HPL 2026 Nonfiction Spotlight

"Get fit, prevent disease, and future-proof your body with step-by-step strategies to build strength, reduce fatigue, and sharpen your focus at any age."--Publisher description. This book presents a science-based program focused on building and maintaining muscle strength, mobility, and energy across the lifespan. It outlines step-by-step strategies for training, nutrition, recovery, and mindset, supported by exercise illustrations, visual guides,...

We. Do. Not. Care. Hop aboard the Hot Mess Express, Sisters, and welcome to the club! Do you wake up with night sweats at 3:26 a.m., 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 or cellulite on your legs (legs is legs!), then welcome to the club--the We Do Not Care Club (WDNC). You're now...

"Turn losing your job into an epic comeback with this unfiltered, comprehensive, GPS guide to rebuilding your career on your terms. So, you got fired, laid off, restructured, canned. Welcome to the club, baby! In today's seismically changing job market, getting fired doesn't automatically mean you failed; it's a rite of passage. With their decades of experience in high-stakes leadership roles, Laura Brown and Kristina O'Neill know firsthand the challenges-and...

"Celebrate your exciting new life together in the kitchen! This modern cookbook is ideal for newlyweds and new couples looking to whip up easy and delicious meals...This newlywed cookbook will bring joy to couples launching their new lives together with tons of cooking and meal planning inspiration. More than just a cookbook, it's the perfect wedding gift or engagement gift to start any new couple's kitchen cookbook collection." -- Provided by publisher....

In Family Thai, Arnold breaks down an often-intimidating cuisine into accessible building blocks for every home cook, beginning with pantry staples--what's fish sauce? what are the differences between soy sauces?--and moving on to teaching readers essential skills like how to steam the perfect sticky rice or how to make their own noodles if they can't find them stocked nearby. Arnold also shares what he likes to cook at home and adaptations of Thai...

The money-saving gardener, Anya Lautenbach, shows you how to create beautiful displays in pots all year round for less, no matter your space. With arrangements for spring, summer, fall, and winter, there are projects for you to create in your own garden for color and interest every month of the year-from spring bulbs to brighten your day to charming paperwhites that make a meaningful and beautiful gift in the darker months. Throughout the book, Anya...

"A collection of seasonal recipes for school-age children from Chez Panisse restaurateur Alice Waters"-- Provided by publisher. "Education and food are two universal rights: all children deserve to go to school, and everyone should have the opportunity to eat nutritious food. After Alice Waters launched the farm-to-table movement with the opening of her acclaimed restaurant Chez Panisse, she went on to found the Edible Schoolyard Project, inspiring...

Every day brings a torrent of articles, videos, and podcasts about health and longevity. The "Wellness Industrial Complex" offers conflicting advice and promises us more time to enjoy in the future but it sure is demanding a lot of time right now. In Eat Your Ice Cream, renowned health expert Dr. Ezekiel J. Emanuel argues that life is not a competition to live the longest, and that "wellness" shouldn't be difficult; it should be an invisible part...

"Briana Bosch of Blossom and Branch Farm teaches you how to grow flowers, herbs, and vegetables in a way that improves the soil, supports pollinators and birds, and minimizes the use of store-bought products. The key principles for regenerative gardening: recognize the garden as its own ecosystem, know your soil, minimize the "purchased garden," build your soil armor, plant for biodiversity, create living soil, choose plants wisely, minimize soil...