Modern culture is obsessed with controlling women's bodies. Our societies are saturated with images of unreal, idealised female beauty whilst real female bodies and the women who inhabit them are alienated from their own personal and political potential. Under modern capitalism, women are both consumers and consumed: Meat Market offers strategies for resisting this gory cycle of consumption, exposing how the trade in female flesh extends into every part of women's political selfhood.

As crises mount and multiply, governments fail to respond or exacerbate the problems. What are we to do? Mutual Aid is a radical handbook for anyone who grasps the severity of the global poly-crisis and wants a community-based means to fight back. Dean Spade — lawyer, academic, writer, and activist — highlights the bold and innovative ways ordinary people have developed to share resources and care for those in crisis. Mutual aid isn’t charity. It is a form of organizing integral to all influential and successful social movements. Spade offers practical tools and advice to help with the challenges of working in groups, forming a decision-making process, and preventing and addressing conflict.

A visionary new master class in cooking that distills decades of professional experience into just four simple elements, from the woman declared “America’s next great cooking teacher” by Alice Waters.In the tradition of The Joy of Cooking and How to Cook Everything comes Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat, an ambitious new approach to cooking by a major new culinary voice. Chef and writer Samin Nosrat has taught everyone from professional chefs to middle school kids to author Michael Pollan to cook using her revolutionary, yet simple, philosophy. Master the use of just four elements—Salt, which enhances flavor; Fat, which delivers flavor and generates texture; Acid, which balances flavor; and Heat, which ultimately determines the texture of food—and anything you cook will be delicious. By explaining the hows and whys of good cooking, Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat will teach and inspire a new generation of cooks how to confidently make better decisions in the kitchen and cook delicious meals with any ingredients, anywhere, at any time. Echoing Samin’s own journey from culinary novice to award-winning chef, Salt, Fat Acid, Heat immediately bridges the gap between home and professional kitchens. With charming narrative, illustrated walkthroughs, and a lighthearted approach to kitchen science, Samin demystifies the four elements of good cooking for everyone. Refer to the canon of 100 essential recipes—and dozens of variations—to put the lessons into practice and make bright, balanced vinaigrettes, perfectly caramelized roast vegetables, tender braised meats, and light, flaky pastry doughs. Featuring 150 illustrations and infographics that reveal an atlas to the world of flavor by renowned illustrator Wendy MacNaughton, Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat will be your compass in the kitchen. Destined to be a classic, it just might be the last cookbook you’ll ever need. With a foreword by Michael Pollan.

Pretending to Be Yours is a sweet and spicy sapphic romance about two friends who discover the best kind of love stories are the ones that take you by surprise. Perfect for fans of Alexandria Bellefleur and Haley Cass. After breaking up with her cheating ex-boyfriend, Paige Raven wants one thing: to rock climb in peace. She switches gyms, only for her ex to follow her and bring the stares and whispers with him. Thankfully, he keeps his distance when Paige climbs with her new friend, Remi Johnson. When Paige learns Remi is in need of a date for an upcoming wedding, she comes up with the wild idea of them pretending to be in a relationship. It’s perfect. Remi will have someone by her side for the wedding and Paige’s ex will finally leave her alone. With Paige questioning her sexuality and her anxiety over her lack of experience with women rising, Remi suggests their fake dating arrangement should include flirting lessons and practice dates. A totally friendly offer to help build Paige’s confidence. As the two spend more time together in and out of the gym, the only thing Paige becomes confident in is … her feelings for Remi. But with how often Remi brings up Paige dating other women when their arrangement is over, does Remi feel the same way or will their fake relationship end in heartbreak?

Cassie Mayheim, mystery bookstore owner and self-anointed super sleuth, has solved every fictional case she’s ever read. So when her best friend surprises her with an Alaskan WhoDunIt cruise for her fortieth birthday, she’s ready to put her skills to the test. But the staged murder begins to feel all too real when Cassie senses danger lurking beneath the surface. For seasoned cruise performer Hannah Garcia, the scripted mystery is just another day at work—until she stumbles into a deadly twist she never saw coming and her life is suddenly on the line. As danger closes in, the only person she can trust is Cassie, the captivating passenger she just met. But Cassie isn’t just another tourist—she’s Hannah’s only hope. As the ship sails deep into icy waters, they must unravel a mystery that’s no longer a game—because this time, the killer isn’t playing by the script.

Die Ehe ist in unserer Gesellschaft unantastbar. Trotz ihrer Institutionalisierung wird sie als Inbegriff der Liebe romantisiert und mythisch verklärt. Dabei verschärft eine Heirat für Frauen oft die Ungleichheit, und sie führt zu finanzieller Abhängigkeit. Die Bestseller-Autorin Emilia Roig blickt hinter die Fassade eines patriarchalen Konstrukts und weist Wege zu einer Revolution der Liebe.  Die Ehe normiert Beziehungen und Familie, kontrolliert Sexualität, den Besitz und die Arbeitskraft. Sie ist eine wichtige Stütze des Kapitalismus und lässt uns in binären Geschlechterrollen verharren. In ihrem mutigen und provokanten Buch ruft Emilia Roig daher das Ende der Ehe aus. Sie hinterfragt die Übermacht der Paare und untersucht, ob man Männer lieben und zugleich das Patriarchat stürzen kann. Letztlich wäre eine Abschaffung der Ehe nicht nur für Frauen befreiend, sondern für alle. Denn nur dann können wir Liebe in Freiheit und auf Augenhöhe miteinander neu denken und leben.

Misogyny is being hardwired into our future. Can we stop it? We like to believe we’re moving closer to equality, riding the wave of technological progress into a brighter, fairer future. But beneath the glossy surface of innovation lies a chilling truth: new technologies are not just failing to solve age-old inequalities—they’re deepening them. In The New Age of Sexism, acclaimed author and activist Laura Bates exposes how misogyny is being coded into the very fabric of our future. From the biases embedded in artificial intelligence to the alarming rise of sex robots and the toxic dynamics of the metaverse, Bates takes readers on a shocking journey into a world where technology is weaponized against women. This isn’t a dystopian warning about what might happen. It’s a harrowing account of what’s happening now and the dangers we face if we don’t act. With clarity and urgency, Bates reveals how these advancements are dragging society backward, reinforcing harmful stereotypes, and jeopardizing decades of progress in the fight for gender equality. Eye-opening and empowering, The New Age of Sexism is a rallying cry for awareness and action in a world where the battle for equality has entered a dangerous new frontier.

Unaffordable housing, poverty wages, inadequate healthcare, border policing, climate change—these are not what you ordinarily hear feminists talking about. But aren’t they the biggest issues for the vast majority of women around the globe? Taking as its inspiration the new wave of feminist militancy that has erupted globally, this manifesto makes a simple but powerful case: feminism shouldn’t start—or stop—with the drive to have women represented at the top of their professions. It must focus on those at the bottom, and fight for the world they deserve. And that means targeting capitalism. Feminism must be anticapitalist, eco-socialist and antiracist.