The Art of Weed Butter

Tenured interdisciplinary cannabis entrepreneur Mennlay Golokeh Aggrey authored The Art of Weed Butter—part guidebook, part memoir, and entirely an advocate for the thoughtful use of cannabis and cannabutter. With recipes for 35 edibles, Aggrey’s book delves into infusion techniques and the optimal way to transfer THC from cannabis. It also addresses the racist, social justice failures that have plagued decades of marijuana policing.

East: 120 Vegan and Vegetarian Recipes from Bangalore to Beijing

Chef and food writer Meera Sodha collaborated with dozens of East Asian and South East Asian cooks and chefs for her 304-page East: 120 Vegan and Vegetarian Recipes from Bangalore to Beijing. Emphasizing uncomplicated dishes, the book takes readers on a virtual tasting through India, Indonesia, Singapore, Japan, China, Thailand and Vietnam, and spotlights the flavors and methods that both link the cuisines together and …

Remain in Love

While David Byrne may be a better-known name, it was drummer Chris Frantz who convinced fellow RISD classmates Byrne and Tina Weymouth to move to NYC and start Talking Heads. In Frantz’s Remain in Love: Talking Heads, Tom Tom Club, Tina, he tells his version of Talking Heads tales—including the epic 1977 tour with the Ramones and how Byrne “sneaked out of Talking Heads” in …