All of these books had an impact on me, but I bolded a few for emphasis:

• A Day in the Life of Abed Salama: Anatomy of a Jerusalem Tragedy by Nathan Thrall 

• This is Real and You are Completely Unprepared: The Days of Awe as a Journey of Transformation by Rabbi Alan Lew

• The Spear Cuts Through Water by Simon Jimenez

• Conflict is Not Abuse: Overstating Harm, Community Responsibility, and the Duty of Repair by Sarah Schulman 

• Tremor by Teju Cole

• Lady Tan's Circle of Women by Lisa See

• The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store by James McBride

• The Fire Next Time by James Baldwin

• The Land of Milk and Honey by C Pam Zheng

• Fe: An Atom’s Tale by Benjamin Bronte

• Falling Back in Love with Being Human: Letters to Lost Souls by Kai Cheng Thom

• Giovanni's Room by James Baldwin

• Contact by Carl Sagan 

• Log Off: Why Posting and Politics (Almost) Never Mix by Katherine Cross 

• What It Takes to Heal: How Transforming Ourselves Can Change the World by Prentis Hemphill 

• Black Sun by Rebecca Roanhorse 

• No Bad Parts: Healing Trauma and Restoring Wholeness with the Internal Family Systems Model by Richard C. Schwartz

• Many Waters by Madeline L’Engle 

• Let Us Descend by Jesmyn Ward 

• Real Self Care: A Transformative Program for Redefining Wellness (Crystals, Cleanses, and Bubble Baths Not Included) by Dr. Pooja Lakshmin 

• Codependent No More: How to Stop Controlling Others and Start Caring for Yourself by Melanie Beattie 

• Erotic Stories For Punjabi Widows by Balli Kuar Jaswal

• Come and Get It by Kylie Reid

• Brain Talk: How Mind Mapping Brain Science Can Change Your Life & Everyone In It by Dr. David Schnarch

• Mother of Strangers by Suad Amiry

• On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons From the Twentieth Century by Timothy Snyder

• The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley

• Safety through Solidarity:  A Radical Guide to Fighting Antisemitism by Shane Burley and Ben Lorber 

• Wounds of Passion - A Writing Life by bell hooks