Inspired by the true story of women at Dublin Correctional Facility in California, Jean Trounstine's novel follows Nettie, a correctional officer who suddenly finds herself on the other side of the prison system she once enforced. As she awaits trial, Nettie confronts the inhumane conditions of incarceration while grappling with her abusive marriage, her career, and the life she believed she understood. A renowned leader in prison reform, Jean co-founded the women's branch of the innovative alternate sentencing program, Changing Lives Through Literature (CLTL). She is a tireless advocate for incarcerated women, known internationally for her vivid, empathetic writing that illuminates the struggles of those wronged by the criminal justice system. She also contributes journalism on prison and parole to outlets including the Boston Institute of Nonprofit Journalism, Truthout, and Boston Magazine.

Drawing on neuroscience, child development research, clinical practice, and his own experience as a father and grandfather, Dr.Kenneth Barish addresses the questions that keep parents and grandparents up at night: How do we protect our children's emotional health in an era of rising anxiety, depression, and loneliness? How do we support a genuine love of learning rather than a fear of failure? Dr. Barish offers comprehensive, multi-step guidance on all of it—written with the clarity and warmth of someone who has sat with thousands of families and knows exactly where the hard parts are.He is Clinical Professor of Psychology at Weill Cornell Medicine and Visiting Professor at Tongji Medical College in Wuhan, China. He is a Fellow of the American Psychological Association. .

Internationally celebrated style and beauty expert David Kibbe has spent more than 40 years championing his philosophy of "Love-Based Beauty," a transformative approach that encourages women to value themselves beyond unrealistic beauty standards. Throughout his career, he has challenged traditional ideals that rely on external validation, believing they damage confidence and self-worth. His empowering message emphasizes that personal style is a powerful expression of individuality and a meaningful way to connect with others. Selected for RuPaul's Love Yourself Book Club, his work inspires readers to embrace authenticity and self-acceptance. Kibbe's influence has reached audiences worldwide through appearances on The Oprah Winfrey Show, Today, CBS This Morning, CNN, PBS, and major publications including the Wall Street Journal, London Times, and USA Today.

Step into your strength, embrace your brilliance, and rise—no matter the challenges life presents. This is Dr. Alfiee Breland-Noble's heartfelt message to every young person seeking healing, hope, and belonging. Drawing on 30 years of research, clinical experience, and community work, she leads a journey of self-discovery and growth, blending practical guidance with culturally grounded science rich in heart, history, and humanity. This is a living toolkit for thriving. Dr. Breland- Noble, a psychologist, scientist and mental health thought leader is founder of The AAKOMA Project and one of Melinda French Gates's Leaders, championing innovative solutions to advance the health and wellbeing of women and girls worldwide. She's a regular media contributor to The Grio, Today Show, The Breakfast Club, the NY Times and others.

Dawn Smith, a veterinarian tech living in rural South Carolina, catches her new, hot boyfriend in a series of lies and abruptly ends their relationship. He is not happy. He begins to stalk and harass her, forcing Dawn to seek a restraining order. Undeterred, he launches a deeply personal attack —inventing a false scenario to sue for guardianship and conservatorship of Dawn's infirm mother. And just when Dawn thinks things can't get any worse, she is faced with an impossible choice: rekindle the relationship or lose her mother forever. Liz Lazarus' riveting thriller is based on her own harrowing experience battling for the guardianship of her 88-year-old mother. Liz has an engineering degree from The Georgia Institute of Technology and an MBA from Northwestern's Kellogg Graduate School of Management.

Sheila Yasmin Marikar delivers a sharp, "White Lotus"-style satire set at a luxury Maldives resort. Celebrating their fifth anniversary, Sarah Shetty and Sam Gupta escape their failing marriage and stalled careers with a lavish vacation funded entirely by points and miles. At the resort, they become entangled with an older, wealthy couple whose generosity masks troubling inconsistencies. As Sarah imagines the opportunities this friendship could bring, tensions rise and hidden motives surface. When a body is discovered beneath the resort's overwater bungalows, paradise quickly unravels. With wit and emotional precision, she explores marriage, ambition, disappointment, aging, and the fragile illusions people create to survive. Marikar's travel writing, culture chronicles and feature-length profiles have appeared in such prominent outlets as The New Yorker, The NY Times, The Economist, and Vogue.

It is London in the early 1960s, a city shedding postwar restraint as fashion, art, and youth culture ignite the Swinging Sixties. Amid shifting sexual politics, women still face rigid expectations. Evelyn Westbrook, a young model trapped in a fragile marriage, begins psychoanalysis to regain stability while resisting her husband's pressure to have children. The newly introduced contraceptive pill promises freedom but also invites secrecy, stigma, and fear. As Evelyn's sessions intensify, the relationship with her therapist grows increasingly unsettling, blurring professional boundaries and leaving her uncertain whether her distress reflects illness or genuine danger. Drawing on personal experience, Lucy Ashe explores mental health, power, consent, and the dismissal of women's intuition with striking authenticity and emotional depth throughout the novel. Ashe trained at the Royal Ballet School before changing course to study English Literature at Oxford University, where she graduated in 2010.

Drawing on a deeply rooted family legacy—five ancestors who fought for American independence and another, a Hessian soldier who sided with the British—Sharon Virts brings uncommon authenticity to her fiction. A member of the Daughters of the American Revolution and owner of SELMA, a historic Virginia estate she carefully restored, Virt channels her passion for early American history into layered stories of honor, deception and desire, all inspired by real events. Can historical fiction serve as a bridge between the past and the present? Virt maintains history is not just a record of events but a conversation between generations. She is recognized as one of Washington Life Magazine's philanthropic 50 in 2020 and is a 2024 Loudoun History Award honoree.