| |  | | | Walter Isaacson was ‘blown away’ by this ‘mesmerizing’ look at the Great Crash
| | WHY IT’S READWORTHY: | - Go inside the catastrophic market collapse — and see how greed, ambition, and political corruption led to economic disaster
- Named a Most Anticipated Book of 2025 by Time, The Washington Post, The New York Times Book Review, and many more
- “Brings the drama of the crash to a high pitch… One of the best narrative histories I’ve read” (The Wall Street Journal)
- By a New York Times bestselling author with unparalleled access to historical records and newly uncovered documents
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 | | | Ever wonder how a dictionary is written? Find out in this entertaining read | | WHY IT’S READWORTHY: | - A New York Times bestselling author delves into the arcane world of Merriam-Webster, exploring its storied past and evolving lexicographic process
- “Erudite, charming, positively rollicking… As revelatory as it is joyful” (New York Times bestselling author Benjamin Dreyer)
- “Word lovers everywhere will appreciate this book” (Library Journal)
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 | | | If you feel like the internet is worse these days, you’re not wrong — and here’s why | | WHY IT’S READWORTHY: | - “Readers will be upset, informed, and inflamed” (Booklist) by this “persuasive polemic” (Kirkus Reviews)
- Learn how tech companies’ exploitation of their customers has changed the digital world — and discover what we can do to fix it
- A “razor-sharp yet subtly optimistic” examination (Publishers Weekly) from the author who coined the original term for platform decay
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 | | | How does socializing boost your brain health? | | WHY IT’S READWORTHY: | - “An exquisite book that reminds us our minds aren’t soloists but symphony players — we are wired for connection” (New York Times bestselling author David Eagleman)
- A neuroscientist illuminates the importance of social connection and community to our well-being, and examines the risks of isolation
- “A persuasive — and timely — case for the health value of authentic connection in a world that too often pulls us apart” (The Wall Street Journal)
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 | | | Fans of Robin Wall Kimmerer’s Braiding Sweetgrass will want to pick this up | | WHY IT’S READWORTHY: | - This love letter to California’s ecology intertwines botanical study, personal narrative, and deep reflection
- Written by “a truly distinctive, authentic, and dynamic literary voice… one of our great American intellectuals” (Los Angeles Times)
- Cheryl Strayed calls it “scorchingly good,” and Alexander Chee was “bewitched”
- “Linger in the garden with Gurba, gathering from the book’s bounty, and you will come away changed” (Bookpage)
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 | | | Why can’t we get enough of all things gruesome and macabre? | | WHY IT’S READWORTHY: | - “Blends research, analysis, folk tales, and pop culture to create a fascinating portrait of the human mind: why we seek the darkness, and what we can learn from it” (Literary Hub)
- This deep dive into humans’ morbid curiosity is written by a behavioral scientist and horror entertainment producer
- “A science-based romp through horror, terror, gross-outs, and other things that go bump in the night” (Kirkus Reviews)
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 | | | An acclaimed journalist delivers ‘a clear-eyed look at a turbulent decade’ (The New York Times) | | WHY IT’S READWORTHY: | - “Jelani Cobb is a truth-teller and this book is a gift” (David Remnick, editor of The New Yorker)
- Through cultural criticism, political reporting, profiles, and more, a Pulitzer Prize finalist uncovers how the social and political movements of 2012 and onward led to this moment in American history
- “Both an illuminating time capsule and an insightful analysis of how the country’s history shapes its present” (Publishers Weekly)
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 | | | Snake oil salesmen still exist — and they’re online | | WHY IT’S READWORTHY: | - From pseudoscience to Ponzi schemes, discover how the charlatans of old have transformed into digital scam artists and grifters
- “A wry examination of deceptions and why we fall for them” (Library Journal)
- An “eloquent, urgent” study (Pulitzer Prize–winning author Anne Applebaum) of who is taking advantage of the vulnerable among us, and how they can be stopped
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 | | | ‘A perfect book for almost anyone’ (The Washington Post) | | WHY IT’S READWORTHY: | - Take a globe-trotting tour of real cemeteries with an author hailed as a “sorceress of horror” (The New York Times)
- “Fascinating… Enriquez hides a celebration of life in a book about death” (Booklist starred review)
- Highly anticipated by the Chicago Tribune, the Los Angeles Times, Literary Hub, and more
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