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Code Dependent
Madhumita Murgia’s bracing Code Dependent puts human faces to debates about AI’s perils and promises, revealing both the potential harm and good...
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The Nature of Our Cities
An ecological engineer travels the world to learn how technology can address urban eco-crises in the approachable The Nature of Our Cities .
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Stowaway
In the entertaining Stowaway , Joe Shute explores and exalts the resilient, cooperative, derided and, ultimately, misunderstood rat.
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Better Faster Farther
For centuries, women were discouraged from running. Better Faster Farther chronicles how and why they ran anyway.
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Night Flyer
With the exquisite Night Flyer , Tiya Miles looks at Harriet Tubman from an entirely new perspective: her spirituality.
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Bird Milk & Mosquito Bones
The Secret Garden meets Nora Ephron in Priyanka Mattoo’s riotously funny memoir in essays, Bird Milk & Mosquito Bones .
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The Uptown Local
In The Uptown Local , Joan Didion’s assistant recounts his relationship with the iconic author, as well as his complex family history and...
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5 books that dads will love
Dads are notoriously hard to shop for. For Father’s Day, we recommend five dad-worthy history books, including the latest from Erik Larson, a...
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White Poverty
In White Poverty , William J. Barber II urges poor white and Black people to unite against the policies that favor the rich and powerful.
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The Great River
Boyce Upholt wrangles the geological, political and cultural history of the wild Mississippi River in a compelling, lively narrative.
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We Are Not Able to Live in the Sky
The riveting We Are Not Able to Live in the Sky probes the perils and promises of microfinance for women in developing countries.
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Traveling
Ann Powers’ biography of Joni Mitchell is a travelogue of one of the greatest artistic journeys ever taken, and it's a pleasure to go along for the...
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In a new biography, Ann Powers makes Joni Mitchell one of us
By mapping Mitchell's geographical, musical and personal journeys, Powers frees the woman from the icon.
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Rewire
In Rewire , neuroscientist Nicole Vignola provides a remarkable toolkit rife with practical strategies and tips for self-improvement.
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This Is Why You Dream
Rahul Jandial’s This Is Why You Dream is an engaging, eye-opening dispatch from the world of neuroscience.
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Morally Straight
Morally Straight weaves detailed journalism and author Mike De Socio’s deeply personal memories in its recounting of the effort to lift bans on...
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I Shouldn’t Be Telling You This
Comedy writer Chelsea Devantez romps through personal embarrassments, traumas and triumphs in her memoir, I Shouldn’t Be Telling You This .
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Invisible Labor
Invisible Labor is a sobering, provocative and deeply researched look at the history of C-sections and how they impact women’s lives.
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Before they were famous
Book clubs will be swept away by 4 rewarding autobiographies by Viola Davis, Geena Davis, Billy Porter and Jo Koy.
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Cool off this summer with 5 splashy books
These books starring bodies of water include Morgan Talty’s latest and everything you never needed to know about sea turtles.
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3 memoirs to provoke reflection
Chelsea Devantez, Cory Leadbeater and KB Brookins share powerful personal experiences that are sure to inspire this summer.
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Always a Sibling
Always a Sibling braids stories, data and the author’s own experience with loss to provide a rare guide to mourning a sibling’s death.
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Pretty
As Texas threatens LGBTQ+ people with draconian laws, KB Brookins’ memoir, Pretty , is an act of resistance against those who would silence trans...
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American Diva
The exuberant American Diva celebrates “extraordinary, unruly, fabulous” women who earned their diva status and stood the test of time.
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My Life With Sea Turtles
The illuminating My Life With Sea Turtles sheds light not only on the beauty and mystery of sea turtles, but also on the urgent need to save them.