Inspiration & Creativity

Psychology

Noise:

A Flaw in Human Judgment

by Daniel Kahneman, Olivier Sibony, Cass R. Sunstein

available now, hardcover, Little, Brown Spark From the Nobel Prize-winning author of Thinking, Fast and Slow, Noise is a revolutionary exploration of why people make bad judgments. In Noise, the authors show the detrimental effects of noise in many fields and with a few simple remedies, people can reduce both noise and bias, and so make far better decisions. Packed with original ideas, and offering the same kinds of researchbased insights that made Thinking, Fast and Slow and Nudge groundbreaking, Noise explains how and why humans are so susceptible to noise in judgment—and what we can do about it.

Pre-Order Your Copy Today This is Your Mind on Plants

by Michael Pollan

available in July, hardcover, Penguin Press Michael Pollan dives deep into three plant drugs—opium, caffeine, and mescaline. Exploring and participating in the cultures that have grown up around these drugs while consuming them, Pollan reckons with the powerful human attraction to psychoactive plants. Why do we go to such great lengths to seek these shifts in consciousness, and then why do we fence that universal desire with laws and customs and fraught feelings?

Trusting the Gold:

Uncovering Your Natural Goodness

by Tara Brach

available in June, hardcover, Sounds True

In Trusting the Gold, Brach draws from more than four decades of experience as a meditation teacher and psychologist to share her most valuable practices for reconnecting with the beauty of our humanity--from timeless Buddhist wisdom to techniques adapted to the specific challenges of our modern age. She offers insights and practices for bringing nonjudgmental awareness, selfcompassion, and connection into everyday life.

Open Daily

Whole Brain Living: The

Anatomy of Choice and the Four Characters that Drive Our Life

by Jill Bolte Taylor, Ph.D.

available now, hardcover, Hay House Inc. For half a century we have been trained to believe that our right brain hemisphere is our emotional brain, while our left brain houses our rational thinking. Now neuroscience shows that it’s not that simple: in fact, our emotional limbic tissue is evenly divided between our two hemispheres. Consequently, each hemisphere has both an emotional brain and a thinking brain.

A Great Summer Read!

Maybe You Should Talk to Someone:

A Therapist, HER Therapist, and Our Lives Revealed

by Lori Gottlieb

hardcover, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt A therapist's story of guiding her clients through their challenges while also navigating her own struggles. I loved witnessing the growth of each person throughout the process of their therapy. –Abby

Religion

When You Greet Me I Bow:

Notes and Reflections From a Life in Zen

by Norman Fischer

available now, paperback, Shambhala When You Greet Me I Bow spans the entirety of Norman Fischer’s career and is the first collection of his writings on Buddhist philosophy and practice. Broken into four sections—the joy and catastrophe of relationship; thinking, writing, and emptiness; cultural encounters; and social engagement—this book allows us to see the fascinating development of the mind and interests of a gifted writer and profoundly committed practitioner.

Sewing Basics:

All You Need to Know About Machine and Hand Sewing

by Sandra Bardwell

paperback, Abrams While everyone else learned to bake during quarantine, I learned to sew! This book has been such a wonderful resource and is a must have for beginners and experts alike. –Melissa S.

Wreck this Journal Everywhere

by Keri Smith

paperback, Penguin Books Be curious and creative this summer! This journal will get you outdoors and exploring, doing fun things to pass the time. I highly recommend taking this with you on a fun trip! Happy Wrecking! –Hanna R.

Embroidered Animals: Wild and

Woolly Creatures to Stitch and Sew

by Yumiko Higuchi

available now, paperback, Roost Books

Create

From elegant birds to adorable rabbits and wonderfully simple sheep, the 25 motifs and patterns in this book offer both a modern flair and an organic true-to-nature style. The whimsical animal designs can be incorporated into any of the sewing projects included, such as bags, pillows, bookmarks, and sachets, so that beginner and experienced embroiderers can mix and match patterns according to their own interest and skill.

Rena Priest

Washington State Poet Laureate

2021-2023

Rena Priest, an American Book Award-winning poet and member of Lhaq'temish (Lummi) Nation, is the first indigenous poet to be appointed Washington State Poet Laureate. “I am incredibly excited and honored to take on this role,” said Priest. “I'm fascinated by the way people come together around poetry. I am always delighted by how they gather in quiet rooms and let themselves be drawn in, lit up, and transformed by the words of other people. It's a powerful way of connecting.”

Poets laureate work to build awareness and appreciation of poetry—including the state’s legacy of poetry—through public readings, workshops, lectures, and presentations in communities throughout the state. Each laureate puts their own unique focus on the position, and Priest will focus on two primary goals during her term: celebrating poetry in Washington’s tribal communities, and using poetry to increase appreciation of the natural world and the threats facing it. We can't imagine a better person for this job—congratulations, Rena! Find Priest's books of poetry, Sublime Subliminal and Patriarchy Blues at Village Books today!