Wall Street Journal -- "What to Read: 10 Best Books of February" Blending biography and archival history, After the Flood asks of Bob Dylan, "If your dreams are fulfilled at twenty, what do you do with the rest of your life?" A familiar narrative goes:...

From two of TIME's 100 Most Influential People in AI, what you need to know about AI--and how to defend yourself against bogus AI claims and products Confused about AI and worried about what it means for your future and the future of the world? You're not alone. AI is...

AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER What happens when intelligent machines aren't just in our pockets but are also driving our cars, making our decisions, folding our laundry, and educating our kids You've heard the hype: AI will make us healthier...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * New York Times bestselling author Isaac Fitzgerald sets off into the heart of America, following the path of the legendary Johnny Appleseed on an epic journey that both takes him far from home and brings him closer to it. "Rollicking,...

INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSLLER USA TODAY BESTSELLER "A refreshingly compassionate roadmap built on boundaries, clarity, and real communication, because growing a family shouldn't mean losing yourself." ―Eve Rodsky...

Over the past twenty-five years, pop culture has suffered from a perplexing lack of reinvention. We've entered a cultural 'blank space' - an era when reboots, rehashes, and fads flourish, while bold artistic experimentation struggles to gain recognition. Why is risk no longer rewarded, and how did...

From the creators of the internationally bestselling, award-winning, multi-adapted phenomenon The Lost Words: a dazzling celebration of birdlife, re-imagining the classic field guide for a new generation of nature lovers A great thinning of the skies is underway. Around 50% of bird...

From social media star and motivational speaker Spencer West, an inspirational guide that shows you how to be the person you were meant to be all along. You might think that the hardest mountain Spencer West had to climb was Mount Kilimanjaro, but as he tells it, the real...

USA TODAY AND NATIONAL INDIE BESTSELLER! It's time for a dating revolution! How do you find a needle in a haystack You burn the haystack to the ground. Among Dr. Jennie Young's legion of fans, the "needle" is a long-term, committed partner...

An exploration of Caribbean cuisine and culinary history, featuring more than 380 authentic home cooking recipes from across the region 'The photography is as vivid and colorful as the recipes.' - Guardian 'Making a meal from The Caribbean...

Career advice that actually works from a straight-shooter recruiter. Did you know the average job search takes more than five months? That's because today's job market is more challenging--and more confusing--than ever. How are we supposed to get hired, get paid, and get ahead in...

"Cosmic Goodness reminds you what I had to learn the hard way: life gets better the moment you stop trying to control everything, trust the pull inside you, and let yourself become who you're meant to be." --Mel Robbins, New York Times bestselling author and host of The...

Most agree on the urgent need for climate action, yet we are often divided on how to stop the destruction of the natural world. Earth for Sale exposes the danger of governments giving over this responsibility to powerful private interests, namely the same energy, chemical, agribusiness, and bottled...

These miniature still-life rooms are the latest popular trend on social media, offering a creative way to relieve stress and celebrate a love of all things cozy and crafty. Book nooks--miniature dioramas of charming spaces designed for display as a bookshelf insert or as a...

A bold new history of Europe, from ancient Greece to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. "A true tour de force." --Peter Frankopan, author of The Silk Roads   What do we talk about when we talk about Europe? Is it defined by...

Many people think they know what fairies are, what a fairy looks like, and how a fairy is expected to behave. Francis Young's new history of fairies demonstrates that the truth about belief in fairies is far stranger than clichéd images of tiny figures with wings and wands. Before...

A haunting and brilliantly researched history which interrogates the culture of shame in Ireland, and tells the full story, for the first time, of the women confined within the walls of the Magdalene Laundries in the 20th century. Everyone familiar with Ireland's history has...

*INSTANT #1 INTERNATIONAL AND NATIONAL BESTSELLER* In this rowdy, frank, and moving reflection on illness, fame, sex, and everything in between, the remarkable mind behind the hit series Girls and the bestselling author of Not That Kind of Girl asks whether...

In March 2023, Alex Murdaugh was found guilty of murdering his wife and younger son at Moselle, their home in South Carolina's Lowcountry. By then, the story had become headline news across the country, with its revelations of corruption in high places, massive fraud, opioid abuse, fake suicides,...

"This book is the sisterly pep talk I needed." --Evanna Lynch, actor and author of The Opposite of Butterfly Hunting Every choice, no matter how small, is an opportunity to take control of your life. What if the power to change your life was in the next choice you make?<...

"This singular memoir stunned me. With a poet's precision, Rachel Eliza Griffiths renders two interwoven tragedies few others could have lived through, much less written about with such clear-eyed candor."--Mary Karr, New York Times bestselling author of The Liars' Club...

When an introverted, divorced, middle-aged mother and school librarian from the Midwest decides to leave her comfort zone and travel alone to Ireland, her desire to fulfill her dream overcomes her fear as she immerses herself into what will become an adventure of courage and self-discovery....

A searing memoir of love and grief centered around the loss of Siri Hustvedt's husband, Paul Auster. "Genuinely moving...Hustvedt's book is like Didion's [The Year of Magical Thinking] in tone...a grainy and resonant book about loneliness, despair, and confusion. It's...

Get ready to hit the trails! Hiking is one of the world's most popular outdoor activities, and Hiking & Backpacking For Dummies is the inclusive reference you need to get started exploring the great outdoors on foot. Whether you're day hiking in a local nature reserve or...

"Madia's adventurous tales transcend their rugged terrain, telling, at the crux of it all, very human stories"--The Source New York Times bestselling author of Nowhere for Very Long and Never Leave the Dogs Behind Brianna Madia considers...

One of the world's greatest bassists lays down the heart of Black music, revealing how its rhythmic structures and the long history of the African diaspora made it the world's most popular form.    "A revelatory new book."--New York Times<...

An irreverent and invaluable guide to our new era of economic competition, written by Financial Times columnist and podcaster Soumaya Keynes and Chad P. Bown of the Peterson Institute for International Economics. We used to take trade for granted. Trillions of dollars of...

INSTANT NATIONAL BESTSELLER Move freely and without pain for the rest of your life with this practical guide from one of North America's leading orthopaedic surgeons and a former doctor for a Major League Baseball team. Do you find that your body is becoming...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER "Fascinating stories. . . . Boxing ourselves in may be the ultimate way to think outside the box." --Wall Street Journal "I thought David Epstein's first two books were brilliant, but Inside the Box is his best. I'll never...

Last summer, The New Yorker published Chef Bourdain's shocking Don't Eat Before Reading This. Bourdain spared no one's appetite when he told all about what happens behind the kitchen door. He uses the same take-no-prisoners attitude in his deliciously funny and shockingly delectable book, sure to...

A landmark history of North Korea, told through the rise of the Kim dynasty and its surprising ties to American Christianity--a spectacular, penetrating account of the Hermit Kingdom * A Foreign Policy Most Anticipated Book of 2026 "How do personality cults take hold?...

A vibrant account of the remarkable novel Lady Chatterley's Lover, tracing its life over the last century D. H. Lawrence's Lady Chatterley's Lover is one of the best-known and most resonant works of the twentieth century. Originally considered obscene and unpublishable in numerous...

INSTANT #1 INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER From the bestselling, prize-winning author of Say Nothing and Empire of Pain, a spellbinding account of a family devastated by the sudden death of their nineteen-year-old son, only to discover that he had created a secret life which...

Step inside the world of Martha Stewart and discover her timeless approach to living well. The Martha Way: Essential Principles for Mastering Home and Living is a thoughtfully crafted guide to the foundational principles that shape a well-kept, inspired life. With...

A comprehensive guide to understanding your gut, its influence on your health and what you can do to protect it. Digestion may be its primary job, but your gut is pulling double duty behind the scenes. Sometimes referred to as the body's "second brain," your gut plays an...

"An excellent history of the queer world's countless music scenes." --Emma Alpern, Vulture "An essential book for this moment." --Rob Sheffield The definitive history of LGBTQ music, from Stonewall to RuPaul, and its impact on culture and American life...

A powerful, moving true story from Sunday Times bestseller, Maggie Hartley, Britain's most-loved foster carer. Perfect for fans of Cathy Glass. When brothers Keegan, 11, and Cooper, 14, and Billy, 4, come to live with Maggie, she knows...

2025 DONNER PRIZE FINALIST Is the Canadian government contributing to its own underperformance? An insider's guide to steering our nation toward greater efficiency   Canada is struggling. Our growth is anemic, our standard of living is stagnant, our housing...

A spellbinding story of murder in a popular Halifax park, high courtroom drama, and hints of demonic possession and satanic worship.In 1975, Jimmy Odo was charged with the murder of fourteen-year-old Tony Cluett, who was found strung up crucifixion-style in Halifax's Point Pleasant Park. Six...

INSTANT NATIONAL BESTSELLER From beloved nutritionist and TikTok sensation Andrea Donsky comes a fresh and relatable take on all the stages of perimenopause and menopause, offering practical and research-based nutrition and lifestyle tips for those experiencing these stages in...

"If you've ever avoided talking to strangers, this book might change your mind about giving them their space. And that, as Gillian so perfectly explains, might change everything." --Angela Duckworth, NEW YORK TIMES bestselling author of GRIT Discover how making connections with...

The first complete guide to thriving with PCOS (aka PMOS), offering a science-backed, holistic path to managing symptoms, plus 68 recipes and 6 meal plans Rapid weight gain at puberty, a dodgy period that you'd almost rather not show up, or cystic acne that you were told was just...

A Journey for the Ages The Pilgrimage paved the way to Paulo Coelho's international bestselling novel The Alchemist. In many ways, these two volumes are companions--to truly comprehend one, you must read the other. Step inside this captivating account of Coelho's...

Over 10 million copies sold around the world. The original book from Morgan Housel, the New York Times bestselling author of The Art of Spending Money. Doing well with money isn't necessarily about what you know. It's about how you behave. And behavior is hard to...

"This story of credulous, out-of-touch monarchs steering their country into disaster never loses its sinister appeal."--The New York Times "A beautifully written, clear-eyed biography of a very Russian tragedy."--The Sunday Times From one of our most...

'A readable and very informative history packed with a wealth of splendid detail' Joyce Tyldesley OBE, author of Tutankhamun 'A brilliantly concise, but also entertaining, summary - in all its complexities - of an empire that spanned more than five centuries and...

High pressure. Hot kitchens. A memoir of ambition, belonging, and coming-of-age in America's premiere culinary school. "Her fast-moving coming-of-age memoir will appeal to anyone who's been curious about culinary school."--Eater "What truly makes...

The Second Emancipation, the second work in a trilogy from best-selling author Howard W. French about Africa's pivotal role in shaping world history, underscores Adam Hochschild's contention that French is a "modern-day Copernicus." The title--referring to a brief period beginning in 1957 when...

Most of what you think you know about writing is useless. It's the harmful debris of your education--a mixture of half-truths, myths, and false assumptions that prevents you from writing well. Drawing on years of experience as a writer and teacher of writing, Verlyn Klinkenborg offers an approach to...

The first in-depth fictional account of the final stages of pursuing the right to die.  When Eric Beck Rubin's grandmother, a Holocaust survivor, requests medical assistance in dying, it divides her family. Over ten increasingly tense days, we come to know her story and...

An intimate memoir portraying a life spent trying to describe the indescribable, from the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Hours and Day Go ahead. Try using language to slit the skin of mortality to see what's on the other side. At the age of...

A stunning work of natural history, science and polar travelogue, Where the Earth Meets the Sky chronicles one woman's journey to study penguins in Antarctica, the most isolated place on the planet. Antarctica is a land of extremes. It is the coldest, windiest, and most...

Award-winning journalist Jesse Winter takes us on a dangerous and often heroic journey to the frontlines of three Canadian wildfires, introducing readers to firefighters, volunteers and others who are facing the country's most devastating infernos In Wild Fire, Jesse Winter...

"A blazingly smart, thoughtful, funny, and moving book about the endless hope--and the occasional limits--of human transformation." --Elizabeth Gilbert, author of Eat, Pray, Love and All the Way to the River From New York Times bestselling author Benoit...

Immediate Clarity in All Your Questions Want an easy way to learn tarot? Want to quickly look up any card's meaning? This concise, well-organized, and full-color guide is exactly what you need. Here's a book you can always use because its trio of expert authors have summarized the...

Yves Saint Laurent was one of the most important figures in modern fashion. Recognized as a creative genius at a young age, he became Christian Dior's assistant at the age of seventeen and head designer at the age of twenty-one when Dior himself died. Later, Saint Laurent would go on to found his...