The Gutsy Girl: Escapades for Your Life of Epic Adventure

Caroline Paul

A modern manifesto for bravery, perseverance, and breaking the tyranny of perfection from one of San Francisco’s first women firefighters:

The Essential Scratch and Sniff Guide to Becoming a Wine Expert: Take a Whiff of That

Richard Betts

“No one decides what you are going to have for dinner, what’s your favorite ice cream, and what flavor fluoride you take at the dentist, so why would you let someone else tell you what to drink?”

Lovely illustrated scratch-and-sniff guide to becoming a wine expert and developing your very own taste – zero snobbery required

Lost Cat: A True Story of Love, Desperation, and GPS Technology

Caroline Paul & Wendy MacNaughton

“You can never know anyone as completely as you want. But that’s okay, love is better.”

A spectacular illustrated meditation on love, loss, and what it means to be human:

Eighty Days: Nellie Bly and Elizabeth Bisland’s History-Making Race Around the World

Matthew Goodman

“No female reporter before her had ever seemed quite so audacious, so willing to risk personal safety in pursuit of a story.”

The remarkable tale of pioneering Victorian journalist Nellie Bly, who set out to race around the world in 80 days, featuring wonderful illustrations of her packing list by Wendy MacNaughton: