Editor's Choice
Looking for a new book to dive into? Our in-depth reviews cover some of the best new books being released into the world and use those books to gain a better understanding of the world, helping guide where to go—and what to read—next.
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How to Raise a Citizen (and Why It's Up to You to Do It)
Book Review by Jasmine Gonzalez
In her new book, political science professor Lindsey Cormack delivers a practical guide for cultivating civic engagement in young people.
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Love Is My Favorite Flavor: A Midwestern Dining Critic Tells All
Book Review by Jasmine Gonzalez
In her memoir, Wini Moranville recounts her decades-long career in the food industry and celebrates the magic of everyday moments of human connection.
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The Air They Breathe: A Pediatrician on the Frontlines of Climate Change
Book Review by Dylan Schleicher
A pediatrician reveals the profound impact of climate change on children's health and emphasizes our moral responsibility to safeguard our most vulnerable.
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The Outsider Advantage: Because You Don't Need to Fit in to Win
Book Review by Jasmine Gonzalez
Fashion designer and entrepreneur Ciera Rogers inspires anyone who has felt underestimated to tap into their innate talents and personal experiences to create their unique path to success.
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Hip-Hop Is History
Book Review by Dylan Schleicher
2023 marked the 50th anniversary of hip-hop. Questlove helped tell that story at the 2023 Grammys, but that event is just the Introduction to the fuller, more personal history told in his new book on the topic.
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The Connection Cure: The Prescriptive Power of Movement, Nature, Art, Service, and Belonging
Book Review by Jasmine Gonzalez
Through compelling science reporting and storytelling, journalist Julia Hotz investigates the profound impact of social connections and community engagement on our health.
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The Ancient Art of Thinking for Yourself: The Power of Rhetoric in Polarized Times
Book Review by Dylan Schleicher
Robin Reames has written a powerful guide to parsing political rhetoric that looks at how experiments in self-governance have been ended in the past and offers tools for thinking that can help us preserve our own.
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Briefly Perfectly Human: Making an Authentic Life by Getting Real about the End
Book Review by Jasmine Gonzalez
Alua Arthur’s exploration of mortality and stories about the end of life reveal the wonder that it is to be alive, and offer us a reminder to revel in it.
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Puerto Rico: A National History
Book Review by Jasmine Gonzalez
Jorell Meléndez-Badillo provides an insightful overview of Puerto Rico's history, highlighting its people's resilience and exploring the possibilities of its future.
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Languishing: How to Feel Alive Again in a World That Wears Us Down
Book Review by Jasmine Gonzalez
Sociologist Corey Keyes demonstrates that flourishing doesn’t require an overhaul of our entire life but a steady practice of interpersonal connection and finding joy in the simple things.
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