Some of My Best Friends
Several of her books were controversial or took on controversial subjects. She wrote two books inspired by her experiences volunteering as a hostess at the racially-integrated Stage Door Canteen in Times Square: a novel, "Some of My Best Friends Are Soldiers", and "Color Blind: A White Woman Looks at the Negro". The latter was banned in Georgia and favorably reviewed by Margaret Mead."The Pseudo-Ethic: A Speculation on American Politics and Morals" was a defense of Alger Hiss.