A FRANK, MORDANT MIDLIFE memoir of searching for all kinds of love past age 50. Eloquent even in bitterness. SOLID B

FROM CUPCAKES TO SUPERFOODS, an engaging look at how consumers, chefs, corporations, media shape food trends. B PLUS

AN ENTERTAINING, INFORMATIVE HISTORY of navigational technology, from lodestones to satellites to GPS. SOLID B

A ROMANCE EDITOR’S COMIC saga of a less-than-novel-worthy love life, until she found her happily ever after. SOLID B

A CANDID, RUEFUL MEMOIR of a difficult family life made harder by a brother’s addiction and mental illness. B PLUS

AN UNEXPECTEDLY HILARIOUS CANCER memoir with a lot of heart and some practical advice. Warm and bro-funny. B PLUS

A DOCTOR AND GENETICS RESEARCHER’S informal overview of how our environment can affect our gene expression. SOLID B

CHATTY TOUR OF WORLDWIDE industrial hemp production points to future opportunities for US farmers, factories. SOLID B

THOUGHTFUL, ELOQUENT MEMOIR of a writer’s day jobs in sex work and in human services work. Stunning, raw! B PLUS

CHATTY, CATTY HUMOR targets the stresses and anxieties of midlife, middle-class moms. Wry, but warmhearted! SOLID B