VENGEANCE FEMINISM: The Power of Black Women’s Fury in Lawless Times by Kali Gross G’95 Gr’99 (Seal Press, 2024, $29.00.) Weaving together historical narrative with Black feminist analysis, Gross illuminates the stories of Black women who fought for dignity on their own terms, from the 19th-century “badger thieves” who robbed men on the streets of Philadelphia to victims of intimate partner violence who defended their honor and bodily autonomy with deadly force. Buy this book
WAITING FOR MAX: A NICU Story by Emily Ozan Rosen C’08 (The Collective Book Studio, 2025, $18.95.) Little Louise can’t wait to meet her new brother, Max, and dreams up creative plans to bring him home from the neonatal intensive care unit. Inspired by Rosen’s family’s own experience, this children’s book validates the big emotions that come with welcoming a premature baby, from the perspective of their siblings. Buy this book
ALL AFTERNOON: A Novel by Susan Kleinman C’86 (Volume 36 Books, 2026, $17.00.) In 1978 New Jersey, as feminism takes root in a tight-knit Modern Orthodox community, Marilyn Weisfeld secretly chases the literary dreams she gave up years ago when she became a wife and mother. Buy this book
NO ONE EVER ASKED: The Untold Story of a Civil Rights Worker by Arnold Rochvarg C’73 (University of Missouri Press, 2025, $40.00.) Legal scholar Arnold Rochvarg presents a narrative history of the mid-1960s civil rights movement centered on the experiences of his cousin, a white woman from Philadelphia who quit her university studies to join the movement. Buy this book
NOTHING RANDOM: Bennett Cerf and the Publishing House He Built by Gayle Feldman CW’73 (Penguin Random House, 2026, $40.00.) Using interviews with more than 200 individuals, deeply researched archival material, and letters from private collections not previously available, this biography brings the legendary founder of Random House to vibrant life. Buy this book
PRE-EXISTING CONDITIONS: How Lobbying Makes American Health Care More Expensive by Alex Garlick Gr’16 (Oxford University Press, 2025, $99.00.) A political science professor contends that lobbying by the healthcare industry is responsible for the runaway cost of healthcare in many states. Garlick argues that cost containment policy is debated under the precise circumstances where lobbyists have the most leverage over legislators. Buy this book
SALT, SWEAT, AND SAILCLOTH: Working-Class Sailors and the Rise of American Naval Power by William F. Cotter W’81 and Michael F. Cotter (Self-Published, 2025, $19.99.) This book examines the role of the US Navy in the economic growth of the early United States, and the contributions of working-class sailors in the 19th century. Buy this book
AMATULO: Chronicles of an Argentine Hustler by Sebastian Sas WG’03 and Ilan Greenfield (Self-Published, 2025, $18.99.) When a burned-out exec crosses paths with his childhood friend—now a jet-setting art mogul with ties to a billionaire’s son—he enlists a ragtag crew of old classmates to unravel the rags-to-riches mystery behind Argentina’s most improbable success story. Buy this book
AS I REMEMBER… by Maria Gluck, edited by Sherwin Gluck EAS’92 (Tisza Publishing, 2025, $19.95.) What started as a few memories for her brother became a sweeping portrait of a lost world: the vibrant Jewish communities of prewar Czechoslovakia and Hungary, the rising tide of antisemitism, and the struggle to build a new life in America. This memoir is the third book in the Gluck Family Legacy series. Buy this book
RACE, REAL ESTATE AND EDUCATION: Inventing Gentrification in Philadelphia, 1960–2020 by Edward M. Epstein GrEd’20 (Temple University Press, 2025, $32.95.) Epstein explores the role of university-led K–12 educational interventions in Philadelphia’s transition to a postindustrial economy. Buy this book
THE SECRET SAINT ANTHONY PRAYER by Richard Donze C’74 (Finishing Line Press, 2025, $26.99.) Former classmates of a fictional suburban Philadelphia parochial school plan a 55th reunion, stirring memories of old romances, rivalries, and unfinished business. Buy this book
THE FUTURE OF TUTORING: Lessons from 10,000 School District Tutoring Initiatives by Liz Cohen C’02 (Harvard Education Press, 2025, $35.00.) An educational nonprofit executive shows how, with effective buy-in and thoughtful implementation, tutoring programs can improve academic performance for all students. Buy this book
DETERMINATION: A Mother of Five Conquers College by Victoria Marie Lees LPS’09 (Enchanted Owl, 2025, $12.99.) With raw honesty and humor, a mother chronicles her relentless pursuit of education, from community college to an Ivy League scholarship. She juggles coursework, parenting, and self-doubt, to fight for her success. Buy this book
