| |  | | | The author of Say Nothing delivers another ‘blockbuster feat of reportage’ (Esquire) | | WHY IT’S READWORTHY: | - One of 2026’s most anticipated nonfiction releases is here — and The New York Times compares it to “a real-life Harlan Coben novel”
- As a family reeled from their son’s sudden apparent suicide, they uncovered his secret life in London’s criminal underworld
- This gripping New York Times bestseller follows 19-year-old Zac Brettler’s dangerous dealings while posing as a Russian oligarch’s heir
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 | | | Mark America’s 250th birthday with an epic road trip through the country’s past | | WHY IT’S READWORTHY: | - Explores key moments at 13 important sites — from the birth of the nation in Philadelphia to Disneyland and the California dream
- Praised as “earnest and gracefully written” (Kirkus Reviews) and “perfectly timed” (The New York Times)
- Written by a Pulitzer Prize and Bancroft Prize–winning historian
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 | | | This hope-filled look at nature’s resilience is ‘genuinely fascinating’ (Library Journal) | | WHY IT’S READWORTHY: | - This New York Times bestseller from an expert forest ecologist examines how nature’s cycles of renewal hold the key to saving our forests
- With high praise from Zoë Schlanger, author of The Light Eaters, who calls it “science as an act of love for the world”
- Learn how we could harness Indigenous wisdom and nature’s own regenerative abilities to protect our forests against human intervention
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 | | | A US senator illuminates the country’s shared ideals in this instant New York Times bestseller | | WHY IT’S READWORTHY: | - “An important, suprapartisan work that deserves careful consideration by all Americans who long for a ceasefire to the total war our politics has become” (Jon Meacham)
- Featuring stories about President George Washington, suffragist Alice Paul, Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, and many more
- “Stand captured my mind and my heart… These powerful stories evoke our emotions. They inspire us. They give us strength” (Doris Kearns Goodwin)
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 | | | Why do millions of Americans suffer without accurate diagnoses? | | WHY IT’S READWORTHY: | - Delve into stories of patients and doctors seeking answers in this “series of case histories that unfold like mystery investigations” (Time)
- A health and science journalist blends emotional patient stories with cutting-edge medical research to uncover the flaws in our healthcare system
- Pulitzer Prize–winning author Tracy Kidder calls it “entertaining, enlightening, and in addition timely”
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 | | | Is internet culture making us treat one another as characters for our entertainment? | | WHY IT’S READWORTHY: | - “A timely study of the internet’s toxic effects on American society… Anybody who spends time online will sympathize with Garber’s insightful, well-curated consideration” (Kirkus Reviews)
- An award-winning staff writer for The Atlantic examines the harmful blurring of reality and fiction — and how we can fight back
- “A brilliant, funny, omnivorous excavation of how technology and entertainment have warped humanity” (Sophie Gilbert, Pulitzer Prize finalist)
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 | | | Across centuries, languages, and cultures, how does Shakespeare remain Shakespeare? | | WHY IT’S READWORTHY: | - “Are Shakespeare’s jokes actually funny in French? Why might Hamlet be even longer in Japanese? You will find the answers to these and many more fascinating questions” (Elif Shafak) in this delightful read
- Received starred reviews from Publishers Weekly, Library Journal, and Kirkus Reviews
- You’ll learn how translators approach the Bard’s work, the difficulties of translating for the modern era, and more
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 | | | Two peace activists take readers on a tour through the history of Israel and the West Bank | | WHY IT’S READWORTHY: | - Highly anticipated by The New York Times, which calls it a “short but immensely poignant account” that’s “raw with pain and rage and yet bravely insistent on the imperative of hope”
- Expected to meet each other with hatred, Palestinian Aziz Abu Sarah and Israeli Maoz Inon instead formed a bond — and here, they call for peace and compassion in the midst of suffering
- From authors who “are not only brilliant guides to the tortured geography of the Holy Land but also guides for how to retain our humanity, no matter how much pain we endure” (New York Times bestselling author Peter Beinart)
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 | | | ‘A delightfully easygoing linguistic romp’ (Publishers Weekly starred review) | | WHY IT’S READWORTHY: | - A linguist pulls back the curtain on accents, revealing why we speak the way we do — and why it matters
- “This deep dive into sociolinguistics… effectively makes the case that accents, by promoting communication, can unite rather than divide us” (Booklist)
- “This is a book for folks who enjoy sharing random trivia at parties and reading books written with a wink” (Library Journal)
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