Elizabeth C. McLaughlin

This memoir delves into the intensely personal yet universal experience of loss and grief, exploring the portrait of a marriage and a life in good times and bad. After losing their only daughter, Joan Didion and her husband face a series of traumatic events that challenge their understanding of death, illness, marriage, and memory. This book is an act of literary bravery, offering electric honesty and passion that will speak to anyone who has loved deeply.

This toolkit provides a comprehensive guide to community-based interventions for interpersonal violence, also known as transformative justice or community accountability. It offers practical strategies for everyday people, including survivors, perpetrators, and their support network, to end and prevent violence without resorting to the police or state services. The toolkit features stories and guides, as well as a basic framework, to build skills for safety, accountability, and community self-determination. Recommended by leading activists in the transformative justice movement, this toolkit is an invaluable resource for anyone interested in building a world without violence.

"The Quaking of America" by a prominent therapist and trauma specialist provides embodied practices that can help readers protect themselves and their country in the face of growing threats of white-supremacist political violence. This timely guide focuses on ways to build presence, discernment, and stability in dangerous situations, heal personal and collective racialized traumas, and promote embodied social action. A must-read for those looking to navigate the widespread upheaval and build an antiracist culture.

Exploring the controversial topic of cancel culture, We Will Not Cancel Us takes a Black, queer, and feminist viewpoint to reframe the debate. Author Adrienne Maree Brown questions the effectiveness of call-out culture and asks if it truly serves its marginalized origins. With a focus on seeking accountability and redress for harm, this book provides insights on building a better world.

Becoming Abolitionists is an eye-opening exploration of the failed attempts to reform the police in the United States. Drawing from personal experiences, Purnell provides a compelling argument for police abolition and encourages readers to envision new systems that address the root causes of violence. Through lessons learned from multi-racial movements across the globe, this book offers an exciting opportunity to reduce and eliminate harm in society.

Explore the hidden caste system that has shaped America through this immersive and deeply researched narrative by the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Warmth of Other Suns. In Caste, Isabel Wilkerson examines the power hierarchy that defines our lives today, beyond race, class, or other factors. Through real stories about people like Martin Luther King Jr. and baseball's Satchel Paige, she uncovers the eight pillars that underlie caste systems across civilizations. Wilkerson also links the caste systems of America, India, and Nazi Germany, showcasing how the cruel logic of caste requires a bottom rung to measure against. This eye-opening read offers hope in moving beyond these artificial and destructive separations in pursuit of our common humanity.

Cut toxic people out of your life and take back control. “Don’t You Know Who I Am?” has become the tagline of the modern narcissist. We need to learn to be better gatekeepers for our minds, bodies, and souls. Narcissism, entitlement, and incivility have become normalized and increasingly incentivized. They infect our relationships with self-doubt, despair, and anxiety. It’s time for a wake-up call to stem the tide of narcissism and antagonism, and take our lives back.

Discover the inspiring life of Martin Luther King, Jr. in this New York Times bestselling picture book biography by Brad Meltzer. From childhood, King saw the injustice towards African-Americans and dedicated his life to changing that using peaceful means and powerful words. He led nonviolent protests and marches, always advocating for love and doing what’s right. His legacy of racial equality still inspires us today. This biography series encourages children to dream big and learn from important role models like Martin Luther King, Jr.

Discover a powerful guide to anti-racism and social justice with this must-read book. In 20 insightful chapters, anti-bias educator and activist Tiffany Jewell explores topics like identity, racism, and solidarity in a way that inspires and empowers young readers. With colorful illustrations by Aurélia Durand, this book is perfect for those looking to understand true histories and become leaders against racism. It's a powerful read for all ages, offering language, drive, and the ability to take action against inequality.