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Murderland

Crime and Bloodlust in the Time of Serial Killers

by Caroline Fraser

Hardcover: Jun 2025 | Paperback: Jun 2026

Critics' Consensus:

From the Pulitzer Prize–winning author of Prairie Fires comes a terrifying true-crime history of serial killers in the Pacific Northwest and beyond—a gripping investigation of how a new strain of psychopath emerged out of a toxic ...

Entangled States

A Life According to Quantum Physics

by Karmela Padavic-Callaghan

Hardcover: May 2026

Critics' Consensus:

A young queer millennial physicist unveils some of the most mind-bending physics concepts in the universe—and uses them to illuminate their own fascinating life story.

Prophecy

Prediction, Power, and the Fight for the Future, from Ancient Oracles to AI

by Carissa Véliz

Hardcover: Apr 2026

Critics' Consensus:

From an award-winning University of Oxford professor comes a brilliant, urgent new look at prophecies—the predictions that determine our lives, from our personal finances and the quality of our healthcare to the news and social media we consume...

Nightfaring

In Search of the Disappearing Darkness

by Megan Eaves-Egenes

Hardcover: Mar 2026

Critics' Consensus:

A heartfelt exploration of the night on Earth, following a travel journalist and dark sky advocate around the globe as she seeks out dark places in our ever-brightening world.

How Flowers Made Our World

The Story of Nature's Revolutionaries

by David George Haskell

Hardcover: Mar 2026

Critics' Consensus:

An exquisite exploration of the power of flowers, placing them at the center of the story of how evolution created the world we know today.

A World Appears

A Journey into Consciousness

by Michael Pollan

Hardcover: Feb 2026

Critics' Consensus:

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of How to Change Your Mind, a panoptic exploration of consciousness—what it is, who has it, and why—and a meditation on the essence of our humanity.

Alien Earths

The New Science of Planet Hunting in the Cosmos

by Lisa Kaltenegger

Hardcover: Apr 2024 | Paperback: Dec 2025

Critics' Consensus:

Riveting and timely, a look at the research that is transforming our understanding of the cosmos in the quest to discover whether we are alone.

Linguaphile

A Life of Language Love

by Julie Sedivy

Hardcover: Oct 2024 | Paperback: Oct 2025

Critics' Consensus:

A celebration of the beauty and mystery of language and how it shapes our lives, our loves, and our world.

Bird School

A Beginner in the Wood

by Adam Nicolson

Hardcover: Sep 2025

Critics' Consensus:

An intimate exploration of the lives of birds and their interactions with man, by a preeminent naturalist.

Replaceable You

Adventures in Human Anatomy

by Mary Roach

Hardcover: Sep 2025 | Paperback: Sep 2026

Critics' Consensus:

From the New York Times bestselling author of Stiff and Fuzz, a rollicking exploration of the quest to re-create the impossible complexities of human anatomy.

The Last Extinction

The Real Science Behind the Death of the Dinosaurs

by Gerta Keller

Hardcover: Sep 2025

Critics' Consensus:

The story behind Dr. Gerta Keller's world-shattering scientific discovery that dinosaur extinction was NOT caused by asteroid impact, but rather by volcanic eruptions on the Indian peninsula, a discovery that highlights today's existential threat of ...

The Call of the Honeyguide

What Science Tells Us about How to Live Well with the Rest of Life

by Rob Dunn

Hardcover: Aug 2025

Critics' Consensus:

How rethinking our relationships with other species can help us reimagine the future of humankind.

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