Norton Trade
Winter:
The Devil's Element: Phosphorus and a World Out of Balance by Dan Egan ($30, 9781324002666, March). Egan traces how phosphorus, the key component in fertilizer, has helped farming become much more productive but whose overuse is causing toxic algae blooms and dead zones in many waterways and whose supplies are diminishing--all creating a largely unknown environmental crisis.
Rocky Mountain High: A Tale of Boom and Bust in the New Wild West by Finn Murphy ($27.95, 9781324006107, June). This is an insightful look at Colorado's hemp boom and a comedic chronicle of the year Murphy, the author of The Long Haul, spent buying a farm and setting up a hemp processing business, which quickly went up in smoke.
Summer:
Letters to a Young Poet by Rainer Maria Rilke, the Norton Centenary Edition, translated by Mary Dows Herter Norton ($20, 9781324050728, May). First published in English in 1934 by Norton, this classic work by the Austrian poet and novelist was translated by the company co-founder. In the afterword, Norton chairman and president Julia Reidhead delves into Norton's role in the company's founding.
The Story of Art Without Men by Katy Hessel ($45, 9780393881868, May). Hessel, an art historian and founder of @thegreatwomenartists, offers a survey of art history from the Renaissance to the present day focusing on frequently overlooked women artists and artforms.
The Parrot and the Igloo: Climate and the Science of Denial by Dave Lipsky ($32.50, 9780393866704, July). Lipsky traces the evolution of climate denial, which grew out of efforts to spread untruths about aspirin and cigarettes, and now is a powerful anti-science force that clouds thinking and action about dealing with global warming.
Fall:
The Iliad by Homer, translated by Emily Wilson (September). This is a new translation of the classic work from the translator of the Odyssey, professor of classical studies and literature at the University of Pennsylvania and an editor of The Norton Anthology of World Literature.
Wild Girls: How the Outdoors Shaped the Women Who Challenged a Nation by Tiya Miles ($22, 9781324020875, September). By the professor of history at Harvard and the author of National Book Award-winning All That She Carried, this Norton Short book is about the formative years of such people as Harriet Tubman and Louisa May Alcott as well as lesser known women.
Against Technoableism: Rethinking Who Needs Improvement by Ashley Shew ($22, 9781324036661, September). In this Norton Short title, Shew, associate professor in Science, Technology, and Society and creator of the Technology and Disability course at Virginia Tech, shows how tech often marginalizes the experiences of disabled people.
The Wren, the Wren by Anne Enright ($28.95, 9781324005681, September). From the Irish author and Booker Prize winner, this is a generational saga, a testament to the resilience of women and a meditation on love that traces the inheritance of trauma and wonder from mother to daughter. Edited by Norton chairman and president Julia Reidhead.
Liveright:
Winter:
The Real Work: On the Mystery of Mastery by Adam Gopnik (9781324090755, $30, March). The longtime New Yorker writer investigates how people master a craft, something he tries in areas he had always thought beyond his abilities. He finds that mastering a skill is a process of methodically breaking down and building up, piece by piece--and that true mastery, in any field, requires mastering other people's minds.
Summer:
1964: Eyes of the Storm by Paul McCartney ($75, 9781324093060, June). This collection features 275 images that Paul McCartney took with his own 35mm camera in late 1963 and early 1964 just as the Beatles were becoming an international sensation. The book includes recollections by McCartney as well as an essay by Jill Lepore on how the Beatles became the first global mass culture phenomenon.
Fall:
Emperor of Rome: Ruling the Ancient World by Mary Beard ($37.95, 9780871404220, October). From the professor of classics at Cambridge University, author of SPQR and Women & Power and regular contributor to the New York Review of Books.
Countryman Press:
Winter:
RecipeTin Eats Dinner: 150 Recipes for Fast, Everyday Meals by Nagi Maehashi, ($35, 9781682688427, March). This first cookbook from the food blog RecipeTin Eats includes recipes for everything from comfort food, to fast and easy food for weeknights, twists on Mexican, French, and Italian classics, hearty dinner salads, Asian soups and noodles, and much more.
My Vermont Table: Recipes for All (Six) Seasons by Gesine Bullock-Prado ($35, 9781682687352, March). From the author, pastry chef, instructor and host of Food Network's Baked in Vermont, this book introduces readers to foods for all the seasons in Vermont: spring, summer, fall, winter, mud season and stick season.
Fall:
Crave: Bold Recipes That Make You Want Seconds by Karen Akunowicz ($35, 9781682687055, September). More than 100 recipes from the award-winning chef are organized by their "wow" factor--from crispy & crunchy or hearty & homey to sweet & luscious.
Norton Professional:
Polyvagal Practices: Anchoring the Self in Safety by Deb Dana ($17, 9781324052272, March). This is the first book targeted for lay readers that translates the wildly popular polyvagal theory into practical exercises for calming the nervous system.
Civics for the World to Come: Committing to Democracy in Every Classroom by Nicole Mirra and Antero Garcia ($33.95, 9781324030218, May). Synthesizing perspectives on democratic life from critical race theory, ethnic studies, Afrofuturism, and critical literacy, this book presents key practices for cultivating youth civic agency grounded in equity and justice.
Our Polyvagal World: How Safety and Trauma Change Us by Stephen W. Porges, and Seth Porges ($22, 9781324030256, September). By the creator of polyvagal theory and his son, this book is aimed at the lay reader.
Norton Young Readers:
Winter:
Link + Hud: Heroes by a Hair by Jarrett Pumphrey and Jerome Pumphrey ($16.95, 9781324016090, March). This is the first title in a new middle grade series that stars Link and Hud, brothers who cause chaos, written and illustrated by the Pumphrey brothers.
Summer:
Flower Girl by Amy Bloom, illustrated by Jameela Wahlgren ($18.95, 9781324030355, May). Nicki is going to be the flower girl at her favorite aunt's wedding but doesn't feel right in the various dresses her mother and aunt pick out for her. She realizes she must find her voice--and her own style of expression to match it.
Fall:
Thank a Farmer by Maria Gianferrari, illustrated by Monica Mikai ($18.95, 9781324015796, September). A new title from the author whose fiction and nonfiction picture books focus on animals and the natural world.