Harper Perennial

Even though LGBTQ+ stories and people are more visible than ever, queer people of color remain largely unseen and…

Drawing on political analysis and global reporting, this book explores author Kamal Al-Solaylee’s personal quest to…

Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind and Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow, are now available in an exclusive…

Paperback. A commercial lobster fisher penned this lovely, compelling natural history of the relationship between…

We've all seen plants above the ground, but how often do you dig one up and look at the roots? In this new book from…

This popular, acclaimed book debunks just about everything you ever thought you knew about sex. Using evidence from…

This urgent and thought-provoking work highlights the dramatic decline of insect populations and the catastrophic…

Hailed as an “eco-bible” by Time magazine, E. F. Schumacher’s riveting, richly researched statement on…

This history of friendship between women chronicles the shifting social landscape in western society, from the Bible and…

Neal Pollack’s hilarious memoir about his transformation from overweight, balding, failed rock star yoga skeptic to…

Rising literary star Sarah Gerard’s collection of essays explores modern human survival through intimacy, addiction,…

We've all heard it before. That tepid defense against accusations of racism: "I have Black friends." In this hilarious…

We've all learned about "survival of the fittest" in high school biology—but what about the sickest? Ph.D.…

This book is a humorous exploration of information professionals, challenging stereotypes of librarians. Bloggers,…

From author of How to Read Literature Like a Professor comes a book that is equal parts entertaining and informative…

Maurice Hilleman, whose mother died a day after his birth and his twin sister was stillborn, dedicated his life to…

This book discusses water and how water wealth has been pivotal to the rise and fall of great powers, civilization’s…

All hail the glow cloud! This novel is the perfect companion to the long-running science fiction podcast by the same…

This newly updated collection of essays is groundbreaking look at being open to rethinking and growth—and changing…

Knowledge has power and power goes all ways. Such knowledge has historically held the threat or promise (depending on…

In this latest addition to the "Edge Question Series" author John Brockman has compiled a fascinating collection of…

This book gathers over a hundred leading thinkers to discuss ideas they believe despite scientific proof. In our…

How well do we really know the celebrities and athletes that we can care so deeply about? Cleveland sports devotee Scott…

If you've been to the movies at all in the last 15 years, you've probably seen a movie that began as a comic book.…

Have you ever wondered just what purpose those warning labels on mattresses are supposed to serve? Or why people don’t…

If you were to guess at the future, the odds are you'd have a gloomy prognostication. Between geo-political,…