Olivia Laing casts a breathtakingly, ambitiously wide net, and the stakes of her subject—freedom for all bodies—could not be higher.
Suzanne Koven advises us not to ignore shame or try to defeat it but rather to allow it to shape us into better, more empathetic people.
Whatever stereotypes we associate with home economics, Danielle Dreilinger is here to assure us that everything we think we know is wrong.
Gordon-Reed’s essays seamlessly merge history, memoir and family history into a complex portrait of her beloved, turbulent Texas.
Sarah Sentilles lifts her story of foster parenthood above the failures of flawed adults and reminds us of the limitless hopes of the human heart.
Emily Midorikawa unveils the triumphant, tragic and deeply unconventional lives of six of the Victorian era’s best known spirit mediums.
Most of the Japanese American patriots who formed the 442nd Infantry Regiment are gone, but their stories live on in this empathetic tribute to their courage.
Have you ever thought, What my household needs is a few peacocks? Me neither. But that didn’t stop me from enjoying this sweet and often funny book.
Heather McGhee, who narrates the audiobook for The Sum of Us, brings the same thoughtfulness to her reading as to her writing.
A magician never reveals their tricks, but fortunately for us, Derek DelGaudio doesn’t consider himself a magician.
Julie Lythcott-Haims advises young people to take chances and find what makes them happy, rather than following a prescribed path to success.
Generations of Tomie dePaola’s fans will find hours of delight in The Worlds of Tomie dePaola, a comprehensive study of the author-illustrator’s life and work.
Narrator Robin Miles bringing the same warmth and depth of characterization to Cicely Tyson’s memoir as she did to Isabel Wilkerson’s Caste.
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