October brings a fresh wave of powerful narratives to your bookshelf, with each new release offering a unique lens on identity, purpose, and the pressing issues of our time.
From stories of overcoming adversity and cultivating belonging, to reflections on meaning, reconciliation, and leadership during tumultuous times, these new releases invite readers to explore both individual and collective growth in profound ways.
Happy October reading!
Unlike the Rest
Available October 1
In this personal story of becoming, belonging, and being seen, Dr. Chika Stacy Oriuwa pulls back the curtain on the journey to becoming a doctor.
From childhood, Chika dreamed of being a doctor. The high of being accepted to the University of Toronto’s Temerty Faculty of Medicine came crashing down when she discovered she was the only Black student in her incoming class of 259 students. She soon learned that medical school and a medical career are not immune to the systemic discrimination that permeates the fabric of our world.
Interwoven with descriptions of on-the-ground medical training, personal moments of doubt and success, and reflections on mental health and family expectations, Unlike the Rest is the moving and inspiring story of a young doctor’s journey. If you’ve ever doubted that you belong or struggled to find your voice, Unlike the Rest will inspire you to stay true to yourself and fight for what you believe in.
Heart on My Sleeve: Stories from a Life Well Worn
Available October 8
Fashion and style icon Jeanne Beker delivers an uplifting and inspiring memoir that walks readers through a wardrobe of memory, one article of clothing at a time. Through sharing her recollections deeply connected to specific pieces of clothing and jewelry — precious items that have made in indelible impact on her — she invites readers to think more deeply about how what we wear acts as a touchstone to our most treasured memories.
With Jeanne as our style guide, readers get up-close and personal with a star-studded cast, including Paul McCartney, Madonna, Karl Lagerfeld, Kate Moss, Oscar de la Renta, Beyoncé, and Keith Richards. But equally important, Jeanne introduces us to the family members and loved ones who formed her closest entourage.
In Heart on My Sleeve, Jeanne proves that a life lived with style and substance is always in fashion.
War
Available October 15
Two-time Pulitzer Prize-winner Bob Woodward tells the revelatory, behind-the-scenes story of three wars — Ukraine, the Middle East, and the struggle for the American Presidency.
War is an intimate and sweeping account of one of the most tumultuous periods in presidential politics and American history. We see President Joe Biden and his top advisers in tense conversations with Russian president Vladimir Putin, Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky. We also see Donald Trump, conducting a shadow presidency and seeking to regain political power.
The raw cage-fight of politics accelerates as Americans prepare to vote in 2024, starting between President Biden and Trump, and ending with the unexpected elevation of Vice President Kamala Harris as the Democratic nominee for president. War also provides an unvarnished examination of the vice president as she tries to embrace the Biden legacy and policies while beginning to chart a path of her own as a presidential candidate.
Reconciling History: A Story of Canada
Available October 29
In her new book, co-authored with Roshan Danesh, the Hon. Jody Wilson-Raybould offers a truly unique history of Canada — powerful, devastating, remarkable — as told through the voices of both Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples.
When it comes to telling the history of Canada, and in particular the history of the relationship between Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples, we need to accept that the way in which our history has traditionally been told has not been a common or shared enterprise. In many ways, it has been an exclusive and siloed one. Among the countless peoples and groups that make up this vast country, the voices and experiences of a few have too often dominated those of many others.
Reconciling History shares voices that have seldom been heard, and in this groundbreaking book they are telling and re-telling history from their perspectives. Born out of the oral history in True Reconciliation, and complemented throughout with stunning photography and art, Reconciling History takes this approach to telling our collective story to an entirely different level.
The Good is the New Cool Guide to Personal Purpose
Available October 29
At a time when employee engagement has never been lower, Afdhel Aziz and Bobby Jones offer the antidote in their new book, Good Is the New Cool Guide to Personal Purpose: Designing a Meaningful and Prosperous Career. It lays the roadmap to help employees bring their full selves to work by helping them discover and use their personal purpose to fuel their careers.
This book explores the ground-breaking “GPS to Purpose” framework for finding personal purpose, helping readers pinpoint their gifts, passions, and how they can be of service to others, and in the process drive business growth through solving social and environmental problems.
Dr. Chika Stacy Oriuwa, Jeanne Beker, Bob Woodward, Jody Wilson-Raybould, Afdhel Aziz, and Bobby Jones deliver dynamic and engaging keynote presentations that dive deep into the concepts and stories explored in their new books.
Contact us to learn more about each speaker and how to book them and feature their incredible new books at your next event.