What exactly is Critical Race Theory? This concise and accessible exploration of CRT demystifies this important framework for understanding and fighting racial injustice in the United States

The National Book Award winning history of how racist ideas were created, spread, and deeply rooted in American society.

Challenges narrow perceptions of Blackness as both an identity and lived reality to understand the diversity of what it means to be Black in the US and around the world

This American Book Award–winning title about Native American struggle and resistance radically reframes more than 400 years of US history

Discover the rich and complex history of LGBTQ+ people around the world – their struggles, triumphs, and cultural contributions.

From acclaimed columnist and political commentator Michael Harriot, a searingly smart and bitingly hilarious retelling of American history that corrects the record and showcases the perspectives and experiences of Black Americans.

A provocative analysis of the dysfunctional colonial dynamics at play in philanthropy and finance. Award-winning philanthropy executive Edgar Villanueva draws from the traditions from the Native way to prescribe the medicine for restoring balance and healing our divides.

A poetry collection that reflects on intimate aspects of Black history, culture, and identity, revealing an uncommon gaze on working-class Philadelphia from the 1960s to the present day

For fans of Sapiens and The Dawn of Everything, a groundbreaking exploration of gendered oppression—its origins, its histories, our attempts to understand it, and our efforts to combat it

From renowned organizers and activists Leah Hunt-Hendrix and Astra Taylor, comes the first in-depth examination of Solidarity - not just as a rallying cry, but as potent political movement with potential to effect lasting change

Explores seven hundred years of writers, thinkers, scientists, and artists, all trying to understand what it means to be truly human

One of Publishers Weekly's Best Nonfiction Books of 2023.

Paperback edition.

Paris Review contributor Katy Kelleher explores our obsession with gorgeous things, unveiling the fraught histories of makeup, flowers, perfume, silk, and other beautiful objects.