Broadleaf Books

08/24/2026

“At some point, most [women] figured that within the church, they’re damned if they stay and damned if they go. So they might as well go.”—Sarah Stankorb, from the introduction of “Damned If She Does”

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Sarah Stankorb, author of Disobedient Women, explores why women are leaving the church and what this means for the future of religion.

08/21/2026

Preparing to send kids back to school, while exciting, can be filled, for parents, with emotional labor that goes unnoticed. This blessing for emotional labor offers a reminder that you are seen and appreciated in these quiet moments of parenthood.

08/20/2026

People enter relationships looking for love, safety, and fulfillment. But what happens when your partner withdraws emotionally and you lose yourself by adopting behaviors meant to appease and get closer? When Loving You Means Losing Me is a clear path back to the self for every person who feels they have become lost in their relationship.

08/20/2026

🚨 GIVEAWAY ALERT! 🚨

We are excited to be giving away a limited number of advance copies of Mourning Pages: A Soulful Guide to Writing Through Grief by Claudia Love Mair.

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08/19/2026

Support your family at the start of the school year (and all year long!) with these books for both parents and children that offer tools for emotional regulation, cycle-breaking, resilience, play, and belonging.

Books for back-to-school (and beyond!) for kids and adults on emotional regulation, cycle-breaking, resilience, play, and belonging.

08/18/2026

"This book is a compassionate guide for learning to parent yourself and soothe your adult inner child."—Leah Marone

08/17/2026

On this day in 1976, Alex Haley published his groundbreaking book: Roots: The Saga of an American Family. Lucas L. Johnson II’s book, Remembering Roots, reflects on the enduring legacy of Haley’s work through the voices it continues to move.

Dive even deeper with the free Remembering Roots reading and viewing guide, intended to explore this book alongside Roots and the historic television miniseries.

08/17/2026

🚨 GIVEAWAY ALERT! 🚨

We are excited to be giving away a limited number of advance copies of Damned If She Does: Why Women Quit the Church and What It Means for the Future of Religion by Sarah Stankorb.

Click here to enter on Goodreads: https://hubs.li/Q04t37Xb0

08/13/2026

Modern parents are overwhelmed. We need support, but we don’t know where to turn. We know we love our kids—so why are we so angry all the time?

If you’ve ever found yourself feeling anger, guilt, and overwhelm while parenting, you’re not alone.

I Was Never Angry Before I Had Kids is a compassionate guide that offers tools and strategies to become the parents we want to be and recover joy, self-compassion, and spaciousness.

08/12/2026

Leaving a harmful faith community can be incredibly challenging, while also incredibly freeing. No matter where you are on your faith deconstruction journey, these books are here to walk alongside you.

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