Jump and Find Joy: Embracing Change in Every Season of Life

Today show alum Kotb (Hope Is a Rainbow) draws from her and others’ personal and professional lives for this energizing guide to self-transformation. After becoming a mother in her 50s, Kotb decided in 2024 to retire and devote herself to parenting, caring for her mom, and making room for other priorities. Tracing that decision alongside the ups and downs of her broadcasting career, she shares advice on surrendering control in order to take risks; implementing small, daily changes that build a sense of accomplishment; and making shifts when things feel right, even in the absence of an obvious trigger (“Just because something’s not broken, doesn’t mean it’s working,” she writes, adding that one should feel free to revise decisions they’ve made to please others or otherwise “for the wrong reasons”). The author’s charismatic voice will keep readers hooked, and her solid advice is bolstered by candid personal disclosures as well as brief commentary from celebrities, actors, and media figures—among them Bette Midler and Thomas Rhett—who’ve made life changes of their own. This inspires. (Sept.)