HEART FROM THE

The latest from author Toni Morrison and actor-turned-advocate Gary Sinise—plus lots of kissing. In The Source of Self-Regard: Selected Essays, Speeches, and Meditations (Knopf, available

Feb. 12), Nobel laureate and Pulitzer Prize winner Morrison shares her musings on everything from human rights, the press, money and her own work, including

Jazz and Beloved. $29

Grateful American: A Journey From Self to Service

(Thomas Nelson, available Feb. 12), Sinise shares his path from Steppenwolf Theatre Company pioneer to Forrest Gump’s Lieutenant Dan to military hero champion. $27

People Kissing: A Century of Photographs (Princeton Architectural Press), by Barbara Levine and Paige Ramey, is a salute to sweethearts everywhere, celebrating smooches from the Victorian era through the Swinging Sixties. $17 Available in bookstores and online