People can’t see what isn’t culturally visible—that’s why queer history is so necessary, not just as a one-off, but as a perennial part of a culture’s story. In "No Way, They Were Gay?", Lee Wind revisits famous figures of US... Read More

"Listen Mama" is a devastating coming-of-age memoir about the impact of a mother’s mental illness on her son. M.S.P. Williams’s moving memoir "Listen Mama" is about the heartbreak of living with, and taking care of, a parent... Read More

Emily Lauren Dick’s radiant handbook "Body Positive" celebrates a wide definition of beauty through photographs, intriguing journal prompts, and an overview of common issues that women face. Focused on the “normal girl who has felt... Read More

Wide-ranging but intimate, the graphic biography "Teddy" profiles Theodore Roosevelt and his accomplishments. Adapted from Laurence Luckinbill’s one-man play, the book anchors Roosevelt in his final months, after his... Read More

Sergeant Yes Means Yes from the Consent Cavalry– you can call them “Sarge”—is here to answer thorny questions about consent in Isabella Rotman’s approachable graphic novel A Quick & Easy Guide to Consent. Accessible and... Read More

Achea Redd’s "Authentic You." is a cute welcome-to-adolescence guidebook that’s perfect for girls who are learning to navigate the mental and emotional changes of growing up. In her own youth, Redd’s experiences as a Black... Read More

Amra Sabic-El-Rayess’s account of her youth during the Bosnian War is a timely personal testimony on the strictures of survival. Gripping and achingly humane, "The Cat I Never Named" captures what it means to face an ideological tide... Read More

Straightforward and exciting, Nancy Love: WASP Pilot is the breezy young adult biography of a little-known home front heroine. Sarah Byrn Rickman’s biography for young readers, "Nancy Love", focuses on a groundbreaking pilot who... Read More