'The Awkward Thoughts of W. Kamau Bell' by W. Kamau Bell

The political comedian who dared, as a black man, to attend a Ku Klux Klan cross burning and initiate a conversation with several of its white supremacist members writes his first book—at once autobiographical, educational, and instructional—on everything from the comedy industry, racism in America, and Donald Trump, to his personal experiences of interracial marriage, being a “Blerd” (a black nerd), and the cultural necessities of superheroes and Denzel Washington.

The Awkward Thoughts of W. Kamau Bell by W. Kamau Bell, $18, amazon.com on May 2.