Books for Jewish American Heritage Month
In honor of Jewish American Heritage Month in May, we are sharing books by Jewish authors who share their individual stories, experiences, and lives. Find our full collection of titles here.
Read moreIn honor of Jewish American Heritage Month in May, we are sharing books by Jewish authors who share their individual stories, experiences, and lives. Find our full collection of titles here.
Read moreFor 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.
Read moreEvery May we celebrate the rich history and culture of Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders. Browse a curated selection of fiction and nonfiction books by AANHPI creators that we think your students will love. Find our full collection of titles for Higher Education here.
Read moreSearching, propulsive, and deeply spiritual, Accordion Eulogies is an odyssey to repair a severed family lineage, told through the surprising history of a musical instrument. Growing up in Yakima, Washington, Noé Álvarez never knew his grandfather. Stories swirled around this mythologized, larger-than-life figure: That he had abandoned his family, and had possibly done something awful that
Read moreJohn Updike. Edna Ferber. Wallace Stevens. Willa Cather. Robert Caro. Cormac McCarthy. Colson Whitehead (2x), Studs Terkel, Anne Tyler, John Steinbeck. These immortals are just a double-handful-plus of the Penguin Random House Pulitzer Prize winners across two centuries. They were joined on May 6 by two more honorees, Cristina Rivera Garza and Jayne Anne Phillips,
Read moreTéa Obreht is the internationally bestselling author of The Tiger’s Wife, which won the 2011 Orange Prize for Fiction and was a finalist for the National Book Award. Her second novel, Inland, won the Southwest Book Award, and was a finalist for the Dylan Thomas Prize. Her work has appeared in The Best American
Read more“An essential American history” (The Wall Street Journal) that places the power of Native nations at its center, telling their story from the rise of ancient cities more than a thousand years ago to fights for sovereignty that continue today. Chapter 1 Ancient Cities in Arizona, Illinois, and Alabama It is rare that everyone
Read moreFor National Teacher Appreciation Day on May 7th, we are sharing a collection of titles about teaching, from personal stories that include advice and act as a guide for new or aspiring teachers to books about the history of education that show the struggles teachers have endured and the gains they received from persistence.
Read moreYou can search for books across this discipline through our course lists, which cover American Government and Politics, Comparative Politics, International Relations, Introduction to Political Science, Public Policy & Public Administration, and more. American Government and Politics Comparative Politics International Relations Introduction to Political Science Public Policy and Public Administration
Read moreFor World Press Freedom Day on May 3rd, we are sharing a collection of titles to promote education about the importance of freedom of the press.
Read moreIn June, we celebrate Black Music Appreciation month and the influential Black musicians and artists who have brought entertainment to their communities and beyond, and inspired others to make their own art. Collection of titles for Black Music Appreciation Month
Read moreIn June we celebrate Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Intersex, and Asexual + (LGBTQIA+) Pride Month, which honors the 1969 Stonewall riots in Manhattan. Pride Month is a time to both celebrate the accomplishments of those in the LGBTQ+ community and recognize the ongoing struggles faced by many across the world who wish to live
Read moreOn May 1st we celebrate International Workers’ Day to acknowledge the battles workers have taken and gains that have come from their solidarity and persistence. We have curated a book list of Labor Studies titles that you can share with your students. Find more titles on U.S. Labor History here.
Read moreIn May, we are celebrating National Physical Fitness and Sports Month with a collection of titles that includes stories about the joy and benefits that come with staying active, books about the science of physical fitness, and the experiences of athletes who have inspired and set new standards within their communities.
Read moreOutside Atlanta, a middle-class Black family faces off with a school system seemingly bent on punishing their teenage son. North of Dallas, a conservative white family relocates to an affluent suburban enclave, but can’t escape the changes sweeping the country. On Chicago’s North Shore, a multiracial mom joins an ultraprogressive challenge to the town’s liberal
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