Caroline Paul’s ‘Why Fly’ is “a meditation on the way flight can expand a life”

Interview by Cat Acree

Piloting a tiny, experimental gyrocopter helped Paul find her footing as her marriage ended.

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4 remarkable nonfiction books that shed light on human behavior

Jane Borden’s fascinating Cults Like Us explores why Americans are receptive to doomsday thinking, plus more great history books perfect for book clubs.

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3 YA fantasy books to watch out for

Feature by Katerina Krizner

Need a respite from reality? Let these three imaginative young adult novels whisk you away to new, thrilling worlds.

Children's & YA Picture Book Children's

Getting into the weeds with Margaret and Billy Renkl

Interview by Carla Jean Whitley

The sibling duo and creators of cherished adult nonfiction about the natural world discuss their first picture book together.

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Nonfiction History European History Cultural History

4 remarkable nonfiction books that shed light on human behavior

Feature by Julie Hale

Jane Borden’s fascinating Cults Like Us explores why Americans are receptive to doomsday thinking, plus more great history books perfect for book clubs.

Children's & YA YA Fiction YA

3 YA fantasy books to watch out for

Feature by Katerina Krizner

Need a respite from reality? Let these three imaginative young adult novels whisk you away to new, thrilling worlds.

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4 literary horror picks for book clubs tired of romance

Feature by Julie Hale

Who needs romance? Round up your reading group and embrace the terror of these unnerving literary novels.

Romance Fantasy Romance Contemporary Romance

Everyone deserves love—even goblins

Feature by Christie Ridgway

An awkward fantasy roommate situation takes a turn, plus a steamy professor-nanny love story and a sapphic rock star romance.

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2 researchers explore the titillating science of relationships

Feature by Sarah McCraw Crow & Becky Libourel Diamond

Kate Murphy’s Why We Click and Justin R. Garcia’s The Intimate Animal investigate how our biological and social needs influence the bonds we create with others—and their findings may surprise you.

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Children's & YA Picture Book Children's

The Weedy Garden

By Billy Renkl, Margaret Renkl

By Carla Jean Whitley

In The Weedy Garden, readers gain an intimacy with nature that is easy to miss when standing at adult height.

Nonfiction Science

I Told You So!

By Matt Kaplan

By Linda M. Castellitto

I Told You So! unravels the psychology of extreme resistance to scientific discoveries and profiles beleaguered scientists who persevered, ultimately changing lives.

Children's & YA Middle Grade Children's

Koroba

By Àlàbá Ònájìn

By Linda M. Castellitto

Àlàbá Ònájìn crafts a perfect balance of suspense and fun in an exciting story that celebrates community while offering readers a chance to develop their sleuthing skills.

Nonfiction Sports

Why Fly

By Caroline Paul

By Cat Acree

With her aviation memoir, Why Fly, Caroline Paul reminds us that adventure stories have an uncanny ability to bring us closer to each other as we stand closer to the edge.

Nonfiction Health & Fitness

This Is the Door

By Darcey Steinke

By Henry L. Carrigan Jr.

Darcey Steinke’s lucid, kaleidoscopic This Is the Door illuminates pain as a transformative power that brings us closer to life’s fragility and wonder.

Children's & YA Picture Book Children's

The Rare Bird

By Elisha Cooper

By Julie Danielson

Animal lovers of every stripe will appreciate The Rare Bird, a gentle, funny celebration of how vibrant and expansive imagination can be.

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Caroline Paul’s ‘Why Fly’ is “a meditation on the way flight can expand a life”

4 remarkable nonfiction books that shed light on human behavior

3 YA fantasy books to watch out for

Getting into the weeds with Margaret and Billy Renkl

Discover your next great book!

Features

4 remarkable nonfiction books that shed light on human behavior

3 YA fantasy books to watch out for

4 literary horror picks for book clubs tired of romance

Everyone deserves love—even goblins

2 researchers explore the titillating science of relationships

Discover your next great book!

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The Weedy Garden

I Told You So!

Koroba

Why Fly

This Is the Door

The Rare Bird

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