Forthcoming Nonfiction (1/25/2024)

Today we are highlighting an array of nonfiction, including original examinations into medical mysteries, from womanhood, psychedelics, gardens, and puppies, to more personal stories of life on stage and magical strange.

SHAKESPEARE: THE MAN WHO PAYS THE RENT BY JUDI DENCH & BRENDAN O’HEA

“A literary demonstration of how the iconic actor has lost none of her energy, flair, and fiery intelligence . . . Dench’s memoir of the roles she has loved is a witty, thoroughly entertaining romp through the Shakespearean world.”—Kirkus Reviews, starred review

PUPPY BRAIN: HOW OUR DOGS LEARN, THINK, AND LOVE BY KERRY NICHOLS

With irresistible photos, clear guidance, and engaging humor, PUPPY BRAIN reveals the best parenting practices based on how your dog’s mind works. As her hundreds of thousands of followers can attest, Kerry’s guidance will help you raise dogs who are confident, loving, and happy. The perfect gift for dog lovers and psychology enthusiasts alike, PUPPY BRAIN is the definitive resource for anyone looking to raise their puppy with respect and love.

TRIPPY: THE PERIL AND PROMISE OF MEDICINAL PSYCHEDELICS BY ERNESTO LONDOÑO

Londoño’s riveting personal narrative pulls the reader through a deeply researched and brilliantly reported account of a game-changing industry on the rise. TRIPPY is the definitive book on psychedelics and mental health today, and Londoño’s in-depth and nuanced look at this shifting landscape will be pivotal in guiding policymakers and readers as they make sense of the perils, limitations, and promises of turning to psychedelics in the pursuit of healing.

IT’S NOT HYSTERIA: EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT YOUR REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH (BUT WERE NEVER TOLD) BY DR. KAREN TANG

Dr. Karen Tang is on a mission to transform how we engage with our bodies and our healthcare. IT’S NOT HYSTERIA is a comprehensive guide to common conditions and potential treatment options, with practical tools such as symptom prompts and sample questions for your provider, to equip readers to take control of their gynecologic health.

ENCYCLOPEDIA OF GARDENING FOR COLORED CHILDREN BY JAMAICA KINCAID

In this hard-hitting, witty, deeply original book, the renowned novelist Jamaica Kincaid offers an ABC of the plants that define our world and reveals the often brutal history of colonialism behind them. There has never been a book like AN ENCYCLOPEDIA OF GARDENING FOR COLORED CHILDREN—inventive, surprising, and telling—about what our gardens reveal about the truth of history.

LEAN MARKETING: MORE LEADS. MORE PROFIT. LESS MARKETING BY ALLAN DIB

The Lean Marketing movement has been quietly gathering momentum. Small, medium and large businesses are getting bigger and better results by actually doing less marketing. Implementing Lean Marketing in your business will help you punch above your weight.

THE BOOK OF MOTHERS: HOW LITERATURE CAN HELP US REINVENT MODERN MOTHERHOOD BY CARRIE MULLINS

By interrogating the influences of politics, economics, feminism, pop culture, and family life in each text, she identifies the factors that have shaped our prevailing views of motherhood, and puts these classics into conversation with the most urgent issues of the day. Who were these literary mothers, beyond their domestic responsibilities and familial demands? And what lessons do they have for us today—if we choose to listen?

FIX IT YOURSELF: HOW TO RECOGNIZE THE FAULTS IN YOUR GAME—AND CORRECT THEM BY DAVID LEADBETTER

From the world’s number one golf coach, the pro who teaches the pros, comes the only guide you’ll need to improve your game, whatever your level of play. If you are serious about golf, you will forever be in search of clear-cut remedies to the various faults that plague your game. This comprehensive fault-finding guide, containing easy-to-understand solutions to the game’s most common errors, is invaluable for any aspiring player.

A FATAL INHERITANCE: HOW A FAMILY MISFORTUNE REVEALED A DEADLY MEDICAL MYSTERY BY LAWRENCE INGRASSIA

Ingrassia lost his mother, brother, two sisters, and nephew to cancer—different cancers developing at different points throughout their lives. And while highly unusual, his family is not the only one to wonder whether their suffering is the result of unbelievable bad luck, or if there might be another explanation.

In the face of seemingly unbearable loss, Ingrassia holds onto hope. He urges us to fight like Charlie, his nephew who battled cancer his entire life starting with a rhabdomyosarcoma at the age of two—and to look toward the future, as gene sequencing, screening protocols, CRISPR gene editing, and other developing technologies may continue to extend lifespans and perhaps, one day, even offer cures.

CUNNING FOLK: LIFE IN THE ERA OF PRACTICAL MAGIC BY TABITHA STANMORE

Charming in every sense of the word, CUNNING FOLK is an immersive reconstruction of a bygone world, and a thought-provoking commentary on the beauty and bafflement of being human.

SHAKESPEARE: The Man Who Pays The Rent; by Judi Dench & Brendan O’Hea; 9781250325778; 4/24/24
PUPPY BRAIN: How Our Dogs Learn, Think, and Love; by Kerry Nichols; 9781250867919; 4/30/24
TRIPPY: The Peril and Promise of Medicinal Psychedelics; by Ernesto Londoño; 9781250878540; 5/7/24
IT’S NOT HYSTERIA: Everything You Need to Know About Your Reproductive Health (but Were Never Told); by Dr. Karen Tang; 9781250894151; 5/7/24
ENCYCLOPEDIA OF GARDENING FOR COLORED CHILDREN; by Jamaica Kincaid; 9780374608255; 5/7/24
LEAN MARKETING: More Leads. More Profit. Less Marketing; by Allan Dib; 9781774583944; 5/7/24
THE BOOK OF MOTHERS: How Literature Can Help Us Reinvent Modern Motherhood; by Carrie Mullins; 9781250285065; 5/7/24
FIX IT YOURSELF: How to Recognize the Faults in Your Game—and Correct Them; by David Leadbetter; 9781250189783; 5/7/45
A FATAL INHERITANCE: How a Family Misfortune Revealed a Deadly Medical Mystery; by Lawrence Ingrassia; 9781250837226; 5/14/24
CUNNING FOLK: Life in the Era of Practical Magic; by Tabitha Stanmore; 9781639730537; 5/28/24