Noting that only 40 percent of nations have ever had a woman leader, Kate Graham’s plucky biographical essay collection Run the World like a Girl introduces women politicians who beat the odds to work for equality. The book contains... Read More

About gardening, nature, medical trauma, and motherhood, the poems of Laura Da’s "Severalty" reflect on what happens when people are severed from their heritage and identity. Severalty, a synonym for separateness, appears to mark... Read More

Establishing a place in the scientific annals for one of photography’s most underappreciated pioneers, Corey Keller’s intimate biography of Anna Atkins reveals a remarkable, unorthodox Victorian scientist. Atkins, the creator of the... Read More