74 Books to Buy to Highlight Black Authors During the #BlackoutBestsellerList Initiative

What it's about: Hidden Figures tells the true story of the Black women mathematicians who worked at NASA and helped America win the space race despite prejudices and segregation laws. Known as "human computers," these women were once hidden from history and their achievements pushed aside. Not anymore! Margot Lee Shetterly's New York Times bestseller was also adapted into a movie in 2016.

Hidden Figures by Margot Lee Shetterly ($10)