Readworthy: This month’s best nonfiction

07-15-2024

 
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This Month’s Best New Nonfiction
Each month, Readworthy highlights the best, most acclaimed new releases in your categories! Questions or suggestions? Let us know.
 
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Book cover for Cue the Sun! by Emily Nussbaum
Find out how the world got hooked on reality TV in this critically acclaimed narrative history
Whether you love or hate reality television, this exploration of its rise and impact on American culture from a Pulitzer Prize–winning critic is sure to fascinate.
IN THE MEDIA
The New Yorker, NPR, PBS, The New York Times/The New York Times Book Review, The Washington Post, Vogue, Los Angeles Times, Publishers Weekly, Booklist, Literary Hub
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Book cover for The Singularity Is Nearer by Ray Kurzweil
This instant New York Times bestseller brings the future of AI to the present conversation
A futurist who’s been predicting the impacts of artificial intelligence since the 1980s looks at what’s next for AI and humanity.
IN THE MEDIA
CBS Mornings, The New York Times/The New York Times Book Review, The Economist, The Washington Post, USA Today, Wired, The Guardian, The Boston Globe, Kirkus Reviews, Booklist
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Book cover for Tiger, Tiger by James Patterson
Brand-new today: one of the biggest names in sports profiled by one of the biggest names in books!
James Patterson tells the story of golf prodigy Tiger Woods, from his meteoric rise to challenges, scandals, and rebirth.
IN THE MEDIA
Parade, Salon, Publishers Weekly, BookPage
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Book cover for Frostbite by Nicola Twilley
Frostbite will forever change the way you look at food’
– Elizabeth Kolbert, author of The Sixth Extinction
Explore how the advent of artificial refrigeration altered the trajectory of human food consumption, impacting everything from our bodies to politics.
IN THE MEDIA
The New Yorker, NPR, The New York Times/The New York Times Book Review, Science, Eater, The Wall Street Journal, Financial Times, Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews, Booklist, BookPage, Literary Hub
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Book cover for Becoming Earth by Ferris Jabr
‘A glorious paean to our living world’
– Ed Yong, author of An Immense World
This urgent, illuminating read takes a holistic look at our planet and positions humanity as a piece in a larger living system that needs protecting.
IN THE MEDIA
NPR, The New York Times/The New York Times Book Review, The Atlantic, Scientific American, The Boston Globe, Kirkus Reviews
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Book cover for When the Clock Broke by John Ganz
‘One of those rarest of books: unflaggingly entertaining while never losing sight of its moral core’
– The New York Times
In this instant New York Times bestseller, learn how cultural upheaval at the end of the Reagan era marked a turning point in American politics that placed the country on a path toward polarization.
IN THE MEDIA
The New Yorker, The New York Times/The New York Times Book Review, The Washington Post, USA Today, Vanity Fair, Chicago Tribune, The Boston Globe, Publishers Weekly, Literary Hub
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Book cover for Carrie Carolyn Coco by Sarah Gerard
An intimate, stunningly detailed true crime story built on a six-year search for answers
A writer seeks the whole story behind the 2016 murder of her friend Carolyn Bush in a distinctive, compelling blend of true crime, cultural commentary, and memoir.
IN THE MEDIA
Oprah Daily, The Boston Globe, Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews, Booklist, Literary Hub
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Book cover for Systemic by Layal Liverpool
‘Groundbreaking… Debunks the myth that illness is the great equalizer’
– #1 New York Times bestselling author Siddhartha Mukherjee
This eye-opening, science-backed book reveals the racial biases built into modern medical practices — and what we can do to push for change.
IN THE MEDIA
New Scientist, Next Big Idea Club, Financial Times, Forbes, The Times, Booklist
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Book cover for Die Hot with a Vengeance by Sable Yong
An incisive, razor-sharp takedown of the beauty industry
These illuminating essays skewer an industry that sells endless ways to meet beauty standards — while simultaneously touting self-love and body positivity.
IN THE MEDIA
Time Magazine, Next Big Idea Club, Bustle, Elle, The Boston Globe, Rolling Stone, Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews, Literary Hub
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Book cover for The New Breadline by Jean-Martin Bauer
‘I cannot imagine a more thoughtful and humane introduction to the crisis of food security than The New Breadline
– Jonathan Safran Foer
A United Nations worker examines the politics and policies that block us from solving hunger crises both abroad and at home.
IN THE MEDIA
The New York Times/The New York Times Book Review, Kirkus Reviews, Literary Hub
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