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Robert Lowell! W.E.B. Du Bois on WWI! Black spies! 27 books out in paperback this April.

Robert Lowell! W.E.B. Du Bois on WWI! Black spies! 27 books out in paperback this April.

By Gabrielle Bellot | April 1, 2024

Paul Bunyan teaming up with John Henry! Hanif Abdurraqib on sports! 23 new books out today.

Paul Bunyan teaming up with John Henry! Hanif Abdurraqib on sports! 23 new books out today.

By Gabrielle Bellot | March 26, 2024

What Passes for Hope: 19 Writers on Finding Meaning in the Face of the Climate Crisis

What Passes for Hope: 19 Writers on Finding Meaning in the Face of the Climate Crisis

“Is there still work to be done? Is there still a world to love? The answer to both of these questions is yes.”

By Literary Hub | April 22, 2022

Time Is Water: On the Past, Present, and Looming Future of Venice

Time Is Water: On the Past, Present, and Looming Future of Venice

Fifth Siren Podcast Recommends Books About the Iconic Italian City">The Newly Released Fifth Siren Podcast Recommends Books About the Iconic Italian City

By Marco Magini, Paolo Nelli, Giorgia Tolfo, and Maddalena Vatti | December 10, 2021

AudioFile’s 2021 Best Audiobooks: A Conversation with Narrator Rebecca Lowman

AudioFile’s 2021 Best Audiobooks: A Conversation with Narrator Rebecca Lowman

Under a White Sky and the Best in Nonfiction & Culture ">On Under a White Sky and the Best in Nonfiction & Culture

By Behind the Mic | December 1, 2021

These are the books Barack Obama thinks you should read this summer.

These are the books Barack Obama thinks you should read this summer.

By Emily Temple | July 12, 2021

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Elizabeth Kolbert: Cleaning Up America’s Filthy Rivers May Be a Neverending Job

By Elizabeth Kolbert | March 9, 2021

Under a White Sky by Elizabeth Kolbert, Read by Rebecca Lowman">Under a White Sky by Elizabeth Kolbert, Read by Rebecca Lowman

By Behind the Mic | March 9, 2021

Hurricanes, Cephalopods, and Human Ingenuity: Your Climate Readings for February

By Amy Brady | February 4, 2021

22 Books That Helped Me Write the Story of My Transition

22 Books That Helped Me Write the Story of My Transition

P. Carl on Inspiration, Imagination, and Identity

By P. Carl | January 26, 2021

Reporting from the Front Lines of the Climate Crisis

Reporting from the Front Lines of the Climate Crisis

Andrew Keen on the Keen On Podcast">Henry Finder in Conversation with
Andrew Keen on the Keen On Podcast

By Keen On | November 17, 2020

100 Books That Defined the Decade

100 Books That Defined the Decade

For good, for bad, for ugly.

By Emily Temple | December 28, 2019

of the Decade"> The 20 Best Works of Nonfiction<br

The 20 Best Works of Nonfiction<br

of the Decade">

of the Decade">The 20 Best Works of Nonfiction
of the Decade

In which we cheated.

By Emily Temple | December 23, 2019

6 Essential Texts of Climate Change Written By Women

6 Essential Texts of Climate Change Written By Women

(But First, Read the National Climate Assessment!)

By Sarah Boon | January 4, 2019

All of the Books President Obama Thinks You Should Read

All of the Books President Obama Thinks You Should Read

Remember When Our President Loved Books?

By Emily Temple | June 19, 2018

The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History

The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History

Elizabeth Kolbert

By Lit Hub Excerpts | April 23, 2015