Books we love

Book cover titled 'Being Lolita' by Alisson Wood, featuring red heart-shaped sunglasses with cracked lenses

A dark relationship evolves between a high schooler and her English teacher in this breathtakingly powerful memoir about a young woman who must learn to rewrite her own story.

A collage of vintage dictionary pages with handwritten red text overlay reading "WORD BY WORD KORY STAMPER." The pages include definitions, illustrations, and sections of text related to various words and topics.

With wit and irreverence, lexicographer Kory Stamper cracks open the obsessive world of dictionary writing, from the agonizing decisions about what to define and how to do it to the knotty questions of ever-changing word usage.

The cover of a book titled 'Invisible Target: Breaking the Cycle of Educator Sexual Abuse' by Andrea Clemens, showing an abandoned school desk and chair in a field with a mountain range in the background.

A true, detailed account of one girl's experience of educator sexual abuse at the hands of her middle school teacher. It follows her journey, beginning with her tumultuous childhood, meeting the teacher, and the grooming process he created to lure her into a false sense of trust and ultimate betrayal. After years of abuse and manipulation, she finally found the courage to bravely break away from her abuser.

A pioneering researcher and one of the world’s foremost experts on traumatic stress offers a bold new paradigm for healing
 
Trauma is a fact of life. Veterans and their families deal with the painful aftermath of combat; one in five Americans has been molested; one in four grew up with alcoholics; one in three couples have engaged in physical violence. Such experiences inevitably leave traces on minds, emotions, and even on biology. Sadly, trauma sufferers frequently pass on their stress to their partners and children.

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A poster from a documentary series titled "Keep This Between Us" featuring a red apple with a bite taken out of it, revealing two faces in profile facing each other, with the text "It's Never Too Late To Speak Up" written inside the apple.

A 4-part series for Hulu that follows one woman's journey as she reexamines her past relationship with a trusted teacher, exposing an epidemic of widespread grooming in U.S. high schools.

Close-up of two women with one in profile and the other slightly behind, looking serious. The text on the image includes the title 'pretty baby' and the name 'Brooke Shields'.

Actor, model, and global superstar Brooke Shields’ journey from a sexualized young girl to a woman who embraces her identity and voice.