Non-Fiction

Non-Fiction

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HarperCollins

Shaking Things Up: 14 Young...

$18.99

“Each poem and illustration shines with a personality all its own.” —Shelf Awareness (starred review) “This book has definitely made an impact on my life.” —Kitt Shapiro, daughter of Eartha Kitt Fresh, accessible, and inspiring, Shaking Things Up introduces fourteen revolutionary young women—eac...

Harvest Publications

The Indispensable Scratch &...

$22.00

From The New York Times best-selling author of The Essential Scratch & Sniff Guide to Becoming a Wine Expert, everything you need to know about America's favorite recreational plant   Who better to guide you through the distinctive scents of cannabis than Richard Betts, author of best-sellin...

Hardie Grant

Drag Dictionary: An Illustr...

$15.00

"No tea no shade, Judy, but your mug looks pretty badly beaten!"With RuPaul's Drag Race catapulting drag into the mainstream, queens are well and truly owning the spotlight, and introducing us to their quirky and hilarious slang. But are you struggling to keep up with the lingo? Desperate to "thr...

Sourcebooks Explore

All the Way to the Top: How...

$17.99

2021 Schneider Family Book Award Young Children's Honor Book (American Library Association) Experience the true story of lifelong activist Jennifer Keelan-Chaffins and her participation in the Capitol Crawl in this inspiring autobiographical picture book. This beautifully illustrated story inclu...

KNOPF BOOKS FOR YOUNG READERS

How to Hear the Universe: G...

$17.99

Discover new realms of outer space in this picture book biography of scientist Gabriela Gonzalez, who immigrated to America and became a ground-breaking scientist. Written by a molecular biologist and illustrated by an award-winning artist, this stunning picture book explores science, space, and ...

Mariner Books

What's So Funny?: A Cartoon...

$27.99

David Sipress, a dreamer and obsessive drawer living with his Upper West Side family in the age of JFK and Sputnik, goes hazy when it comes to the ceaselessly imparted lessons-on-life from his meticulous father and the angsty expectations of his migraine-prone mother.  With wry and brilliantly ob...

Anne Schwartz Books

Shirley Chisholm Dared: The...

$17.99

Discover the inspiring story of the first black woman elected to Congress and to run for president in this picture book biography from a Newbery Honor-winning author and a Coretta Scott King-John Steptoe New Talent Award-winning illustrator.Meet Shirley, a little girl who asks way too many questi...

BALZER + BRAY

Messy Roots Graphic Memoir ...

$22.99

An insightful and hilarious graphic memoir of a queer Chinese-American immigrant, from debut author-illustrator Laura Gao. After spending her early years in Wuhan, China, riding water buffalos and devouring stinky tofu, Laura immigrates to Texas where her hometown is as foreign as Mars - at least...

BALZER + BRAY

Messy Roots Graphic Memoir ...

$14.99

An insightful and hilarious graphic memoir of a queer Chinese-American immigrant, from debut author-illustrator Laura Gao. After spending her early years in Wuhan, China, riding water buffalos and devouring stinky tofu, Laura immigrates to Texas where her hometown is as foreign as Mars - at least...

Fantagraphics Books

Fantagraphics Underground P...

$24.99

Portland-based artist Elizabeth Haidle muses, "Drawing from live models is hard. Why do we do hard things?" And as she paints the human form in dazzling watercolors, uncovering the nuances of gesture, evoking the personalities behind the poses, embellishing her figures with whimsical details - in...

Candlewick

Sanctuary: Kip Tiernan and ...

$18.99

Before Kip Tiernan came along, the US had no shelters for women. Here is the inspirational story of a singular woman and what her vision and compassion have brought to life.“Justice is not three hots and a cot. Justice is having your own key.” —Kip TiernanWhen Kip Tiernan was growing up during th...

SelfMadeHero

Diego Rivera Graphic Novel

$22.99

Diego Rivera was a revolutionary painter in more ways than one. Attending art school at 11, by his twenties he was counted among the most influential figures of the Parisian art scene of the early 20th century. Rivera's murals, both in his native Mexico and the United States, reflect the contradi...

Crown

True Believer: The Rise And...

$18.00

The definitive, revelatory biography of Marvel Comics icon Stan Lee, a writer and entrepreneur who reshaped global pop culture at a steep personal cost A biography that reads like a thriller or a whodunit . . . scrupulously honest, deeply damning, and sometimes even heartbreaking. Ne...

PANTHEON BOOKS

Maus I: A Survivor's Tale: ...

$16.95

The first installment of the Pulitzer Prize-winning graphic novel acclaimed as “the most affecting and successful narrative ever done about the Holocaust” (Wall Street Journal) and “the first masterpiece in comic book history” (The New Yorker). A brutally moving work of art—widely hailed as th...

HENRY HOLT

That's Betty!: The Story of...

$18.99

An innovative and joyful picture book biography that celebrates the life and achievements of TV legend, pioneer, and activist Betty White.Betty White is a legend and icon (but you already knew that). In her eighty-year career, she starred on some of the most beloved shows of all time (like The Ma...