New Year’s is just around the corner; get ahead on your resolutions with these inspiring books!
ONE PLATE AT A TIME: RECIPES FOR FINDING FREEDOM WITH FOOD by Demi Lovato
9781250393449 | 3/17/26
Demi Lovato’s cooking journey started when she was almost thirty. After years of navigating a challenging relationship with food, she found that learning to cook—discovering how to truly nourish herself in mind, body, and spirit—was a revelation. It was in the kitchen, experimenting with flavors, connecting with loved ones, and channeling her creativity in a new way—that she truly began to appreciate and celebrate the joy of food.
Now, in ONE PLATE AT A TIME, Demi welcomes everyone into the kitchen with a collection of more than eighty recipes, all created to emphasize enjoyment over perfection. You won’t find overwhelming ingredient lists or tricky techniques, but instead a collection of simple yet memorable favorites anyone can make. Demi shares her “top five” favorite foolproof recipes in a range of categories, creating “capsule collections” for everything from breakfast to dinner, comfort foods to fast food-inspired favorites, soups to salads, and even go-to sweet treats.
Filled with beautiful food photography as well as snapshots that give fans a peek into Demi’s home life, personal anecdotes, pantry tips, and cooking hacks, this is a cookbook for Demi Lovato fans, for people who struggle to enjoy food without guilt, and for anyone looking for a gentler, more grounded approach to cooking. ONE PLATE AT A TIME is Demi’s set list for a delicious new way of thinking about food and how it fits into our lives.
WHY WE DRINK TOO MUCH: THE IMPACT OF ALCOHOL ON OUR BODIES AND CULTURE by Dr. Charles Knowles
9781250392923 | 1/6/26
Drinking alcohol can be fun; its chemical effects on our brain are fundamentally pleasurable, and it can have social benefits. Alcohol may also help us forget the worries in our lives and temporarily overcome psychological barriers to human interaction.
But there are downsides. We now know that alcohol, even in quite modest amounts, is not good for our long-term health. So why do we, as humans, consume alcohol at all, and why does our tendency to drink “too much” vary from person to person?
Pairing scientific expertise with his personal experiences, Dr. Charles Knowles offers us an accessible window into what really happens in our brains and bodies when we drink, and why we do it. People vary greatly in the amount of reward they derive from alcohol, both physically and mentally. It’s in the genes that we were born with and the environment in which we grew up. For some of us, alcohol is greatly enhancing; for others, it is not much fun at all.
For the sober curious, those who may need help, and also readers just interested in a popular science book on what happens when we sip a glass of wine, WHY WE DRINK TOO MUCH teaches readers the science behind drinking and invites us to examine our relationship with alcohol.
ART CURE: THE SCIENCE OF HOW THE ARTS SAVE LIVES by Daisy Fancourt
9781250364531 | 2/3/26
From cradle to grave, engaging in the arts has remarkable effects on our health and well-being. Music supports the architectural development of children’s brains. Artistic hobbies help our brains to stay resilient against dementia. Dance and magic tricks build new neural pathways for people with brain injuries. Arts and music act just like drugs to decrease depression, stress, and pain, reducing our dependence on medication. Going to live music events, museums, exhibitions, and the theater decreases our risk of future loneliness and frailty. Engaging in the arts improves the functioning of every major organ system in the body, even helping us to live longer.
This isn’t sensationalism, it’s science: the results of decades of studies gathering data from neuroimaging, molecular biomarkers, wearable sensors, cognitive assessments, and electronic health records. From professor Daisy Fancourt, an award-winning scientist and science communicator and director of the World Health Organization’s Collaborating Centre for Arts and Health, this book will fundamentally change the way you value and engage with the arts in your daily life and give you the tools to optimize how, when, and what arts you engage in to achieve your health goals. The arts are not a luxury in our lives. They are essential.
HOW TO TRY AGAIN: AN APPROACHABLE GUIDE TO NAVIGATING CHAOS AND MAKING CHANGE THAT STICKS by Steve Kamb
9781250344649 | 5/12/26
Some people wake up at 4AM, run 15 miles barefoot, take an ice bath, drink unicorn tears, meditate for an hour, and then write the great American novel.
HOW TO TRY AGAIN is not for those people. It’s for the rest of us. In other words, humans.
Humans who are desperate for hope. Unfortunately, they’re sold false promises of optimized wellness and unlimited productivity. Predictably, when these life hacks fail the result is personal blame and guilt. Fortunately, breaking free from this madness is Steve Kamb’s super power. For the past 16 years, Kamb has helped tens of millions of readers make positive changes through his advice at NerdFitness.com.
You might recognze his name from the pages of James Clear’s ATOMIC HABITS or the back cover of Mark Manson’s THE SUBTLE ART OF NOT GIVING A F***. Which makes sense, as this book comfortably sits at the intersection of those two juggernauts: full of empathetic humor, relatable stories, and practical guidance for making change. HOW TO TRY AGAIN will help readers forgive themselves faster, fail more enjoyably, restart differently, and finally reach their goals while staying delightfully, infallibly human.
THE PRACTICE OF ATTENTION: CULTIVATION PRESENSE IN A DISTRACTED WORLD by Cody Cook-Parrott
9781649634146 | 3/17/26
It’s no secret that our attention is fractured. We look for distraction anytime we have a spare moment or feel bored or uncomfortable. We yearn to be fully immersed in the moment—whether for deep work or pleasure—but we have almost forgotten how. THE PRACTICE OF ATTENTION opens the door to reclaim our focus, so we can be more present with those we love, be more immersed in our work and play, and ultimately live more fully.
Beloved artist and teacher Cody Cook-Parrott invites us to join them in building practices that heighten our attention. Beginning with an exploration of what we’re avoiding when we distract ourselves, Cody offers an Attention Audit that helps us understand where we place our focus (and where we lose it) throughout the day and week. After getting a clear understanding of where we are, we can create a schedule and a life with more focus. Being present requires practice, and Cody encourages us to find the practices that resonate most with us, exploring movement, creativity, spiritual practice, being of service, and more. Themes of cultivating curiosity and devotion and letting go of perfectionism and people-pleasing are woven throughout.
Shifting our attention has profound power on how we experience ourselves and those around us. Cody writes, “This is my wish: that you feel less pull toward your screen and more pull toward your life.”
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