I used to wait until the last week of the year to unveil the top books I read, but due to the steady stream of requests from people asking me for recommendations as they go Christmas shopping for their loved one’s, I’ve decided to bump things up a bit just in time for Black Friday and the holiday rush. So here you go:

#10- “At Canaan’s Edge: America in the King Years, 1965-1968,” by Taylor Branch. A re-read for me.

#9- “Letters to the Church,” by Francis Chan.

#8- “The Gatekeepers,” by Chris Whipple.

#7- “Jayber Crow,” by Wendell Berry (novel).

#6- “Washington Black,” by Esi Edugyan (novel).

#5- “How to be an Antiracist,” by Ibram X. Kendi.

#4- “Delighting in the Trinity,” by Michael Reeves.

#3- “South of Forgiveness",” by Thordis Elva and Tom Stranger.

#2- “Talking to Strangers,” by Malcolm Gladwell.

#1- “The Color of Compromise,” by Jemar Tisby