Farrar, Straus and Giroux

Forty illustrated pages take the reader on a journey leading to a Halloween party!  Inspired by the children's song…

This book reveals the origins of writing through the examination of alphabets in everyday objects. Author Silvia Ferrara…

Charles Montgomery's Happy City is revolutionizing the way we think about urban life. After decades of unchecked sprawl,…

Question: What makes the human heart unique? While it was beyond our understanding for millenia, with advances in…

On the last Friday evening of the summer of 2013, five shots rang out in the parking lot of a new Boys & Girls Club in…

This next installment in the successful If Animals Kissed Good Night series delves into the heartwarming concept of how…

 Dating is work, and it began in the 19th century as prostitution. In this book, Moira Weigel explores the secret…

Did you know that the origins of dating stem from prostitution? Especially in today's dating landscape, it's hard enough…

In just six years, ACT UP, New York, a broad and unlikely coalition of activists from all races, genders, sexualities,…

A darkly hilarious tale of romance gone awry from author and filmmaker John Waters. Marsha is a suitcase thief, a…

Over the last few centuries, magic has developed a bad reputation—thanks to the unsavory tactics of shady…

In his acclaimed 2016 book Other Minds, the philosopher and scuba diver Peter Godfrey-Smith explored the mind of the…

This explores the history of chairs, from ancient Egyptian folding stools to modern stackable monobloc chairs. He…

This explores the development of the octopus, a distant branch of the tree of life, from its humble beginnings in the…

This book presents the dramatic history of Hawaii, a tropical paradise, is a tale of arrivals from volcanic eruptions,…

Amsterdam is well-known for being a bike city - and although nowadays bicycling within the city is a safe and beneficial…

New York City’s Department of Sanitation, responsible for managing the city’s garbage, is the focus of…

Pirates have long lived in the realm of romance and fantasy, symbolizing risk, lawlessness, and radical visions of…

The Reason for the Darkness of the Night is a fascinating biography on Edgar Allan Poe with a particular focus on his…

The Great Barrier Reef has captivated people for centuries. However, its history has been elusive. In this book,…

Who better to investigate the literary spirit world than that supreme connoisseur of the unexpected, Roald Dahl? Of the…

Ruby has a passion for studying insects and discovers an alien bug in her front yard and quickly realizes it’s not…

This illustrated nonfiction guide for middle grade readers chronicles the history of climate change and how young people…

In this, sociologist Mitchell Duneier explores the role of poor black men selling books and magazines on city sidewalks…

This picture book biography celebrates Aretha Franklin's profound impact on the Civil Rights Movement as a powerful…

In this laugh-out-loud picture book from acclaimed children's author Jory John, follow the story of Jeff the bear as he…

In this international bestseller, renowned psychologist and winner of the Nobel Prize in Economics, Daniel Kahneman,…

From a girl reading her favorite book out on a fire escape to a butterfly watcher with a guidebook in the park, a little…

Capitalism, cancer hoaxers and fetishists, corporate lies, and having the wellbeing of our bodies determined by digital…

At the age of five, Megan Phelps-Roper began protesting homosexuality and other alleged vices alongside fellow members…