| | | FEATURED IN: | | The master of the legal thriller releases his first nonfiction book in almost 20 years | WHY IT’S READWORTHY: | - You won’t be able to look away from these deeply researched stories of innocent people who were wrongfully convicted
- Already a #1 New York Times bestseller
- “Packed with human drama, with acts of shocking villainy and breathtaking courage” (David Grann, author of Killers of the Flower Moon)
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| | FEATURED IN: | | A brand-new book from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Braiding Sweetgrass! | WHY IT’S READWORTHY: | - Named a Best Book of Fall by The New York Times, Oprah Daily, and Time
- Discover what Indigenous wisdom and the natural world can teach us about community, reciprocity, and gratitude
- “A welcome meditation on living in harmony with the earth and fostering deeper connections with one another” (Kirkus Reviews)
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| | FEATURED IN: | | Two iconic 20th-century women writers are revealed in intimate letters | WHY IT’S READWORTHY: | - Witness a contentious friendship between two glamorous California authors — one that ultimately turned hostile
- You’ll get swept up in what Oprah Daily calls “a love letter… that reads like a propulsive novel”
- “A heady mix of biography, reporting, social critique, psychology, and literary criticism based on hundreds of interviews” (Booklist starred review)
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| | FEATURED IN: | | What does it mean to love America? | WHY IT’S READWORTHY: | - A Pulitzer Prize–winning Wall Street Journal columnist celebrates the United States while facing what could endanger it
- Collected writings span US politics and culture, from Bob Dylan to Billy Graham to Joe Biden
- Insightful analysis of how we can think about life in our country, from both personal and collective perspectives
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| | FEATURED IN: | | Marvel at seahorses, lemurs, and other astonishing creatures facing extinction
| WHY IT’S READWORTHY: | - “A rare and magical book” (Bill Bryson) from a #1 New York Times bestselling author
- “The best writer you’re not reading (yet)” (Chicago Tribune) delivers a poignant call to protect what nature has given us
- Highly anticipated by The Boston Globe, the Chicago Tribune, and more
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| | FEATURED IN: | | Has modern technology become a religion? | WHY IT’S READWORTHY: | - Discover how devotion to technology can mirror religious faith — and learn how to be a more discerning user of it
- Explores our susceptibility to the promises made by tech companies, from social media to AI
- “Epstein is not anti-technology… But he hopes the book will help people navigate and evaluate tech’s promises” (The Boston Globe)
- Written by the Humanist Chaplain at Harvard and MIT
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| | FEATURED IN: | | See Hollywood in a new light: from the perspective of its biggest flops | WHY IT’S READWORTHY: | - From the 1984 Dune to Doctor Dolittle, you’ll learn why some movies just don’t work, and what it reveals about society
- “A wild success” (Publishers Weekly) that’s “ruefully funny and richly insightful” (The New Yorker)
- Entertaining for casual moviegoers, established film buffs, and everyone in between
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| | FEATURED IN: | | The humble chicken has more in common with humans than you think | WHY IT’S READWORTHY: | - Penned by the bestselling author of The Soul of an Octopus, “one of our finest chroniclers of the natural world” (The New York Times)
- Captivating narrative nonfiction meets illuminating science writing
- “Such affectionate interpretations of bird behavior are a pleasure to read” (The Boston Globe)
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| | FEATURED IN: | | Why do people seek to ban books — and what are the consequences? | WHY IT’S READWORTHY: | - This historical deep dive into censorship informs one of today’s most hotly contested social and political issues
- “Incisive… thoughtful, often witty” (Kirkus Reviews)
- Full of insights about the power of fiction and our access to it
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