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FREE LOVE de Michelle Tea

A wildly entertaining, authentic, and profound guide to navigating freedom and commitment, in a society intent on pinning us down.

FREE LOVE: Adventures in Marriage and Polyamory
by Michelle Tea
HarperOne, Fall 2026
(via Frances Goldin Literary)

Polyamory is having a moment. Whether you love it or hate it, the explosion of non-monogamy into the mainstream suggests a widespread frustration and stuck-ness within traditional relationship structures, perhaps especially among women and femmes, whose sexual freedom has long been contained and policed. Why do we have to choose between adventure and security? Why can’t we try, at least, to have them both?

Long before its current it-girl moment, polyamory was foundational to many radical subcultures, who saw in it not only the chance for sexual freedom, but a path towards dismantling patriarchal oppression and the zero-sum game of capitalism – a path towards personal, spiritual, and collective growth, care, and empowerment. Polyamory was also foundational to the life of beloved writer and queer icon Michelle Tea, from the clandestine, ill-fated throuples of her late teens, to the punk lesbian underground of 90s San Francisco, through marriage and divorce, Tinder flings and enduring friendships, heartbreak and motherhood.

In FREE LOVE, she will share these juicy, hilarious, and moving stories with her characteristic wit and charm, while delving into the radical, forgotten history of openness, and interviewing and researching widely, to guide readers through the thorny choices we make in our own relationships – poly or no. A modern-day The Ethical Slut meets Dolly Alderton’s Everything I Know About Love, it marries the storytelling of Maggie Smith and Samantha Irby with the practical wisdom and heartwarming appeal of writers like Glennon Doyle, Emily Nagoski, and Vanessa Marin.

Michelle Tea is the author of over a dozen widely acclaimed books memoir, fiction, and cultural criticism, and the recipient of awards from PEN/America, the Guggenheim, Lambda Literary, and the Rona Jaffe Foundation. Her books have been translated into French, Japanese, Slovenian, German, Italian, and Swedish.

I EAT THE STARS de Sarah Wilson

From New York Times bestselling author Sarah Wilson comes a deeply moving, wise guide to finding joy and meaning in a world that seems to be falling apart.

I EAT THE STARS:
How to Live Fully and Beautifully in a Collapsing World
by Sarah Wilson
Penguin Life, June 2026
(via Writers House)

It’s hard to escape the feeling that something is deeply wrong . . . that life has become precariously off-balance. We are hit hourly with headlines about catastrophic wildfires, unprecedented flooding, record heat waves, collapsing democracies, AI and nuclear threat, rising economic inequality, widespread unrest, and more. In I EAT THE STARS, Sarah Wilson argues we are undergoing what every complex civilization before us has—systemic collapse.

So how do we continue to live as sensitive humans amidst such a tumultuous shift? What does life look like when the systems we rely on deteriorate? Should we be having kids? How do we make financial decisions? Should we be prepping? And, most importantly, how do we avoid succumbing to doom and despair?

In I EAT THE STARS, Sarah Wilson delves into these pressing questions. Drawing on many years of research and wisdom gained from more than 200 conversations with philosophers, poets, game theorists, and spiritual leaders, Wilson takes readers on an intimate journey as she lays out a path for living fully, meaningfully, and beautifully through these troubled times. Our predicament, she argues, is ultimately an urgent call to us all to relish what is valuable to us—to eat the stars—and to return to our humanity once again.

I EAT THE STARS empowers readers to move beyond panic, doom, and despair. With her warm, incisively intelligent, wise, and down-to-earth voice, Wilson creates a space for readers to confront their fears and anxieties about an uncertain future, guiding them toward one rooted in truth, hope, justice, creativity, community, and to step up as “warriors” and meet the moment.

We are in what we were warned about for decades. But from a crisis comes stunning possibility.

Sarah Wilson is a multi-New York Times bestselling author, journalist, social philosopher, international keynote speaker and philanthropist. Sarah leads dynamic, global conversations about modern philosophy, creativity, existential risk, and climate change via her keynote speaking, Wild podcast, and her Substack and social communities. She lives nomadically, but is based between Paris and Sydney, and is a compulsive hiker and adventurer.

THE OFFICIAL WE DO NOT CARE CLUB HANDBOOK de Melani Sanders

The must-have companion to the We Do Not Care (WDNC) Club and viral movement, from Founding Member Melani Sanders (@justbeingmelani). Part survival manual and part rallying cry, this essential handbook is your trusted guide to the hormonal mayhem of perimenopause, menopause, and postmenopause. Hop aboard the Hot Mess Express, Sisters, and welcome to the Club!

THE OFFICIAL WE DO NOT CARE CLUB HANDBOOK:
A Guide for Women in Perimenopause, Menopause, and Beyond Who Are Over It
by Melani Sanders
Harvest/HarperCollins, January 2026

We. Do. Not. Care.

Do you wake up with night sweats at 3:26 am, overstimulated, mad at anything breathing, and ready to put the world on notice?
Do you forget the words you are saying as you are saying them?
If you have a she-shed and no longer care about clothes that fit, half-painted big toenails, or cellulite on your legs (legs is legs!), then welcome to the club — the We Do Not Care (WDNC) Club. You’re now a card-carrying member with an exclusive invite to the biggest hormonal party in town.

This Club is for all of our Sisters in perimenopause, menopause, and postmenopause who are over it. Here is a list* of things We Do Not Care about today:

  • Shaving our legs.

  • Plucking our chin hair.

  • Wearing the same bra all week.

  • Wearing bras, period.

  • Wearing PJs all day. Clothes is clothes.

  • Being on time. Be happy that I showed up — I don’t even want to be here.

  • People who think we have a sh*tty attitude. That’s on them.

  • Cancelled plans. We didn’t want to go anywhere anyway.

  • If you’re hungry. The kitchen isn’t locked.

  • If you’re cold. Don’t even think about touching that thermostat.

Melani Sanders, Founding Member of the WDNC, is here to tell you that it’s okay not to care. You’re not alone. We’re all in the same boat, just out here trying to survive. This book is your life raft. Let’s hold on for dear life — and get through this together.

Melani Sanders is a digital creator and the fearless founder of the We Do Not Care Movement™. Her viral WDNC reels and posts capture the humor, heart, and chaos of perimenopause and menopause, midlife in general, motherhood, and real life. Melani lives in West Palm Beach, Florida with her husband, three sons, and dog. 

THE GLORIANS de Terry Tempest Williams

From the visionary New York Times bestselling author, a revelatory work of narrative nonfiction exploring beauty in the desert, climate change, and, transformative moments of power in a world beset by uncertainty.

THE GLORIANS
by Terry Tempest Williams
Grove Press, March 2026

Whether we believe it or not, rapid change is upon us. I am searching for grace.

In this time of political fragility, climate chaos, and seeking beauty wherever we can find its glimmer, Terry Tempest Williams introduces us to the Glorians. They are not distant deities, but the ordinary, often overlooked presences—animal, plant, memory, moment—that reveal our shared vulnerability and interconnectedness with the natural world. The Glorians can be as small as an ant ferrying a coyote willow blossom to its queen or as commonplace as the night sky. But what they can collectively show us—about the radical act of attending to beauty and carrying forward against all odds—is immense.

Journeying through encounters with the Glorians in the red rock desert of Utah during the pandemic to Harvard University where she teaches in the Divinity School, Williams weaves a story of astonishing personal and societal insight. As she grapples with the unsettled state of the world, she turns not to despair but to deep reflection. She sees how the Glorians are calling us to attention, not as an army, but as fellow inhabitants of our sacred, threatened home. They remind us of the power of contact between species and the profound courage—and awareness—it will take to dream a more cohesive future into being.

Wise and lyrical, The Glorians is a testament to the power of witness, a field guide to finding grace in the unexpected, and a moving invitation to engage with one another and our surroundings with renewed intention. In a modern world filled with increasing noise and anxiety, Terry Tempest Williams offers honest sustenance for the mind and spirit and distinguishes herself again as a trusted voice to whom we can turn to more fully understand our times.

Terry Tempest Williams is the award-winning author of over twenty books of creative nonfiction, including the environmental classic, Refuge: An Unnatural History of Family and Place. Among her other books are Leap; Red; The Open Space of Democracy; Finding Beauty in a Broken World; When Women Were Birds; The Hour of Land; and Erosion: Essays of Undoing. Her work has been translated and anthologized worldwide. A recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship and a Lannan Literary Award, she is a member of the American Academy of Arts & Letters and is currently writer-in-residence at the Harvard Divinity School. She divides her time between Cambridge, Massachusetts and Southeastern Utah.

BOUNCE de William Milberg

An engaging, authoritative and accessible study of globalization—in the vein of A History of the World in 6 Glasses—told through the fascinating histories of six different balls used in sports.

BOUNCE: The Story of Globalization
by William Milberg
The New Press, late 2026/early2027
(via The Gernert Company)

Globalization is the central economic issue of our time: it’s tied to everything we buy; impacts elections; leads to the wholesale collapse (or revitalization) of a town, or a city, or a region, with jobs going someplace else, coming in, or never coming back. It’s a primary reason behind the Trump administration’s tariffs, which are causing major economic upheaval. Yet for all its significance, globalization is still widely misunderstood. It’s too complex, too diffuse, with too many moving parts – its design makes individuals feel powerless. In BOUNCE, a Professor of Economics examines the history of six sporting balls as a way to understand the story of globalization, how it has evolved, and how the decisions that society has made and is currently making, continue to shape it.

The golf ball, the baseball, the football, the soccer ball, the tennis ball and the basketball: each has a complex and fascinating history that parallels the evolution of globalization. Balls have been used in games for hundreds of years and each one tells us unique and vital things about this evolution: the golf ball uncovers the dynamics of the first wave of globalization, with colonial powers seeking rubber in the plantations of Africa, Asia and South America, and the importance of machine technology and innovation. The football shows how labor unions provided the “countervailing power” needed to stand up to growing industrial corporations, prompting steady growth in pay and economic security for the average worker. Milberg, Professor of Economics at the New School for Social Research where he directs the Heilbroner Center for Capitalism Studies, slices each ball open, dives deep into its story, and spins a narrative revealing how each microhistory is inextricably linked to the greater economy.

Globalization has been a series of choices by individuals, corporations, governments, countries. Understanding the history of these game balls helps us to better understand the consequences of those choices and where we want the economy to go.

Professor Milberg’s research focuses on the history and philosophy of economics. He has written extensively on global value chains and their implications for economic development, jobs, finance and intellectual property.

William Milberg is Professor of Economics at the New School for Social Research, where he also directs the Heilbroner Center for Capitalism Studies. His recent project at the Heilbroner Center is on the economic causes and consequences of the multinational retreat from liberal democracy. Milberg has worked as a consultant to the International Labour Organization and the World Bank and lectured at the World Trade Organization. Author of three academic books, Milberg served as Dean of the New School for Social Research from 2013-2023. He lives in Westchester, NY with his wife, his youngest daughter and his dog Lola.