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The Devil You Know
The Devil You Know

Adshead, Gwen; Horne, Eileen

In eleven vivid narratives based on decades of providing therapy to people in prisons and secure hospitals, an internationally renowned forensic psychiatrist and psychotherapist demonstrates the remarkable human capacity for radical empathy, change, and redemption.

What drives...
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Transitions
Transitions

Roche, Juno; Barker, Meg-John; Choudrey, Sabah; Authors, Various

A visionary, moving and one-of-a-kind anthology of writing on what it means to be trans today and every day.

From the daily bite of anxiety as you go to leave the house, to the freedom found swimming in the wild, through to moments of queer rage and joy and the peculiar timeslip...

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Bi the Way
Bi the Way

Shearing, Lois

Whether you are openly bisexual, still figuring things out or just interested in learning more about bisexuality, Bi the Way is your essential guide to understanding and embracing bisexuality. With first-hand accounts from bi advocates, it includes practical tips and guidance on topics...

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Did That Just Happen?!
Did That Just Happen?!

Pinder-Amaker, Stephanie; Wadsworth, Lauren

An accessible guide showing all people how to create and sustain diversity and inclusivity in the workplace—no matter your identity, industry, or level of experience

Offering real-life accounts that illustrate common workplace occurrences around inclusivity and answers to questions...
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Natural Mother of the Child, The
Natural Mother of the Child, The

Belc, Krys Malcolm

Krys Malcolm Belc has thought a lot about the interplay between parenthood and gender. As a nonbinary, transmasculine parent, giving birth to his son Samson clarified his gender identity. And yet, when his partner Anna adopted Samson, the legal documents listed Belc as \"the natural mother...
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Letters to My White Male Friends
Letters to My White Male Friends

Ross, Dax-devlon

In Letters to My White Male Friends, Dax-Devlon Ross speaks directly to the millions of middle-aged white men who are suddenly awakening to race and racism. White men are finally realizing that simply not being racist isn’t enough to end racism. These men want deeper insight not only...
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Cultish
Cultish

Montell, Amanda

The author of the widely praised Wordslut analyzes the social science of cult influence: how cultish groups from Jonestown and Scientology to SoulCycle and social media gurus use language as the ultimate form of power.

What makes “cults” so intriguing...

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Twice As Hard
Twice As Hard

Sofoluke, Raphael; Sofoluke, Opeyemi

Success knows no color unless you are Black, in which case you better be prepared to work Twice as Hard to achieve and progress your career.

Twice As Hard is an exploration of Black identity in the working world and a blueprint for success. Readers will learn...

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The Plague Year
The Plague Year

Lawrence Wright

From the Pulitzer Prize–winning author of The Looming Tower: an unprecedented, momentous account of Covid-19—its origins, its wide-ranging repercussions, and the ongoing global fight to contain it From the fateful first moments of the outbreak in China to the storming of the U.S....
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