bell hooks’ 'Communion' is having a moment

bell hooks’ 'Communion' is having a moment

The Hopkinsville native's 2002 book “Communion: The Female Search for Love” has seen a remarkable resurgence — thanks in part to a grass-roots campaign that encouraged readers to buy hooks’ book before Vice President JD Vance released his new memoir, also titled “Communion.”

The Bestselling Books of the Week, According to All the Lists

#1 on the nonfiction Indie Bestseller list this week is Communion by bell hooks, which shares a title with the new JD Vance book. That’s no accident: a grassroots campaign encouraged readers to pick up the bell hooks title, and it worked. It got to the #12 bestseller spot in The New York Times and was the #1 bestseller on Bookshop.org. The publisher said sales on the title are up 1,000% since last year.   This list continues to lack diversity on…