Connection and learning: New social science books

Being a member of society is an important part of all our lives. Bonding with those who have had similar life experiences and learning about those whose lives are different from our own are both important. To connect or deepen your understanding of society this month's new social science books can get you started. Read about democracy in Adventures in democracy and The Vote, gender identity in I heard her call my name or happiness at work in Is your work worth it? Browse below to see what else is new!

• I heard her call my name : a memoir of transition / Sante, Lucy
• Other hood : essays on being childless, childfree and child-adjacent
• Is your work worth it? : how to think about meaningful work / Michaelson, Christopher Wong
• The performer : art, life, politics / Sennett, Richard
• The struggle for India's soul : nationalism and fate of democracy / Tharoor, Shashi
• Adventures in democracy : the turbulent world of people power / Benner, Erica
• The vote : how it was won and how it was undermined / Foot, Paul
• The red parts : autobiography of a trial / Nelson, Maggie