The deluxe hardcover edition of a nice Jewish boy's stunning memoir of leaving the Church of Scientology to become the lovely lady she is todayPart of the Beacon Classics seriesIn the early 1970s, a boy from a Conservative Jewish family joined the Church of Scientology.

A raw and searching debut that chronicles coming of age as a transracial adoptee.

Author Becca McMurdie and Pura Belpré Honor Award–winning illustrator Paola Escobar explore the natural world with appreciation and empathy in this wildly imaginative, summer-themed picture bookA seashell is just a seashell . . . or is it? To a clam, it’s a door. To an octopus, it’s a shield.

Rural America deserves more than an elegy: a powerful story of hope, resilience, and political resistance where you least expect it, from Idaho’s first openly LGBTQ+ lawmaker"One doesn’t need to be queer to feel seen, heard, and empowered. ...A reminder that activists need to believe that the...

A grassroots tour of the nation's lesbian bars that illuminates their past, present, and hopeful future, from the co-creator of the hit podcast CruisingLesbian bars are so much more than a place to get a drink.

Known for his work debunking bad history, author and professor Warren Throckmorton addresses the seven myths Christian nationalists use to falsely claim that America was founded as a Christian nation, in order to equip readers to counter these claims. "[A] robust treatise. . . . Throckmorton

Award-winning author and river campaigner Amy-Jane Beer guides readers on a journey exploring water’s deep connection to nature, life, and our own existenceHave you ever lingered on a riverbank watching the water flow, and wondered where it comes from or where it might be going? Embark on a

Who are the “we” of “we the people”? This collaboration between award-winning artist Duncan Tonatiuh and author Howard W. Reeves celebrates inclusion, exploring what the preamble to our United States constitution leaves unsaid.Three starred reviews! We the People Is All the People is "a

By the author of the New York Times Bestseller The Hundred Years' War on PalestineFrom British colonization to Israeli occupation, an essential primer on the nearly century-long fight for Palestinian liberationA Beacon Classics edition, featuring a spot gloss cover and retro, classic paletteAfter...

"This book doesn’t offer easy answers, but it offers something better—a way of seeing our shared vulnerability as the starting point for understanding what’s breaking and what still might be saved." —Esmé Weijun Wang, author of The Collected SchizophreniasScience writer Lorraine

A revealing memoir about the complicated truths of surviving a suicide attempt and rethinking the concept of “suicide prevention” to create a world that people want to live inMadeline Vosch did everything she was supposed to do when the suicidal thoughts started. Or she tried. Between studying,...

An entirely new collection of poetry, prose, and inspiring quotes designed to uplift and comfort readers over 365 days, from the beloved #1 New York Times bestselling author Cleo Wade.“I love this book because it’s 365 reasons to find hope. We need it. It’s such a beautiful way to start your...

A deluxe hardcover edition of Jones’s American masterpiece, telling the harrowing story of Ursa Corregidora, a blues singer in the early 20th century forced to confront the inherited trauma of slaverySelected by The Atlantic as one of THE GREAT AMERICAN NOVELS. ("You have to read them.")A Beacon...

Exposes how companies like Visa, Chase, PayPal, Bank of America, and Mastercard use their power to silence dissenting voices and hurt democracy through the practice of financial censorshipCivil liberties activist Rainey Reitman introduces readers to the concept of “financial censorship”—a form...

Founder of The Grief Academy, popular podcaster, and author Shelby Forsythia trains readers how to comfort and help a grieving person with three simple phrases: "Of course," "I'm here," and "Right now." What do I say to someone who is grieving?

For readers of Anne Lamott and Ross Gay, a bite-size invitation to disrupt the hustle and rediscover joy and wonder in our daily livesFor decades, consumerism has espoused the same message: money equals success, and if you aren’t happy, you aren’t shopping in the right store. Now, with a new

New York Times bestselling author Rachel Held Evans inspired a generation of questioning and evolving believers. This book offers a collection of her most impactful essays—in print for the first time.For a generation finding their footing in life after evangelicalism, Rachel Held Evans was one of...

A revolutionary work of erasure poetry that exposes the contradictions in Thomas Paine’s Common Sense—calling for a new definition of citizenship that embraces all AmericansIn his famous cry for inhabitants of the thirteen colonies to seek independence from Britain, Thomas Paine claims to call...

The National Book Award-winning historian of Stamped from the Beginning charts how “great replacement theory” has moved from the margins to become the most dominant political theory of our time—and what we can do to safeguard democracy from this insidious threat.Recall the words chanted in

Challenging the dominant, white-led theology that forbids ancestor veneration, Rev. William H. Lamar IV deconstructs the religious myths that restrict wise voices of life-giving influence. Lamar empowers readers to transform their personal narratives by choosing our ancestors.