Performative voices of scholars of color present the balcony, opera performances, and opera glasses as signifiers of the origins and entrenchment of racism in the United States. A View From the Balcony: Opera Through Womanist Eyes by Jean Derricotte-Murphy, metaphorically seats readers in theater and societal balconies while glimpsing into and correcting the harmful historical, philosophical, and religious underpinnings of American systemic racism.

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Brainstorm! Practice for Unrestricted Imagination and Original Thought, by Dr. Olga Zbarskaya, shows, with scientific proof, that the powerful engine of creativity has unlimited fuel and can power every sphere of life, from food preparation to personal relationships and from academia to government administration. It is a manual for leveraging creative thought to overcome barriers, solve difficult problems, and streamline and optimize day-to-day living. Educators, institutional leaders, and CEOs will discover how creativity-boosting courses and trainings can promote unprecedented performance and productivity among students and employees.

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With the increasing amount of secondary data available, researchers have a trove of sources for new investigations at their fingertips but few books to guide them. Secondary Data in Mixed Methods Research by Daphne C. Watkins provides a step-by-step guide for incorporating secondary data into mixed methods designs and identifies characteristics of existing datasets that make them good candidates for mixed methods projects. Winner of a TAA 2024 Most Promising New Textbook Award. Published by SAGE.

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Invertebrate Medicine by Gregory A. Lewbart is the definitive resource on husbandry and veterinary medicine in invertebrate species. Presenting authoritative information applicable to both in-human care and wild invertebrates, this comprehensive volume addresses the medical care and clinical condition of most important invertebrate species—providing biological data for sponges, jellyfish, anemones, snails, sea hares, corals, cuttlefish, squid, octopuses, clams, oysters, crabs, crayfish, lobsters, shrimp, hermit crabs, spiders, scorpions, horseshoe crabs, honey bees, butterflies, beetles, sea stars, sea urchins, sea cucumbers, various worms, and many other invertebrate groups. Winner of a TAA 2024 McGuffey Longevity Award. Published by John Wiley & Sons Inc.

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Calling all aspiring and veteran textbook and academic authors—this is your chance to connect, learn, and grow with fellow peers from every corner of the authoring world! Join us online on June 6-7, 2025, for the TAA Virtual Conference, an event packed with valuable insights, networking opportunities, and hands-on workshops.

Engage with publishers, editors, coaches, indexers, attorneys, and more, as we dive into a diverse range of topics tailored to your needs. Whether you’re looking to explore the latest in AI, strategies for co-authoring, tips for boosting productivity, staying up-to-date on rapid changes in publishing, or expert guidance on contracts, we’ve got you covered!

Through a concise but wide-ranging exploration of the American public education system, Teach: Introduction to Education by Janice Koch, asks readers to imagine themselves in the classroom and develop their own ideas of what it means to be a teacher. Combining historical and contemporary perspectives, along with real-life classroom stories, Koch helps future teachers examine the ways in which society and culture shape schools. Published by SAGE.

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