Nonfiction Spotlight (12/7/22)

A deeply-researched look into the uncompensated work women and minorities are expected to perform every day + a young environmental activist examines mental illness and social justice + a riveting and eye-opening account of a system that continues to fail America’s most vulnerable children + a look at how both math and literature combined help us to understand human life = this Nonfiction Spotlight!

EMOTIONAL LABOR: The Invisible Work Shaping Our Lives and How to Claim Our Power by Rose Hackman

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“This is an inspiring, infuriating study of the toll it takes on people when they’re expected to smile, while taking on more and exhausting responsibilities without getting paid more. VERDICT This is a call to action for individuals and the organizations that sustain these practices.”–Library Journal, starred review

BIRDGIRL: Looking to the Skies in Search of a Better Future by Mya-Rose Craig

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“Born to a British father and Bangladeshi mother, Craig grew up in a family of fervent birdwatchers (or ‘twitchers’) for whom the activity wasn’t a hobby, but a means of survival…This will inspire nature-minded readers.”–Publishers Weekly

WE WERE ONCE A FAMILY: A Story of Love, Death, and Child Removal in America by Roxanna Asgarian

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In the manner of Adrian Nicole LeBlanc’s RANDOM FAMILY and other classic works of investigative journalism, Roxanna Asgarian’s WE WERE ONCE A FAMILY is a revelation of vulnerable lives; it is also a shattering exposé of the foster care and adoption systems that produced this tragedy. 

ONCE UPON A PRIME: The Wondrous Connections Between Mathematics and Literature by Sarah Hart

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For fans of SEVEN BRIEF LESSONS IN PHYSICS, this is an exploration of the many ways mathematics can transform our understanding of literature and vice versa, by the first woman to hold England’s oldest mathematical chair.

EMOTIONAL LABOR: The Invisible Work Shaping Our Lives and How to Claim Our Power by Rose Hackman; 9781250777355; 3/28/23
BIRDGIRL: Looking to the Skies in Search of a Better Future by Mya-Rose Craig; 9781250807670; 3/28/23
WE WERE ONCE A FAMILY: A Story of Love, Death, and Child Removal in America by Roxanna Asgarian; 9780374602291; 3/14/23
ONCE UPON A PRIME: The Wondrous Connections Between Mathematics and Literature by Sarah Hart; 9781250850881; 4/11/23