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20 October Nonfiction Releases We’re Excited About
And what you can read in the meantime
By Ashly Moore Sheldon • September 22, 2024
No matter how massive our TBR stacks get, we're always finding new books we want to pile on! Here are 20 exciting October nonfiction releases available for preorder, along with suggestions for similar reads you can enjoy right away.
Your U.S. Open Reading List
18 great tennis titles, from instruction to biographies to novels
By Ashly Moore Sheldon • September 03, 2024
For tennis fans, the last few weeks have been filled with high-end drama, surprising upsets, and jaw-dropping athleticism. The U.S. Open is in full swing and has been drawing record crowds. If you want more court-inspired entertainment, here are eighteen great tennis titles from instruction to biographies to novels.
An Olympics Reading List
Get ready for the 2024 Summer Olympics
By Ashly Moore Sheldon • April 02, 2024
Let the games begin! The 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris won't get underway for several months, but we're already gearing up. With books! From compelling historical accounts to memoirs from Olympic athletes to sporty novels, get a head start on the excitement with these action-packed reads.
Welcome to the 2020s!
Plus, a Brief Summary of the Last 5 Decades
By Ashly Moore Sheldon • January 01, 2020
Happy New Decade! We are embarking on a brand-new era. It may seem a bit arbitrary, but we humans like to retrospectively infuse these tidy ten-year periods with distinct personalities. Here we review the character of the last five decades and make some guesses about how the 2020s will be remembered.
12 Books About Families that Take Dysfunction to a New Level
By Ashly Moore Sheldon • December 18, 2019
You may be gearing up for some boisterous (read volatile) holiday get-togethers with the family. How about some stories of highly dysfunctional clans to get you in the right frame of mind? Here are twelve books that will leave you thinking, "Well, we're not that bad!"
10 x 10: The Best Books of the Decade
Best Realistic Fiction and Memoir
By Ashly Moore Sheldon • December 06, 2019
As we countdown to 2020, we're publishing a series of ten of the best books of the past decade in ten different genres. 10 x 10! In order to finish by the end of 2019, we'll be packaging two genres together in this once-a-week series. This week's lists are Realistic Fiction and Memoir. Here are our picks for the ten best in each.
Working Girls: 6 Books About Women and Girls Who Changed America
By Ashly Moore Sheldon • September 02, 2019
Labor Day is more than just the last hurrah of summer. It is meant to honor and celebrate those who work—which is most of us. The day is also a time to reflect on worker's rights. This blog post focuses specifically on the history of women and girls working in America and the challenges they have faced.
Books for All Kinds of Dads!
By Ashly Moore Sheldon • June 12, 2019
Long Hours. Low Pay. High Stakes.
A Few Great Books About Teachers Making a Difference
By Ashly Moore Sheldon • May 22, 2019
Teaching calls for tough, determined, and self-sacrificing types. Here are five books highlighting inspirational, real-life teachers.
5 Books That Honor the Complexity of Motherhood
For Mother's Day
By Emma Zaratian • May 06, 2019
Mother's Day is this Sunday. It's a holiday often known for family get-togethers and floral bouquets. It's also a time to reflect upon our relationships with our mothers, whose complex personalities have so unmistakably formed our own. To that end, here are some memoirs and novels we think explore the deeper dimensions of those maternal relationships.
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