We at LLF have held special love in our hearts for Margot Lee Shetterly's Hidden Figures since the very first time we learned about it. In this remarkable book, she tells the phenomenal true story of the black female mathematicians at NASA whose calculations helped fuel some of America’s greatest achievements in space.
In addition to getting starred reviews from Publishers Weekly, Booklist, AND Library Journal pre-pub, now that it's gone on sale even more love is pouring in. The book was featured on the cover of the New York Times arts section and included in the Wall Street Journal's "Most Anticipated Books of Fall 2016," and Shetterly has done so many great interviews, including CBS This Morning and On Point.
And that isn't even the tip of the iceberg! There's definitely a lot to look forward to for this phenomenal true story, including the movie adaptation starring Taraji P. Henson, Octavia Spencer, Janelle Monae, Kirsten Dunst, and Kevin Costner. Check out the trailer here, but make sure you read the true story before it hits screens early next year!
-Amanda