Author name: Rachel Walker

Richly detailed and thoroughly entertaining. Homage to gifted disruptors. New Yorker staff writer Denby celebrates the “cultural achievement of postwar American Jews” by profiling four prominent figures: Mel Brooks (b. 1926), Betty Friedan (1921-2006), Leonard Bernstein (1918-1990), and Norman Mailer (1923-2007). “Unruly Jews,” as he calls them, they had in common “a bounding unapologetic egotism […]

by Joanna Rzezak ; illustrated by Joanna Rzezak ‧ RELEASE DATE: May 18, 2021 Friends of these pollinators will be best served elsewhere. This book is buzzing with trivia. Follow a swarm of bees as they leave a beekeeper’s apiary in search of a new home. As the scout bees traverse the fields, readers are

by Stephanie Johnson & Brandon Stanton illustrated by Henry Sene Yee ‧ RELEASE DATE: July 12, 2022 A blissfully vicarious, heartfelt glimpse into the life of a Manhattan burlesque dancer. Likes 126 Our Verdict GET IT New York Times Bestseller A former New York City dancer reflects on her zesty heyday in the 1970s. Discovered

by Gretchen Woelfle ; illustrated by Alix Delinois ‧ RELEASE DATE: Feb. 1, 2014 A life devoted to freedom and dignity, worthy of praise and remembrance. With the words of Massachusetts colonial rebels ringing in her ears, a slave determines to win her freedom. In 1780, Mumbet heard the words of the new Massachusetts constitution,

by Jonathan Stutzman ; illustrated by Jay Fleck ‧ RELEASE DATE: March 5, 2019 Wins for compassion and for the refusal to let physical limitations hold one back. With such short arms, how can Tiny T. Rex give a sad friend a hug? Fleck goes for cute in the simple, minimally detailed illustrations, drawing the

by Tish Rabe ; illustrated by Laura Hughes ‧ RELEASE DATE: June 21, 2016 While this is a fairly bland treatment compared to Deborah Lee Rose and Carey Armstrong-Ellis’ The Twelve Days of… Rabe follows a young girl through her first 12 days of kindergarten in this book based on the familiar Christmas carol. The

by Tish Rabe ; illustrated by Laura Hughes ‧ RELEASE DATE: June 21, 2016 While this is a fairly bland treatment compared to Deborah Lee Rose and Carey Armstrong-Ellis’ The Twelve Days of… Rabe follows a young girl through her first 12 days of kindergarten in this book based on the familiar Christmas carol. The

From the How To Explain Science series by Ruth Spiro ; illustrated by Teresa Martínez ‧ RELEASE DATE: Oct. 10, 2023 A lighthearted first look at an increasingly useful skill. Grown-ups may not be the only audience for this simple explanation of how algorithms work. Taking a confused-looking hipster parent firmly in hand, a child

by Ezra Klein & Derek Thompson ‧ RELEASE DATE: March 18, 2025 Cogent, well-timed ideas for meeting today’s biggest challenges. Likes 11 Our Verdict GET IT New York Times Bestseller Helping liberals get out of their own way. Klein, a New York Times columnist, and Thompson, an Atlantic staffer, lean to the left, but they

Binder was born in Germany and moved with her family to Colorado when she was 5 years old. Her parents continued to speak German in the house, though, much to her mother’s chagrin, Binder resisted speaking the language, which she felt marked the family as outsiders in America. It was only as an adult, as