Monday, May 20, 2024

Readworthy: This month’s best nonfiction

 
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This Month's Best New Nonfiction
Each month, Readworthy highlights the best, most acclaimed new releases in your categories! Questions or suggestions? Let us know.
 
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The Demon of Unrest
Another smash hit from the author of The Devil in the White City
IN THE MEDIA
Time Magazine, The New York Times/The New York Times Book Review, People, The Washington Post, USA Today, Los Angeles Times, Publishers Weekly
This enthralling work examines the five months between Abraham Lincoln's election and the Confederate attack on Fort Sumter, drawing on diaries, plantation records, and more.
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Magic Pill
'A fast-paced and fascinating dive into an extremely sensitive topic'
– Dan Harris
IN THE MEDIA
New Scientist, Oprah Daily, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, The Guardian, The Times, Booklist
This illuminating book explores the author's personal experience with Ozempic alongside his quest to document the risks and benefits of increasingly popular weight loss medications.
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Silk: A World History
'A masterpiece… as luminous, supple, and surprising as the wondrous threads themselves'
– Sy Montgomery
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Next Big Idea Club, The Wall Street Journal, Financial Times, Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews, BookPage
From the ancient cultivation of silkworms to modern technology, this sweeping world history delves into the creation of silk and its impact on fashion, the military, medicine, and more.
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New Cold Wars
A bestselling account of international politics from a Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist
IN THE MEDIA
NPR, The New York Times/The New York Times Book Review, The Guardian
Unpacking the complex, post–Cold War era rivalry between the US, China, and Russia, this illuminating read explains the factors in each country's race to become the foremost global superpower.
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Bite by Bite
'These lyrical essays dive deep into the joys of flavor and being alive to savor it all'
– San Francisco Chronicle
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People, San Francisco Chronicle, The Boston Globe, Indie Next List, Publishers Weekly, Booklist, Literary Hub
An acclaimed writer offers an examination of how our traditions, memories, and associations of food connect us and make us more human.
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The Light Eaters
'Mesmerizing, world-expanding, and achingly beautiful'
– Ed Yong
IN THE MEDIA
NPR, The New York Times/The New York Times Book Review, Nature, The Atlantic, The Washington Post, Vanity Fair, The Guardian, Publishers Weekly, Booklist, Literary Hub
Discover the latest in botanical science with this stimulating New York Times bestseller, which makes the case that plants can communicate, store memories, influence animal behavior, and more.
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I Just Keep Talking
'A vibrant, insightful collection from an indispensable voice'
– Kirkus Reviews, starred review
IN THE MEDIA
Time Magazine, The New York Times/The New York Times Book Review, People, Bustle, Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews, Electric Literature, Literary Hub
Interwoven with the author's works of visual art, these essays reflect on race, identity, and politics in the US, with insight into how change — and lack thereof — shapes American history and culture.
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A Body Made of Glass
A revelatory, fascinating study of hypochondria
IN THE MEDIA
The New York Times/The New York Times Book Review, New Scientist, The Atlantic, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, The Guardian, Kirkus Reviews
Blending memoir with literary criticism and cultural history, a cancer survivor explores the origins and impact of hypochondria and interrogates the connection between mind and body.
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The Age of Grievance
'It can be a pleasure to read about how terrible things are when the writer is Frank Bruni'
– Jonathan Haidt, author of The Anxious Generation
IN THE MEDIA
The New York Times/The New York Times Book Review, Next Big Idea Club, The Wall Street Journal, USA Today, Kirkus Reviews
A New York Times columnist investigates why Americans across ideological and political spectrums feel they've been slighted in the current climate — and offers a way forward.
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A Fatal Inheritance
An unforgettable medical memoir recommended by Walter Isaacson and Geraldine Brooks
IN THE MEDIA
NPR, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, The Boston Globe, Kirkus Reviews, Booklist, BookPage
This compelling account intersperses one family's devastating experiences with cancer with a deep dive into the medical breakthroughs that have resulted in better treatment and extended lifespans.
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