• There's Always This Year

    There's Always This Year

    Abdurraqib, Hanif

    The acclaimed poet and cultural critic uses his lifelong relationship with basketball to muse on the ways in which we grow attached to our hometowns, even when they fail us. Lyrically stunning and profoundly moving, the confessional text wanders through a variety of topics without ever losing its vulnerability, insight, or focus. (Kirkus)

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  • Autocracy, Inc

    Autocracy, Inc

    Applebaum, Anne

    The noted journalist and student of tyranny turns her attention to Trump, Putin, and numerous other modern authoritarians. Central to any discussion of modern totalitarianism. (Kirkus)

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  • Briefly Perfectly Human

    Briefly Perfectly Human

    Arthur, Alua

    A poetic, inspiring book about how embracing our mortality allows us to find our deepest selves and truly connect with others. Arthur's powerful memoir underlines the value of every life. (Kirkus)

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  • Get the Picture

    Get the Picture

    Bosker, Bianca

    Journalist Bosker takes an energetic jaunt through the elitist and competitive world of contemporary art. Connoisseurs and neophytes alike will be charmed and captivated by Bosker’s boundless curiosity and astute powers of observation. (Publishers Weekly)

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  • Signs of Vanishing Seattle

    Signs of Vanishing Seattle

    Brothers, Cynthia

    Signs of Vanishing Seattle celebrates places loved and lost by documenting a community-sourced collection of salvaged signs from gathering spaces and social landmarks that have shaped Seattle's visual and cultural landscape over the years. (Publisher description)

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  • Safety Through Solidarity

    Safety Through Solidarity

    Burley, Shane

    Two social activists and journalists investigate the complicated layers of persistent antisemitism in society, especially in light of what they consider Israel’s unjust treatment of Palestinians in Gaza. Burley and Lorber admirably and forthrightly explore the "multitudes" of Jewish experience through a variety of voices and organizations. (Kirkus)

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  • Who's Afraid of Gender?

    Who's Afraid of Gender?

    Butler, Judith

    A deeply informed critique of the malicious initiatives currently using gender as a political tool to arouse fear and strengthen political and religious institutions. This is a wonderfully thoughtful and impassioned book on a critically important centerpiece of contemporary authoritarianism and patriarchy. A master class in how gender has been weaponized in support of conservative values and authoritarian regimes. (Kirkus)

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  • Suffrage Song

    Suffrage Song

    Cass, Caitlin

    A thoughtful and well-researched graphic history of the women's rights movement. (Abby B.)

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  • Mirror Nation

    Mirror Nation

    Choi, Don Mee

    Home run finisher for Don Mee Choi's KOR-US trilogy. Very interesting and visual form of poetry that sticks in my mind for days to come. (Eliza E.)

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  • Watching New York

    Watching New York

    Cirillo, Johnny

    Photographer Cirillo delivers a sumptuous visual feast of New York City street style. Expertly capturing the eccentricity and creativity of street fashion, this eye-catching volume ... will delight fashionistas and those drawn to the energy of New York. (Publishers Weekly)

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