I try to make a point to read from authors who come from a different space than I do in order to learn broadly. Julie Otsuka’s memoir/novel about her San Francisco – based family’s relocation to the Japanese internment camps during World War II was brilliant. It’s told through a few periods of time and from the perspective of an adolescent experiencing this relocation, and told from her family’s history. It’s not in-your-face political challenge, but it’s a powerful story because it is true and real.