History of the United States by Walter Johnson

-Patricia Zahn, Women’s Leadership Society member

We Can’t Breathe by Jabari Asim

–Sal Martinez, Multicultural Leadership Society member

Nonfiction – Health

The Body: A Guide for Occupants by Bill Bryson

-Neil Hershey, Men’s Leadership Society member

The Self-Care Prescription by Dr. Robyn L. Gobin

-Christina Dancy, Charmaine Chapman Leadership Society member

Nonfiction – Leadership and development

Dare to Lead by Brené Brown

-Sherry Bolling, Multicultural Leadership Society member

The Way We’re Working Isn’t Working: The Four Forgotten Needs That Energize Great Performance by Tony Schwartz

-David Oeltjen, Men’s Leadership Society member

A Curious Mind: The Secret to a Bigger Life by Brian Grazer and Charles Fishman

-Michelle Ko, Women’s Leadership Society member

Memoir and autobiography

Greenlights by Matthew McConaughey

-Alexis Hershey, Women’s Leadership Society member

A Kind of Grace: The Autobiography of the World’s Greatest Female Athlete by Jackie Joyner-Kersee

-Francella Jackson, Charmaine Chapman Leadership Society Member

Fiction

Sula by Toni Morrison

-Christina Dancy, Charmaine Chapman Leadership Society member

The Girl with the Louding Voice by Abi Daré

-Alexis Hershey, Women’s Leadership Society member

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