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Four Thousand Paws: Caring for the Dogs of the Iditarod: A Veterinarian's Story

Lee Morgan - Liveright
Format: Hardcover

An intimate account -- the first from a trail veterinarian -- of the canines who brave the challenges of the Iditarod. Few sporting events attract as much attention, or create as much spectacle, as the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race. Each March, despite subzero temperatures and white-out...
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Black TV: Five Decades of Groundbreaking Television from Soul Train to Black-ish and Beyond

Bethonie Butler - Black Dog & Leventhal
Format: Hardcover

With iconic imagery and engrossing text, Black TV is the first book of its kind to celebrate the groundbreaking, influential, and often under-appreciated shows centered on Black people and their experiences from the last fifty years. Over the past decade, television has seen an explosion...
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How to Win Friends and Influence Fungi: Collected Quirks of Science, Tech, Engineering, and Math from Nerd Nite

Dr. Chris Balakrishnan - St. Martin's Press
Format: Hardcover

In the vein of acclaimed popular-science bestsellers such as Atlas Obscura, Astrophysics for Young People in a Hurry, The Way Things Work, What If?, and Undeniable, the co-founders of the global science organization Nerd Nite bring readers a collection of wacky, yet fascinating STEM topics.....
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So Fetch: The Making of Mean Girls (And Why We're Still So Obsessed with It)

Jennifer Keishin Armstrong - Dey Street Books
Format: Hardcover

From the New York Times bestselling author of Seinfeldia comes the totally fetch story of one of the most iconic teen comedies of all time, Mean Girls, revealing how it happened, how it defined a generation, "like, invented" meme culture, and why it just won't go away, filled...
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Oh Miriam!: Stories from an Extraordinary Life

Miriam Margolyes - John Murray
Format: Hardcover

'Oh Miriam! risks the curse of the sequel, and pulls it off . . . A force of nature, a tour de farce. Bold, brave and bright, but also revealing, shocking and touching. Miriam is an icon, a cocksucker - and the star of her show' ROBERT McCRUM, Independent. 'Our naughtiest national...
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One in a Millennial: On Friendship, Feelings, Fangirls, and Fitting In

Kate Kennedy - St. Martin's Press
Format: Hardcover

From pop culture podcaster and a voice of a generation, Kate Kennedy, a celebration of the millennial zeitgeistOne In a Millennial is an exploration of pop culture, nostalgia, the millennial zeitgeist, and the life lessons learned (for better and for worse) from coming of age as a member...
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Karma: My Autobiography

Boy George - Mango
Format: Hardcover

The Official Story of a Musical Icon─Told in Full for the First Time in his Own Words!"The most entertaining music memoir since Elton John's Me... This is George O'Dowd in all his exhausting glory." Observer#1 New Release in Gay StudiesKarma is the definitive autobiography...
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In Mary's Kitchen: Stress-Free Recipes for Every Home Cook

Mary Berg - Appetite by Random House
Format: Hardcover

Everyone loves Mary! This beloved home cook, who Variety calls "the millennial Ina Garten," is back with a cookbook of 100 all-new recipes guaranteed to become your stress-free sidekick in the kitchen.. The kitchen is Mary's happy place, where worries melt away, a busy mind...
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This Book May Save Your Life: Everyday Health Hacks to Worry Less and Live Better

Dr. Karan Rajan - Rodale Books
Format: Hardcover

The hilarious, myth-busting survival guide to the human body from TikTok's favorite surgeon. Though the odds are stacked against us, the human body has an extraordinary tendency to survive . . . Full of hard-learned lessons and health hacks from Dr. Karan's years working on hospital...
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Southern Fried Sass: A Queen's Guide to Cooking, Decorating, and Living Just a Little "Extra"

Ginger Minj - Atria Books
Format: Hardcover

RuPaul's Drag Race superstar Ginger Minj shares her favorite recipes, best advice, and wildest stories in this hilarious book that's part memoir, part cookbook. Perfect for fans of Trixie and Katya's Guide to Modern Womanhood.. Drag icon Ginger Minj brings her signature humor...
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