Exciting news—the 2024 National Book Critics Circle Award in Nonfiction goes to CHALLENGER by Adam Higginbotham. Committee co-chair Jo Livingstone offered up high praise: “Surprisingly propulsive in form and shocking in the facts it reveals, Challenger is a story of incompetence fostered when government agencies are invaded by corporate decision-makers.”

Explore the mystery and tragedy of January 28, 1986, for yourself and pick up a copy here: https://bit.ly/4bO3fEk

This Pi Day our corporate team held a pie making contest and on the menu were recipes from some of our esteemed S&S cookbooks. These contestants considered the precision, the measurements, the finesse, the intersections of culinary and mathematics to present four stunning pies:

🍋 Creamy Lemon Pie from You Got This! by Diane Morrisey
🥧 Passionfruit and Lime Pie from Afri-Cali by Kiano Moju
🍫 Chocolate Mud Pie from JoyFull by Radhi Devlukia-Shetty
🍎 Apple-Sweet Potato Upside-Down Pie from Cooking with Love by Carla Hall

So, who won?

This International Women's Day, we asked our talented authors a powerful question: "What female author dead or alive, would you want to read a first draft of your book?"

Their responses revealed an iconic group of literary giants whose words continue to inspire generations of writers and readers alike. Many of these authors might already hold special places on your bookshelves! For the writers, which author would be reading your first draft?

Discover the full collection of transformative voices in our Women's History Month collection page: https://bit.ly/4hi9IIy

Rare book dealer Rebecca Romney describes her "aha" moment that led her to a deep dive into Jane Austen's influences, and why we don't know of these women writers today.

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Debut author Silvia Park shares the history behind the tiger in Korean culture and how this centuries-old symbolism plays a part in LUMINOUS.

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