Nathalie Cooke’s culinary history text "Tastes and Traditions" explores menus as strategic documents—much more than simple bills of fare. Menus, it says, do not always present their wares in a straightforward way; some go off the... Read More

David E. Campbell and Christina Wolbrecht’s stimulating political science treatise "See Jane Run" is about the impact of women politicians on society. The book posits questions about the parts that women politicians play in American... Read More

L. Annette Binder’s sensitive, grounded, and hopeful memoir "Child of Earth and Starry Heaven" is about the family impact of Alzheimer’s disease. Binder taps into a range of literary and scientific sources to reflect on her mother... Read More

Nigel M. de S. Cameron’s biography of Ronald Reagan’s larger-than-life surgeon general, Charles Everett Koop, reveals a complex figure caught between public health policies, religious convictions, and family struggles. Born in... Read More

Celebrating the seductive lines of classic designs, Dominic Bradbury’s coffee table book "Mid-Century Modern Designers" is sure to please aesthetes and home decorators alike. Their palettes “colorful and joyful” and their designs... Read More

This warm-hearted picture book encourages children to appreciate the small moments and hidden friends around them. Though often overlooked by her classmates, Marabella notices everything. When she spies some flowers sprouting in the... Read More

It’s not easy being Keetje—so truthstakingly, heartgapingly, cliffedgingly vulnerable and live. The experience of her poetry feels dangerous, capable of triggering changes both lasting and longed for. That she recognizes love as... Read More

In Jessica Levine’s heartfelt coming-of-age novel "Three Cousins", college roommates bond while figuring out who to become and how to love. In 1976 at Yale, three cousins share off-campus housing. Excited by the new year, they bring... Read More