As an ongoing feature, staff members at the Des Moines Public Library will recommend a business-related book to add to your reading list. Find this and more books like it at any of the Des Moines Public Library’s six locations and online at dmpl.org. And find information on how to get a FREE library card and all its benefits at www.dmpl.org/get-carded.

Des Moines Public Library business book pick: “How to Talk to Your Boss About Race,” by Y-Vonne Hutchinson.

Why you should read it: This 2022 book from noted inclusion and diversity expert Y-Vonne Hutchinson serves as a practical toolkit for speaking up without getting shut down at the office. Hutchinson has worked with Fortune 500 companies, political leaders and tech startups to help them create workplace cultures that encourage employees to speak more productively about race, racism and bias.