Lebo, Kate
Summary: "Inspired by twenty-six fruits, essayist, poet, and pie lady Kate Lebo expertly blends the culinary, medical, and personal in a book of lyrical essays, accompanied by recipes"--
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Farrar, Straus and Giroux 2021
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 814 LEBSummary: A wonderful collection of essays written by today's queer heroes, featuring contributions from Elton John, Tan France, Gus Kenworthy, Paris Lees, Russell Tovey, Munroe Bergdorf, and many others. In 2016, model and queer activist Jack Guinness decided that the LGBTQ+ community desperately needed to be reminded of its long and glorious history of stardom, and he was spurred to action. The...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Dey St., an imprint of William Morrow 2021
Copies Available at East Bay
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 306.76 QUECopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 306.76 QUELeary, Ann
Summary: "Having arrived at a certain age (her prime), Ann Leary casts a wry backward glance at a life spent trying -- and often failing -- to be nice. With wit and surprising candor, Leary recounts the bedlam of home bat invasions, an obsession with online personality tests, and the mortification of taking ballroom dance lessons with her actor husband. She describes hilarious red-carpet fiascos and...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Marysue Rucci Books Scr 2024
Sorry, no copies available
Place a hold to request this item.Walker, Jerald
Summary: "Personal essays exploring identity, family, and community through the prism of race and black culture. Confronts the medical profession's racial biases, shopping while black at Whole Foods, the legacy of Michael Jackson, raising black boys, haircuts that scare white people, racial profiling, and growing up in Southside Chicago"--
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Mad Creek Books, an imprint of The Ohio State University Press 2020
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 305.896 WALLiittschwager, David
Summary: "The dignified seahorse, the billowing jelly, and the stealthy octopus: We long to see every aspect of their graceful forms. For more than a decade, celebrated nature photographer David Littschwager has traveled the world to reveal their mysterious beauty. His extraordinary images will bring you closer than ever to these colorful and enigmatic creatures." -- Back cover.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: National Geographic 2022
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 591.77 LIISummary: As an ally, you use your power-- no matter how big or small-- to support others. You learn, and try, and mess up, and try harder. In this collection of true stories, critically acclaimed YA authors get real about being an ally, needing an ally, and showing up for friends and strangers. From raw stories of racism and invisible disability to powerful moments of passing the mic, these authors...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: DK, a division of Penguin Random House LLC 2021