"Lights, Camera, Lionel Trains!" is a varied visual mosaic that illustrates the breadth and depth of the toy trains’ cultural impact. Roger Carp’s lavish coffee table book "Lights, Camera, Lionel Trains!" is a panoramic photographic... Read More

In early thirteenth-century Japan, calligrapher Fujiwara no Teika chose one hundred poems of solitude, nature, aging, loneliness, beauty, and desire from one hundred poets of the previous five centuries—Hyakunin Isshu—a collection... Read More

In Get It Out, Andréa Becker investigates the consequences of cultural ignorance about one of the least-studied organs of the human body and the multilayered experiences of those who seek to remove it. Because of the uterus’s... Read More

Framed as a resistance manual for critical thinking amid rising neofascism, Annette Wannamaker’s "How to Read Like an Anti-Fascist" calls for deeper levels of attention and engagement from readers of all ages. The book begins by... Read More

Empathetic in naming and combating ingrained belief systems, "Muse" is a supportive self-help guide for women. Clinical psychologist Amanda Hanson’s uplifting self-help book "Muse" helps women redefine themselves in a patriarchal... Read More

The innocence of boyhood is eclipsed by a fraught world in Vijay Khurana’s coming-of-age novel "The Passenger Seat". From the first page, Teddy and Adam are described as “boys, or men,” as if even the narrator is uncertain about... Read More

A teenager discovers his hidden telekinetic powers, setting the scene for action, drama, and wildness, in John Hearne’s rollicking science fiction novel Someone’s Been Messing with Reality. After unlocking his powers, Martin learns... Read More

Profits should not be put before people, contends the leadership guide "Firesoul Leadership", which argues that employees do their best work when they feel fulfilled and inspired. Ulla Sommerfelt’s thoughtful business book "Firesoul... Read More