| |  | | | An instant New York Times bestseller from the author of How to Change Your Mind | | WHY IT'S READWORTHY: | - A "fabulous and mind-expanding" investigation of consciousness (The Guardian) — including its purpose, mysteries, and limits
- Intertwines ideas from neuroscience, philosophy, literature, history, spirituality, and the psychedelic
- The New York Times praises it as "a rich survey of thinking in the field," and Science calls it "charming, witty, insightful, and eccentric"
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 | | | Your favorite authors on the dogs they love | | WHY IT'S READWORTHY: | - Writers including Jodi Picoult, Roxane Gay, and Elizabeth Strout share heartfelt stories of canine companionship in this instant New York Times bestseller
- "A collection of essays, brimming with love and sorrow, on our best friends" (Kirkus Reviews)
- Edited by beloved author Alice Hoffman, this anthology will make you laugh and cry — often at the same time
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 | | | Highly anticipated by The New York Times, Oprah Daily, and more | | WHY IT'S READWORTHY: | - From the National Book Award–winning author of Stamped from the Beginning and How to Be an Antiracist
- How has the great replacement conspiracy theory — the belief that majority populations are under existential threat from minorities — led to the rise of authoritarianism across the globe?
- "Kendi argues brilliantly that we must work across race and class lines to eradicate social ills and eliminate fascism" (Los Angeles Times)
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 | | | There's a reason we click with — or get the ick from — certain people | | WHY IT'S READWORTHY: | - Learn about the emerging science of interpersonal synchrony, the fascinating phenomenon that allows humans to find special resonance with one another
- With the hidden patterns of this mysterious experience revealed, you won't look at your everyday interactions the same way again
- "In a world where loneliness is skyrocketing and connection feels harder than ever, Murphy's book is a must-have resource" (Laurie Santos, Yale psychology professor and host of The Happiness Lab podcast)
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 | | | 'You will never look at science the same way again' (Siddhartha Mukherjee) | | WHY IT'S READWORTHY: | - An "enlightening" deep dive (Publishers Weekly) into the centuries-long history of scientists forced to fight for their revolutionary ideas
- Learn about the researchers who faced ridicule, threats, firing, and even prison — from the father of germ theory to modern-day Nobel laureates
- "Thoroughly absorbing and insightful" (Bill Bryson)
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 | | | What role did flowers play in our evolution? | | WHY IT'S READWORTHY: | - A "thought-provoking, freewheeling, scintillating study of the impact of flowers on the world's development" (Booklist)
- Discover how flowers make allies out of enemies, provide the seeds that feed humans and animals, and sustain entire ecosystems
- With praise from The Sixth Extinction author Elizabeth Kolbert ("mind-blowing") and Zoë Schlanger, author of The Light Eaters ("joyful")
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 | | | Haley disappeared when she was six — and returned with stories of an imaginary friend | | WHY IT'S READWORTHY: | - How was a child's unsettling story connected to a disappearance two decades prior — and a dark cult led by a teenage prophet?
- This "intimate, deeply original true crime narrative reminiscent of Caroline Fraser's Murderland" (BookPage) takes readers to the Arkansas Ozarks
- A haunting blend of true crime and memoir that's rich with ruminations and personal history, hailed by Publishers Weekly as "engrossing"
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 | | | A winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature reflects on the threads that connect us | | WHY IT'S READWORTHY: | - "One of the world's most important writers" (Los Angeles Times) delivers her first work of nonfiction
- A meditative collection of essays, poems, diaries, and photographs — including the author's Nobel lecture
- A thought-provoking read for fans of The Vegetarian and We Do Not Part, as well as those new to Kang's work
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 | | | The million-year history of stories, told here for the first time | | WHY IT'S READWORTHY: | - Traces the development of eight major storytelling tools — from fire and drawings to the printing press and smartphones
- Daniel H. Pink says, "This astonishing work of history will change how you see the screen in your pocket and how you hear the story in your head"
- "A riveting exploration of how tools have transformed the stories we tell — and who we become" (Adam Grant)
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 | | | 'A convincing vision of a brighter future' (Kirkus Reviews) | | WHY IT'S READWORTHY: | - The author of Men Explain Things to Me delivers a "remarkably lucid and fluent chronicle of social change over the last six decades or so" (Booklist)
- A New York Times bestseller hailed as "an urgent manifesto for our tumultuous time" (Los Angeles Times)
- Deftly explores the ideology of isolation, achievements of the progressive movement, dynamics of change, and more
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 | | | Discover 'the real story of America' (Beth Macy) in this captivating look at a complex city | | WHY IT'S READWORTHY: | - A New York Times reporter charts the history of El Paso, the nation's most famous border city, through the lives of five families
- Covers everything from the impact of the Mexican Revolution to today's changing immigration policies
- "This brilliantly told book makes a persuasive claim that El Paso belongs in the center of the American narrative" (Pulitzer Prize–winning author Lawrence Wright)
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