For readers who seek ballast in the midst of busy schedules, Sharon Salzberg’s bite-sized Buddhist insights are a garden ripe for the picking.
Perhaps the subject of magic cannot really be demystified, but Sarah Lyons’ How to Study Magic comes mighty close.
Evette Dionne braids the personal with the political in Weightless, breaking down society’s beliefs about fat people and advocating for new standards that allow them to thrive.
Rina Raphael exposes the emptiness behind the spectacle and splendor of the trillion-dollar wellness industry.
Founder of the Nap Ministry Tricia Hersey provides an exquisite blueprint for rejecting the demands of modern capitalism in favor of our collective health.
Strangers to Ourselves is a stunning book about people whose experiences of mental illness exceed the limits of Western psychiatry.
One theme connects the 30 sharp essays in Body Language: celebrating the existence and challenges of the human body.
Rebecca Beyer’s magic-filled guide to herbalism and foraging will powerfully remind readers of their connection to their animal, vegetable and mineral kin.
Model, actor and activist Laetitia Ky tells her life story through the incredible hair sculptures she creates.
After a lifetime trying to outrun her difficult childhood, a literal bolt of lightning changed Unitarian minister Jen Crow’s life in an instant.
Through academic studies, insightful interviews and vulnerable self-reflection, Susan Cain seeks answers to the question, “What’s the use of sadness?”
Anyone who wishes to build a healthy habit will find plenty to ponder in this ode to the delights and benefits of the stroll.
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