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A witty, and insightful book of practical advice for the modern age, Special Topics in Being A Human offers Dad advice and Jewish bubbe wisdom filtered through a queer lens to help you navigate some of the complexities of life. With…

For the past two decades, fermentation expert and bestselling author Sandor Katz has traveled the world, both teaching and learning about the many fascinating and delicious techniques for fermenting foods. Wherever he’s gone, he has gleaned…

My Sweet Girl is a wickedly dark thriller written by Amanda Jayatissa, one of the first Sri Lankan women to secure an international book deal. My Sweet Girl follows Paloma Evans, adopted from a Sri Lankan orphanage and given the best of…

Back again with his trademark "sci fi with feelings," Mike Chen (We Could Be Heroes) brings us Light Years From Home, a Space Opera/Family Drama mash-up. Evie Shao and her sister, Kass, aren't on speaking terms since their father and…

In 1971, Frances Moore Lappé's DIET FOR A SMALL PLANET awakened readers to the waste and destruction built into grain-fed, meat-centered eating, showing that humans are creating the experience of scarcity and making the case for…

Mooncakes & Milk Bread features over 80 recipes and highlights the incredible range of items that can be found inside Chinese cafes and bakeries including sweet and savory baked buns, steamed buns, breads, unique cookies, whimsical cakes,…

In Loveboat, Taipei, Ever Wong's parents send her from Ohio to Taiwan to study Mandarin for the summer, surrounded by over-achieving, Ivy League-bound teens. Instead of Chien Tan, the strict educational program Ever was expecting, she is…

Mallory O'Meara's Girly Drinks unveils an entire untold world history of the female distillers, drinkers, and brewers who have played a vital role in the creation and consumption of alcohol, from ancient Sumerian beer makers and Russian…

Nutritional inequality has become an increasingly severe problem in America, and its impact dramatically increased during the Covid-19 pandemic. While the commonly-accepted argument is that food deserts are to blame, through her years of…