• The best books on Millennials - The Playdate: Parents, Children and the New Expectations of Play by Tamara Mose
  • The best books on Millennials - Producing Excellence: The Making of Virtuosos by Izabela Wagner
  • The best books on Millennials - Young Money: Inside the Hidden World of Wall Street's Post-Crash Recruits by Kevin Roose
  • The best books on Millennials - Punished: Policing the Lives of Black and Latino Boys by Victor M Rios
  • The best books on Millennials - Close to Home: A Materialist Analysis of Women's Oppression by Christine Delphy

The best books on Millennials, recommended by Malcolm Harris

The Millennial cohort is often characterised as a shallow, social media-obsessed generation that puts avocado toast ahead of the future. But in reality they are overeducated, underemployed and beset by anxiety, says Malcolm Harris, millennial and author of Kids These Days. Here he selects five books that paint a more accurate portrait of the first generation to come of age in the 21st century.