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 dmpl.org/get-carded.

Des Moines Public Library business book pick: “I’m Not Yelling,” by Elizabeth Leiba.

Why you should read it: This 2022 bestseller works as a strategy guide that empowers Black women in the workplace to combat discrimination, redefine office culture, and find their voices in what can sometimes be a toxic environment. Navigating corporate America is difficult for all employees, but the structural issues faced by Black women are confronted here in ways that make the reader more resilient and confident.