Gardening

Grossman, Amber. Black Girls Gardening: Empowering Stories and Garden Wisdom for Healing and Flourishing in Nature. Chronicle. Mar. 2025. 240p. ISBN 9781797228242. $26.95. GARDENING

Legarre, Paola. Lavender for All Seasons: A Gardener’s Guide to Growing and Creating with Lavender Year-Round. Timber. Jun. 2025. 256p. ISBN 9781643261867. pap. $24.99. GARDENING

Cooking

Kimball, Christopher & J.M. Hirsch. Milk Street Backroads Italy: Finding Italy’s Forgotten Recipes. Voracious. Apr. 2025. 416p. ISBN 9780316582063. $42. COOKING

Lane, Matteo & J.J. Goode (text) & Antonis Achilleos (photos). Your Pasta Sucks: A “Cookbook.” Chronicle. Apr. 2025. 176p. ISBN 9781797229560. $29.95. COOKING

Svitak, Linda S. & Christin Jaye Eaton. Kitchens of Hope: Immigrants Share Stories of Resilience and Recipes from Home. Univ. of Minnesota. Jun. 2025. 240p. ISBN 9781517919122. $29.95. COOKING

Self Help

Chalfant, Michelle. The Adult Chair: Get Unstuck, Claim Your Power, and Transform Your Life. Convergent. May 2025. 256p. ISBN 9780593735336. $27. SELF-HELP

Larocca, Amy. How To Be Well: Navigating Our Self-Care Epidemic, One Dubious Cure at a Time. Knopf. May 2025. 30. SELF-HELP

McKinney, Mike. Beating Burnout: Helping the All-or-Nothing Personality To Find Balance. Exisle. (Empower). Mar. 2025. 232p. ISBN 9781923011069. pap. $16.99. SELF-HELP

O’Brien, Suzanne B. The Good Death: A Guide for Supporting Your Loved One Through the End of Life. Little, Brown Spark. Mar. 2025. 272p. ISBN 9780316574860. $29. SELF-HELP

Piper, Ashlee. No New Things: A Radically Simple 30-Day Guide to Saving Money, the Planet, and Your Sanity. Celadon. Apr. 2025. 288p. ISBN 9781250382160. $24.99. SELF-HELP

Smith, Maggie. Dear Writer: Pep Talks & Practical Advice for the Creative Life. Washington Square. Apr. 2025. 272p. ISBN 9781982170844. $28.99. SELF-HELP

Pets

Friedman, Elias Weiss. This Dog Will Change Your Life. Ballantine. Jun. 2025. 304p. ISBN 9780593872079. $28. PETS

Travel

Sciolino, Elaine. Adventures in the Louvre: How To Fall in Love with the World’s Greatest Museum. Norton. Apr. 2025. 384p. ISBN 9781324021407. $29.99. TRAV