Marked by sass and salty language, Beth Romero’s "Happy AF" is an experiential, science-backed guidebook to being happy, no matter what. For Romero, the events of 2018 to 2020 could have been backed by “the soundtrack from a... Read More

Ralph Nader’s "The Rebellious CEO" profiles twelve executives for whom the greater good outweighed quick profits. These smart, flexible, independent thinkers instigated positive change and used their successes to leverage money and... Read More

Karina Shor’s graphic memoir "Silence, Full Stop." covers her self-destructive teenage years in Israel and her repressed trauma. Shor felt like an outsider from her childhood in Moldova onward. Asked by classmates if she favored the... Read More

A young wolf wakes up on the wrong side of the bed in this story for anyone who has ever had a bad day. A bad night’s sleep is just the beginning of Gory Rory Fangface’s troubles—his family is also out of cereal, he forgot his... Read More

Told in the form of a fourteen-year-old’s diary, Stéphanie Lapointe’s stimulating bildungsroman "The Year My Life Turned Upside Down" is about grief and change. Franny’s mother died in a boating accident years ago. When her father... Read More

Sociologist Casey Stockstill’s "False Starts" exposes how racial inequality in the US begins in preschool. Stockstill spent two years observing the daycare provided by two top-ranked preschools in Madison, Wisconsin: a public Head... Read More

Karen Nepacena surveys the midcentury modern aesthetic with panache in this vibrant, accessible book—perfect for retro-vibe home makeover inspiration with its photographs, decorating tips, and design history. A manual for recreating... Read More

Humans and supernatural beings have complex interpersonal dynamics in the rich, exciting fantasy world of "The Price of Thorns". In Tim Susman’s epic fantasy novel "The Price of Thorns", a thief under the command of an ancient queen... Read More