In Proverbs of Earth, Lance Newman remixes Thoreau’s Walden into a series of aphorisms that explore labor, memory, grief, home, and nature. In this meditative collection of poems, the wisdom of the past meets the uncertainties of the present. spuytenduyvil.net; amazon.com

The practice of narrative medicine, which grew out of health humanities, bioethics, and the literature and medicine movement, has been shown to enhance compassion, improve team functioning, imbue self-knowledge, and decrease bias. routledge.com; amazon.com

Through personal stories, Galyean presents a radical blueprint for eradicating illiteracy. REFRAME challenges entrenched beliefs about how we learn, proving that curiosity can unlock transformation in education, leadership, and society. curiouslearning.org

Here’s how walking has the potential to have even further healing properties: The mere act of walking may bring us from the state of thinking into the state of being, which is to walk right into the state of enlightenment. streamofwisdompress.com/Walking.php

Four chapters about Brown in the late 1960s (with photos) inform this memoir by a journalist from Dallas who won national awards en route to writing about Hollywood for the Los Angeles Times. tcupress.tcu.edu/9780875659312

This activity book and visual organizer for strategic thinking helps kids build self-worth, communication, and decision-making. Adults also benefit from its engaging activities. risewhereyouare.com/products

Boy meets boy. Boy loses boy. Boy gets more than he bargained for when fake dates, small-town drama, and a dying soap opera collide. Rom-Com for Dummies is a witty, queer romance with heart, heat, and heirloom tomatoes. bit.ly/45wmhMQ

When Hannah discovers her boyfriend and brother may be responsible for a hit-and-run accident that killed a beloved teen in her small Connecticut town, she vows to protect them both—until different versions of the truth emerge, forcing her to decide where her loyalties lie. lorimillerkase.com

The book showcases luminous photographs of pottery from the authors’ collection and provides commentary on each piece, Southwestern history, Native American pottery-making techniques, and how to build a collection. store.bookbaby.com

Fei Feng dreams of becoming a government astronomer. However, at her best age, life cheats her, getting her into the lost days.
Let’s see how she twists her fate and contributes to humanity after her successes. bit.ly/46iPcEx

Critically examines the chronic undercounting of suicide and proposes a groundbreaking framework for fatal self-injury that would enhance policy, prevention, and mental health treatment. bit.ly/46uG54K

In this literary fiction, a nomadic K9 crosses paths with a menagerie of misfit animals, weaving psychology, metaphysics, and absurdist storytelling into a meditation on fate and permanence. Learn more at valkwich.com

A dog searches her yard for the perfect gift to show her nature-loving boy how much she loves him. An illustrated book for parents and grandparents who want to gift a child a fresh perspective and invite them to observe the present moment. (Luminare Press) curlysueandthebeetle.com