In "The Contagion Next Time", Sandro Galea calls for improving public health—including the public’s understanding of public health—following the revelations brought about by Covid-19. The book’s overriding question is of how to... Read More

"Wicked" is a cautionary novel about an eating disorder, whose vulnerable lead regains her strength. Zuzana Fort’s duology "Wicked" combines a clever epistolary novel about a teenager’s descent into anorexia with a one-act play,... Read More

"The Nutrient Diet" is an optimistic, encouraging, and practical guide to natural, drug-free weight loss and management. David A. Wright’s "The Nutrient Diet" suggests reasons for why most diet plans fail; as an alternative, it... Read More

"The Smooth River" is a self-help book that shows how to live a full life, even in the face of death. Richard S. Cohen’s "The Smooth River" is a self-help book rooted in a painful but hope-filled personal story. Cohen’s wife, Marcia,... Read More

The motivational self-help book "Lifting Heavy Things" suggests means of mitigating trauma’s affects on the body. Laura Khoudari’s empathetic self-help book "Lifting Heavy Things" concerns the intersection of health and fitness with... Read More

“Health is a capacious category, inextricable from the entire social world,” says Anne Pollock in "Sickening", about how societies’ intricacies and ills are reflected back in the ways health is conceptualized, stratified, and... Read More

"Connection" is a self-help book that encourages deep engagement with one’s self. Kristine Klussman’s detailed self-help guide "Connection" concerns building a better relationship with oneself as a baseline for having better... Read More

"The Diet-Free Revolution" is a captivating alternative to typical diet books. It focuses on mindfulness and self-acceptance, rather than on rules and restrictions. The book’s premise seems simple: eat when you’re hungry, choose any... Read More