In honor of Lesbian Visibility Week, which takes place April 20th – April 26th, and Lesbian Visibility Day on April 26th, we are sharing books by and about lesbians, and their experiences and history.

For Earth Day on April 22nd, we are sharing books that educate students on the current major risks to the environment and provide solutions for environmental protection.

Interview in April 2026 by Claire Kelley, Seven Stories Press, with Jonathan Kozol author of We Shall Not Bow Down: Children of Color Under Siege, An Invocation to Resistance. You have long argued that educational inequality is not inevitable but the result of political decisions. Why do you think the idea that inequality is “natural”

In The Meaning of Your Life, social scientist and happiness expert Arthur Brooks examines why modern life can feel empty despite material progress and argues that cultural and technological shifts have made meaning harder to access. Drawing on science, philosophy, and faith traditions, Brooks outlines practical ways to cultivate purpose, deepen relationships, and orient one’s

America’s Founding Son is an accessible and entertaining biography of our nation’s greatest public servant and original political maverick John Quincy Adams, from the bassist of the Grammy-nominated band the Avett Brothers.   AUTHOR’S NOTE Sitting at his desk, the aged congressman was caged in by his colleagues’ sneers and stares. Enough with his moralizing

In celebration of Jewish American Heritage Month in May, we are sharing books by authors who share their individual stories, experiences, and lives. Find our full collection of books here.

Tracy Kidder, Pulitzer Prize-winning author, has passed away at age 80. Tracy Kidder’s books covered subjects as wide-ranging as global public health, computer science, education, construction, and homelessness, but they were all united by his trademark research and dogged reporting that provided the foundations for stories of real people, passionately committed to their work. In

For Mental Health Awareness Month in May, we are sharing books to educate and raise awareness about mental health and the various factors that may affect it, and to provide tools and resources for student wellness. Find our full collection of titles here.

You can search for books across this discipline through our course lists, which include Climate Change, Ecological Science, Environmental Conservation, Environmental History, Natural Hazards and Disasters, and Sustainable Development.   Climate Change    Ecological Science Environmental Conservation Environmental History    Natural Hazards and Disasters   Sustainable Development

Each May, we honor the stories, histories, and cultures of Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders. Below is a selection of acclaimed fiction and nonfiction books by AANHPI creators to share with your students this month and throughout the year. Find our full collection of titles for Higher Education here.

For Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month in April, we are sharing a collection of books to educate on sexual and gender-based violence. This collection includes nonfiction and personal stories from survivors of sexual assault that give insight on survivor support and sexual assault prevention.

The author of The Soul of America unites centuries of essential American voices to understand our national debates and divisions from 1619 to the present, with his signature commentary on the consequential speeches, letters, and essays that led us to this moment.   It was the boldest of claims. “The cause of America,” Thomas Paine would write in