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June 1 & 15, 2022
Volume 118, Issue 19/20
4 Adult Nonfiction
In This Issue
27 Adult Fiction
50 Graphic Novels
59 Youth Nonfiction
64 New Series Nonfiction
Spotlight on Biography & Memoir Showcase
72 Youth Fiction
15 New Biography & Memoir
91 Audio
16 Top 10 Biographies
17 Top 10 Memoirs
18 The Essentials
On the Front Lines for Social Justice
74 Read-alikes
by Donna Seaman
The 2022 Printz Winners
52 Talking With
by Maggie Reagan
Kate Beaton
100 Listen Up
by Sarah Hunter
Family Listening for Summer
66 New Biography & Memoir for Youth
by Heather Booth
67 Top 10 Biographies & Memoirs for Youth 104 Booklist Backlist
68 Serenity, Surprise, and Delight All in One Day
by Sarah Hunter
Talking with Katie Yamasaki
by Sarah Hunter
102 New Biography & Memoir on Audio
102 Video Watch
Index to Advertisers
103 Top 10 Biographies & Memoirs on Audio Anne Pierce 33
Baen 47
Beacon 13
Spotlight on Audio Bound to Stay Bound 81
Candlewick 86
Charlesbridge 62
92 The Booklist Odyssey Interview Dark Horse 51
David Horn 89
HarperAudio
DC Comics 50, 55
by Heather Booth Disney 77
DreamScape 97
94 Fifteen Fast Facts about the Odyssey Award at 15
Dundurn 23
by Heather Booth HarperCollins 21, 79, 80, 95, cover 4
Inanna 94
Features Lerner 70

Live Oak 98
LWL 87
12 The Booklist Carnegie Medal Interview
Macmillan 73, 88
Hanif Abdurraqib MIT 25
by Terry Hong National Geographic 7
Niki Holmes Kantzios 43
41 The Booklist Carnegie Medal Interview Orca 63
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Pajama Press 85
by Terry Hong
Random House 59, 76, 83, 84
44 Self-Published Books Showcase Rowman & Littlefield 9
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by BlueInk Review Severn House 2
Shadow Mountain Publishing 29
61 Carte Blanche
Simon & Schuster 57
Pride Month Sourcebooks 31, 37, 78
by Michael Cart Time Being Media 11
Tuttle 53
Visible Ink 6
Yen 96, 99
next six years. For readers who’ve been paying
Adult Nonfiction
attention, the overview of the Trump presiden-
cy will seem more than familiar. But this is a
useful exercise, putting events in order and in
Philosophy & Psychology heartbreaking. Two-thirds of the children who context, especially for those whose memory has
responded preferred the white doll. Through grown fuzzy or who have missed some lesser-
Body Language: Writers on sheer determination, hard work, and activism known incidents. Perhaps the most interesting
Identity, Physicality, and Making within their community, Kenneth and Mamie part of the book is its latter third, which chron-
Space for Ourselves. Clark became well known throughout Har- icles recent events, particularly the effect The
Ed. by Nicole Chung and Matt Ortile. lem and eventually the entire nation. They Big Lie has had on political discourse, Biden
played key roles in the civil rights movement administration policy, election viability, and
July 2022. 336p. Catapult, paper, $16.95 (9781646221318).
and were involved in the historic Brown v. overall safety. For readers wondering whether
153.69.
Editors Chung (All You Can Ever Know, the Board of Education decision which legally politics is ever going to get back to something
2018) and Ortile (The Groom Will Keep His ended segregation in schools across the coun- resembling normal, Lemire’s answer seems to
Name, 2020) present 30 try. Spofford highlights the lives and works of be a simple nope. —Ilene Cooper
essays that reveal how di- two extraordinary individuals who fought for
verse bodies “move within racial justice and equality in one of our na- Democracy’s Data: The Hidden Stories
(and against) expectations tion’s darkest hours. —Holley Cornetto in the U.S. Census and How to Read
Them.
of race, gender, health, and
By Dan Bouk.
ability.” Gabrielle Bellot,
a Black trans woman, im- Religion Aug. 2022. 384p. Farrar/MCD, $30 (9780374602550);
pressively parallels Black e-book, $14.99 (9780374602550). 320.
violence and scuba diving The Light We Give: How Sikh Wisdom Reading the U.S. census is daunting, but
in “The Year of Breath,” while her suggestion Can Transform Your Life. cultural historian Bouk reveals the stories and
of turning Scheherazade into a verb, “mean- By Simran Jeet Singh. history of the individuals, families, and com-
ing to tell stories to survive,” becomes a theme July 2022. 320p. Riverhead, $28 (9780593087978); e-book, munities behind these figures. In a first-person,
for the entire collection. Bodies are vessels $15.99 (9780593087992). 299. casual style, Bouk analyzes the questions that
of empowerment despite adversity. Natalie Clever, informative, and very accessible, have been asked by the Census Bureau and
Lima is a Big Beautiful Woman in “Smother Singh’s (Fauja Singh Keeps Going, 2020) first what they mean. He traces the institutional
Me.” Andrea Ruggirello appreciates an athe- book for adults explores tenets of the Sikh faith racism that has pervaded the census since its
ist miracle in “On the Camino de Santiago.” and applies them to everyday life. Growing up beginning—white men exclusively wrote the
Destiny O. Birdsong finds loopholes in “Sur- in San Antonio, Texas, Singh stood out as the questions and performed the census taking,
viving Karen Medicine.” Hannah Walhout only “turban-wearing, brown-skinned, beard- which led to a history of undercounting mi-
stands (very) tall in “Attack of the Six-Foot loving Sikh.” He and his brothers experienced norities. Bouk details how the Census Bureau
Woman.” Wanting children highlights Karissa constant racism, especially after 9/11, forcing violated the law by revealing the personal in-
Chen’s “What I Did for the Chance to Have a them to both lean on their established support formation of Japanese, Italian, and German
Baby Someday,” Maggie Tokuda-Hall’s “Little systems and learn to confront racism head-on citizens and noncitizens to the army and FBI
Pink Feet,” and Marisa Crane’s “In Utero, rather than ignoring it. Singh also relied on during WWII. With pictures and discussion
In a Pandemic.” Existing children cause un- his faith’s teachings and focused on finding of actual census tracts, 50 pages of footnotes,
derstandable concern in Taylor Harris’ “A the good in every person and situation. In this and an extensive bibliography, Bouk brings out
Variant of Unknown Significance” and Austin book, he uses relatable humor and amusing fascinating facts and history that cast a new
Gilkeson’s “Teshima.” Toni Jensen confronts anecdotes to connect with readers about his slant on this government agency. Genealogists,
violence against BIPOC women in “Women faith and show them how they, too, can apply history lovers, and anyone interested in how
in the Fracklands;” survivor Eloghosa Osunde it to their lives. He stresses the importance of government works will find this a fun and re-
won’t play dead in “Don’t Let It Bury You.” being unafraid to speak up, encourages read- vealing history of how politics, racism, and bias
These smart, affecting, and vulnerable essays, ers to challenge racism and injustice, and talks affect the census. A must purchase for public
chronicling a vast range of experiences, inspire about how he pushed past his comfort zone to and academic libraries. —Merle Jacob
and illuminate. —Terry Hong bring awareness of the Sikh faith. Readers will
YA: Many of the 30 essays will resonate come away from the book wanting to be better The Disney Revolt: The Great Labor War
with inquisitive, searching teen readers. themselves and to work for positive change in of Animation’s Golden Age.
TH. the world. —Carrie Rasak By Jake S. Friedman.
July 2022. 320p. Chicago Review, $30 (9781641607193).
What the Children Told Us: The Untold 331.
Story of the Famous “Doll Test” and the Social Sciences Animation historian Friedman (The Art of
Black Psychologists Who Changed the Blue Sky Studios, 2014) traces the 1941 labor
World. The Big Lie: Election Chaos, Political dispute at iconic Disney Studios. Dividing
By Tim Spofford. Opportunism, and the State of American his book into two sections, innovation and
Politics after 2020. turmoil, Friedman explores the lives of Walt
Aug. 2022. 368p. Sourcebooks, $26.99 (9781728248073).
By Jonathan Lemire.
150.92.
Part biography, part history, and part psy- July 2022. 320p. Flatiron, $29.99 (9781250819628). 320.51.
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Disney and Art Babbitt, one of the Disney
animators who organized the strike, along High-Demand Hot List
with others who intersected these lives in
the Disney Studios. Following the release of Look for reviews of these high-demand titles in forthcoming
Snow White in 1937, Disney was the largest issues of Booklist.
cartoon studio in the world; however, Disney
animators were subject to unfair practices and
These lists pretty much always speak for themselves, but with some truly huge names
grueling hours. Drawing from interviews,
transcripts, and labor archives, Friedman (sometimes multiple per book!) this month’s iteration speaks even more loudly than
crafts a compelling narrative about the nego- usual. —Annie Bostrom
tiation and bargaining process between the
strikers and Disney as well as the strike’s im- A Book of Days. By Patti Smith. Random, $28.99 (9780593448540). Nov.
pact on both the company and Hollywood’s All-around rock star Smith’s third memoir will pair a year’s worth of her personal pho-
unionism at large. Disney and animation his- tos with written reflections.
torians and readers of American labor history
will find a fascinating chronicle of an essential Demon Copperhead. By Barbara Kingsolver. Harper, $29.99 (9780063251922). Oct.
labor dispute in twentieth-century America. Loosely inspired by Dickens’ David Copperfield, this novel belongs to a young man try-
—Raymond Pun
ing to work his way up from the Appalachian poverty he was born into.
In Transit: Being Non-Binary in a World The Forerunner. By Cori Bush. Knopf, $28 (9780593320587). Oct.
of Dichotomies.
Bush elucidates her remarkable life both before and after she made history as the first
By Dianna E. Anderson.
Black woman congressperson from Missouri.
July 2022. 178p. Broadleaf, $24.99 (9781506479248). 305.
The umbrella of queerness covers many
Fourteen Days: An Unauthorized Gathering. Harper, $28.99 (9780358616382). Nov.
identities. Here, nonbinary writer Anderson
Loads of big-name authors—Atwood! Ng! Erdrich! Gaiman!—collaborated secretly on
dives into one identity without its own letter
in the so-called “alphabet soup,” namely LG- this novel that finds Manhattan neighbors gathering on their building’s rooftop to tell
BTQAI+, often used to identify members of stories during lockdown.
the queer community—nonbinary. Despite
having the same “roots,” as Anderson calls Home Is Where the Eggs Are: Farmhouse Food for the People You Love. By Molly Yeh.
them, queer identities are not a monolith. The Morrow, $32.50 (9780063052413). Sept.
author explores nonbinary as a distinct iden- Food Network star Yeh follows up the award-winning Molly on the Range (2016) with
tity as it dovetails with and is distinguished
more recipes and tales from her Minnesota farm.
from others, in particular, trans. Using theo-
retical and historical perspectives combined I Curse You with Joy. By Tiffany Haddish. Amistad, $28.99 (9780063249356). Nov.
with personal experience, Anderson reveals
In her second essay collection, comedian Haddish covers career highs like hosting SNL
a “gender expansive” space that challenges
and personal milestones like reconnecting with her father.
the gender dichotomy while also challeng-
ing modern societal myths about trans and
Making a Scene. By Constance Wu. Scribner, $29 (9781982188542). Oct.
nonbinary. For example, they remind us that
The star of Crazy Rich Asians and Fresh off the Boat opens up about her suburban Vir-
trans and nonbinary people are not a new
phenomenon and that there is joy in being a ginia upbringing, her time studying acting in NYC, and her groundbreaking roles.
nonbinary person. Not seeing themself fully
Marple: Twelve New Mysteries. By Naomi Alderman and others. Morrow, $28.99
reflected in the discourse, Anderson created
this valuable and necessary contribution. (9780063136052). Sept.
Though occasionally a bit dense in theory, this Leigh Bardugo, Alyssa Cole, Jean Kwok, and nine other women writers contribute new,
is a thoughtful and hopeful book for nonbi- true-to-Agatha-Christie tales starring the beloved sleuth.
nary individuals and allies; Anderson has even
included tools for allyship. —Cynthia Dieden Our Missing Hearts. By Celeste Ng. Penguin, $29, (9780593492543). Oct.
A 12-year-old boy sets out to find his mother, a Chinese American poet whose work has
Libertines: American Political Sex
been banned for being “unpatriotic,” in Ng’s first novel since the mega-bestselling Little
Scandals from Alexander Hamilton to
Fires Everywhere (2017).
Donald Trump.
By J. Michael Martinez.
Smitten Kitchen Keepers: New Classics for Your Forever Files. By Deb Perelman.
July 2022. 260p. illus. Rowman & Littlefield, $35
Knopf, $35 (9780593318782). Nov.
(9781538167533); e-book, $33 (9781538167540). 306.770973.
There have been political sex scandals for as Devoted to sure-to-be-repeated recipes, Perelman’s third cookbook promises to be a
long as there has been sex and politicians— blockbuster just like her first two.
that is, from the dawn of civilization. Martinez
takes a more manageable focus in this book ex- A Visible Man. By Edward Enninful. Penguin, $30 (9780593299487). Sept.
amining American political sex scandals from The editor-in-chief of British Vogue tells readers how he, a former Ghanaian refugee
the Founding Fathers to the present day. And inspired by his dressmaker mother, reached fashion’s heights and how he works to trans-
there are many episodes to look at: Alexander form the industry from the inside.
Hamilton’s torrid affair with a married woman;
Thomas Jefferson’s extended relationship with Visual Thinking: The Hidden Gifts of People Who Think in Pictures, Patterns, and
his slave Sally Hemings; Grover Cleveland’s il- Abstractions. By Temple Grandin. Riverhead, $28 (9780593418369). Oct.
legitimate son; Gary Hart daring the press to
Grandin celebrates the wide diversity of visual thinkers with fascinating new research
follow him. Martinez doesn’t shy away from
that could revolutionize how we humans work together.
contemporary scandals, either, like Bill Clin-
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ton and Monica Lewinsky and the infamous ecution had hidden is revealed, and the author authorized presence at George Floyd’s funeral,
stained dress; Anthony Weiner’s raunchy self- and her associates at the Mississippi Innocence and their kidnapping of a Black Lives Matter
ies; and lest readers forget: Donald Trump. The Project succeed in having the verdict reversed, protester in front of a Portland Starbucks in the
major takeaway from all these episodes is that freeing Leigh and Tami. Beety concludes her summer of 2020. Jones also provides a compre-
successful, powerful men tend to have mon- important book by proclaiming “Let’s manifest hensive history lesson in how the western U.S.
strously large egos that make them susceptible justice now!” —Michael Cart was often settled by vigilante justice, and how
to horridly stupid lapses in judgment. With today’s Border Patrol retains that legacy. This
every scandal recounted, one wants to shake No More Police: A Case for eye-opening read concludes with signs of hope
one’s head at the idiocy and weakness of these Abolition. and suggestions for change. —Joan Curbow
otherwise (mostly) admirable men. As history, By Mariame Kaba and Andrea J. Ritchie.
Libertines makes for saucy reading. —Gary Day Aug. 2022. 400p. New Press, $29.99 (9781620976784); ProQuest Statistical Abstract of the
paper, $18.99 (9781620977323); e-book (9781620977309). United States, 2022: The National Data
Manifesting Justice: Wrongly Convicted 323. Book.
Women Reclaim Their Rights. America has a policing problem. The By Bernan Press and ProQuest.
By Valena Beety. billions of dollars poured into police depart- 2022. 1,024p. Bernan, $225 (9781636710020). 317.3.
June 2022. 320p. Kensington/Citadel, $28 ments have failed to produce Since 1878, Statistical Abstract (formerly
(9780806541518); e-book, $23.80 (9780806541532). 305. safety for the most mar- published by the Census Bureau; published by
At the heart of this thought-provoking book ginalized individuals and ProQuest since 2013) has presented a snapshot
about the American justice system is the story communities. Kaba (We Do of life in the U.S. This year’s edition includes
of two young women, Leigh and Tami, who This ’til We Free Us, 2021) 40 new tables, including “Coronavirus Disease
are lovers. Accused of unlawful possession of and Ritchie (Invisible No 2019 (COVID-19) Vaccinations by Week:
morphine and aggravated assault, the two are More, 2017), dedicated ad- 2020 to 2021,” “Average Class Size in Public
brought to trial. It is the latter charge that vocates of police abolition, and Private Schools by Selected School Char-
emerges as the more important. The prosecu- argue that the system as it acteristics: 2018,” and “Customs and Border
tor alleges that the two, whom he regards as stands cannot be reformed, and that we can- Patrol Drug Seizures: 2018 to 2020.” As in
violent, vicious lesbians, have sexually assault- not achieve safety without divesting from the previous editions, the book begins with a guide
ed a third young woman, Kim. But did they? police industrial complex that has wrought so to reading the tables, helpful for statistical new-
Beety, an innocence litigator and former fed- much violence and deprivation. Instead, the bies, and each section opens with an essay that
eral prosecutor, does an excellent job in telling authors argue, we must invest in policies to breaks down what data is collected and how.
the dramatic story of the ensuing trial—itself ensure that every person can access housing, Every one of the 1,416 tables is clearly labelled
riddled with injustices—with minimum legal- education, adequate food and clean water, with a source. Information covered includes
ese. The two women are found guilty and are and health care (including mental health population; health and nutrition; labor force,
sentenced to 44 years in prison. A dozen years care). The abolitionist vision does not aim employment, and earnings; construction and
pass before exculpatory evidence that the pros- to identify broad or universally applicable housing; and international statistics. The vol-
policy solutions to problems like domestic ume ends with a thorough index. Though there
violence or child sexual abuse. Recogniz- is an online version, libraries may wish to have
ing that these problems cannot be solved by the print edition on hand as a ready reference.
CCoommppeelllliinngg more policing, the authors encourage indi- —Susan Maguire
viduals to form communities of mutual aid
RReeffeerreenncceess!! to dream of and work for solutions that draw Raising Lazarus: Hope, Justice, and
on transformative justice principles rather the Future of America’s Overdose
than punishment: “We don’t need to have all Crisis.
the answers right now in order to start build- By Beth Macy.
ing the world we want.” No More Police is a Aug. 2022. 400p. Little, Brown, $30 (9780316430227).
passionate, eloquent condemnation of the 362.29.
carceral policies and mindsets that have long This sequel of sorts to journalist Macy’s
governed America. —Jenny Hamilton Dopesick (2018), a Carnegie Medal for Non-
fiction Finalist, is a passionate
Nobody Is Protected: How the Border account that splits its atten-
Patrol Became the Most Dangerous tion between the legal cases
9781578596119 Police Force in the United States. brought against the Sackler
By Reece Jones. family and Purdue Pharma
July 2022. 288p. Counterpoint, $26 (9781640095205). as a result of their aggressive
363.28. marketing of OxyContin,
9781578597123
The average perception of a border patrol and the attempts of individu-
is that officials police the immediate land als in communities afflicted
on either side of a line. Readers may be sur- by problems with opioid addiction to help
prised to learn that the U.S. Border Patrol is their neighbors. While the courtroom coverage
allowed to travel up to 100 miles away and can be overheated and muddled, Macy excels
still be within their jurisdictional rights. This at vivid, detailed depictions of the day-to-day
is just one of many examples in Jones’ book struggles of dealing with addiction in several
that shows the way this government entity has small towns in West Virginia, Indiana, and
9781578597703
become a law unto itself. In fact, Jones shows North Carolina during a period when those
how Supreme Court cases have weakened the communities were also confronting the pan-
Fourth Amendment, inculcating an ethos that demic. She argues persuasively that substance
9781578597673 has overshadowed illegal immigration and abuse should be treated as a medical condition
morphed into anti-terrorist activities and “un- rather than a crime, and focuses on treatments
Visible Ink Press is distributed bridled surveillance” that are clearly cases of with the potential to help, emphasizing the ef-
by Publishers Group West
overreach. Two cases in point: Border Patrol’s forts of people who are necessarily skirting the
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law in order to provide aid to those who need things you want to do instead of “office house- formation he packs into a narrative that flows
it most. Thoroughly engaged in the lives of her work” such as ordering lunches and organizing so easily. The Red Planet is an excellent over-
subjects, never dispassionate, Macy immerses events. Readers who feel unseen at work, no view and an easy recommendation for space
readers in horrific reality while illuminating matter their background or situation, will find buffs, geologists, or anyone with a general in-
faint hints of hope. —Margaret Quamme powerful takeaways. This book is also great for terest in science. —John Keogh
teens and colleges students. —Jennifer Adams YA/S: Science-inclined teen readers will
Roll Red Roll: Rape, Power, and Football YA: Teens from marginalized enjoy this overview of Martian geology. JK.
in the American Heartland. communities will find useful advice on
By Nancy Schwartzman and Nora how to be seen and heard here. JA. Transformer: The Deep Chemistry of
Zelevansky. Life and Death.
July 2022. 288p. Hachette, $29 (9780306924361). 364. By Nick Lane.
Many readers will remember the horrify- Science July 2022. 400p. Norton, $30 (9780393651485). 547.
ing story. In 2012, in Steubenville, Ohio, Lane, professor of evolutionary biology at
high-school football players repeatedly raped Around the World in 80 Birds. University College London and author of The
a young woman and then posted videos of By Mike Unwin. Vital Question (2015), examines the founda-
their actions on social media. The ensuing in- June 2022. 224p. illus. Laurence King, $24.99 tional relationships within the flow of energy,
vestigations and trials were discussed on talk (9780857828958). 500. life, disease, and death. Beginning with an
shows and documented in the press, includ- Unwin profiles 80 birds, each representing a overview of the Krebs cycle, the sequence of
ing a front-page article in The New York Times country or territory where it has significance, reactions that generate cellular energy, Lane
and a lengthy follow-up in The New Yorker. especially in relationship to humankind, deconstructs it by reviewing a more ancient
This current retelling comes from a slightly whether cultural, historical, or scientific. Hu- process. Lane vibrantly describes what is
different perspective, as author Schwartzman, mans have come to depend on birds as food sometimes dubbed the reverse Krebs cycle,
director of the award-winning documentary sources, insect consumers, and more. Entries that is, how primeval bacteria drive growth to
Roll Red Roll (the rallying cry of Steubenville here are 1–2 pages long and arranged by the create “the universal precursors of life.” After
football fans) brings to it the benefit of histori- bird’s primary region, and include the bird’s investigating fundamentals of metabolism and
cal perspective (Donald Trump’s campaign; the common name and its genus and species. In- respiration, Lane takes readers on an exhilarat-
#MeToo movement) and her filmmaker’s eye, formation about its range, breeding behaviors, ing journey into the biology, chemistry, and
laying out the events and aftermath in exacting nest-making, how it relates to humans, and physics underlying processes that eventually
detail. Schwartzman, working with coauthor its conservation status according to the Inter- transform such materials as carbon and various
Zelevansky, also includes the perspectives of national Union for Conservation of Nature gases into sentient beings. Life, however, will
a California-based crime blogger who spent (IUCN) are also included. Most memorable is ultimately end, and on this point, Lane details
her youth in the Ohio Valley and Steuben- the hoopoe’s behavior, which includes rubbing how energy cycles break down with age, which
ville women residents who came forward with foul-smelling secretions around the nest during may eventually lead to cancer, Alzheimer’s,
stories of personal sexual assault from previ- breeding, while the nestlings hiss like snakes and other diseases. Closing with a fascinating
ous decades. This compelling account offers and squirt their droppings forcefully through look at the concept of flux and its connection
heartbreaking evidence of the pervasive, sys- a narrow nest hole. Readers learn about birds to human consciousness, Transformer is a com-
temic, and toxic misogyny that thrives in many with stunning displays, extraordinary vocal- plex yet accessible, illuminating, and thrilling
American communities. —Kathleen McBroom izations, and stellar nest-making skills. Color exploration of the vitality and elemental mys-
YA: Mature teen readers may identify illustrations of birds and their habitats appear teries of our existence. —George Kendall
with these peer protagonists, and report throughout. The visual impact, including
writers will appreciate Schwartzman’s many double-page spreads, is eye-catching.
careful notes and documentation. KM. The book concludes with an index and re- Health & Medicine
sources for more information. Fascinating and
informative, this text will appeal to lay readers Eat like a Pig, Run Like a Horse: How
Business and bird enthusiasts alike. —Maren Ostergard Food Fights Hijacked Our Health and the
New Science of Exercise.
Seen, Heard, and Paid: The New Work The Red Planet: A Natural History of By Anastacia Marx de Salcedo.
Rules for the Marginalized. Mars. July 2022. 306p. Pegasus, $27.95 (9781643138350); e-book,
By Alan Henry. By Simon Morden. $18.99 (9781643138367). 613.7.
June 2022. 288p. Rodale, $26 (9780593233351); e-book, July 2022. 256p. Pegasus, $26.99 (9781639361755). 523.43. Despite its flamboyant title, the thesis of this
$13.99 (9780593233368). 658. Our understanding of Mars has grown im- book is sound: regular physical activity is more
Often, marginalized people—those whose mensely over the past few decades, to the point important for good health and longevity than
contributions are overlooked because of their that we can meaningfully speculate about its your weight and diet. Yet according to one
gender, race, sexuality—are excluded from past and how this unique planet came to be. survey, 80 percent of Americans don’t exercise
career opportunities. Technology and pro- Morden, a science-fiction author and trained or play recreational sports. Marx de Salcedo
ductivity expert Henry faced this himself as a geologist, serves up a natural history of Mars, denounces “the false prophets of diet-focused
Black man working at the New York Times. He from its formation over 4.5 billion years ago health.” She constructs her case for exercise’s
decided to create a new set of rules for people to the present. He summarizes what we know crucial role in interviews with researchers and
who fall into this category so that they can be about its physical features and the geological experts and briefly reviews relevant informa-
productive at work by being seen, heard, and history behind them. Mars is unique in sever- tion on nutrition, metabolism, and aerobic
paid fairly. To do this, he tapped into his net- al ways, and there are several different possible fitness. One exercise physiologist proclaims,
work, interviewing leaders in various fields to paths it could have taken to become like it is “that it is far better to be fit than it is to be
define the issues and develop strategies to over- today. We don’t currently have enough infor- thin.” Marx de Salcedo integrates a consider-
come marginalization. Some new rules include mation to know which possibility is the truth. able amount of personal narrative (the onset of
using your time and energy on people who Morden embraces this uncertainty and paints her multiple sclerosis symptoms, her family’s
value you and your time, setting boundaries, a multifaceted picture of what might have experience with the COVID-19 pandemic)
and focusing on your unique contributions been. Morden’s writing style is friendly and into the science writing. Chubby indoor cats,
and how to apply them. Henry also adds in accessible, and his excitement for the subject rodents used in scientific experiments, “buff”
productivity tips, such as focusing efforts on shines through. It’s impressive how much in- nematodes, ultramarathon-running horses,
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