"LGBTQ-Inclusive Hospice and Palliative Care" is a thoughtful manual for care providers that acknowledges a broad variety of perspectives. Kimberly Acquaviva’s considerate and well-researched "LGBTQ-Inclusive Hospice and Palliative... Read More

The imaginative "Saving Humanity" draws attention to the threat that artificial intelligence poses to global stability. Broad in scope and easy to read, Jiaqi Hu’s "Saving Humanity" argues for the establishment of a world government... Read More

In 2016, J. D. Vance’s Hillbilly Elegy defined Appalachia for many, with Vance lionized as the region’s latter-day prophet. For Appalachians, the book has been much more troubling and complex. "Appalachian Reckoning", edited by... Read More

"The Anatomy of Silence", edited by Cyra Perry Dougherty, comes with a trigger warning but won’t apologize for its content. A collection of twenty-six narratives on sexual violence in the United States and globally, it pushes back... Read More

Of all the figurative flavors of Kool-Aid to keep you from facing reality, perhaps the most popular is the belief that falling in love quickly leads to a life lived happily ever after. Sorry, Cinderella, it takes a little more than... Read More

People live as singles in mounting numbers, even in tradition-oriented countries. In "Happy Singlehood", Elyakim Kislev brings a researcher’s eye to bear on this world-shifting trend. Defining happiness as the degree to which people... Read More

"Reframing Poverty" skillfully combines interdisciplinary research with popular sources to address poverty for the future. Eric Meade’s "Reframing Poverty" advocates for a new paradigm when it comes to considering the factors and... Read More

Women’s issues are human issues, and Michael Kaufman’s new book "The Time Has Come" calls for men across the political, social, and economic spectrum to speak out about women’s rights. From domestic violence to paycheck inequality... Read More