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Traveling (at last)? Take along the 10 best books of May.When travel beckons, be sure to pack the 10 best books of May. Any journey feels more meaningful with a good novel or nonfiction title at hand.
At this reading festival, kids pick the winners and authors are rock starsThe Forest of Reading book festival in Ontario, where kids pick the winning authors, is more important than ever during the pandemic.
How a nation desperate for wealth fell prey to 鈥榞old fever鈥�Brian Castner deftly recounts the 1890s Klondike Gold Rush in vivid detail, pointing out that many would-be prospectors came totally unprepared.
Nancy Reagan 鈥榩layed the bad guy鈥� so the president could shineA new biography portrays Nancy Reagan as tougher and more politically astute than the president, and also deeply committed to his success.聽
She鈥檚 tried all the exercise fads. And then some.Cartoonist Alison Bechdel demonstrates 鈥淭he Secret to Superhuman Strength鈥� in a delightfully introspective graphic memoir.
What do plants and people have in common? More than you think.鈥淔inding the Mother Tree鈥� and 鈥淟essons From Plants鈥� explore how trees and plants communicate and form interdependent communities.
More quality time spent in the kitchen? Yes, please.Nigella Lawson鈥檚 鈥淐ook, Eat, Repeat鈥� and Roxana Jullapat鈥檚 鈥淢other Grains鈥� offer practical ideas and inspiration for taking cooking to new heights.聽聽聽
鈥楢 migrant in my own life鈥�: A playwright looks deep within.In 鈥淢y Broken Language,鈥� Tony聽award-winning playwright聽Quiara Alegr铆a Hudes explores Latino identity in聽a raw, honest, and loving memoir.聽
Q&A with Dorothy Wickenden, author of 鈥楾he Agitators鈥�Three women who became friends 鈥� Harriet Tubman,聽Frances Seward, and Martha Coffin Wright 鈥� agitated to end slavery and to bring women鈥檚 rights.
Surreal adventures abound in transporting novel 鈥楶eaces鈥�Onboard a mysterious sleeper train with no destination, a young couple discovers聽it can be hard to separate the surreal from the real.
鈥楾he Daughters of Kobani鈥�: A chronicle of the women who fought ISISThe author of 鈥淭he Daughters of Kobani鈥� discusses how Syrian Kurdish women fought against ISIS and for equality, winning a victory in war and at home.
Are more eyes better? How social media can worsen foreign crises.鈥淏ring Back Our Girls鈥澛爀xamines the unintended consequences of Western attention and highlights efforts to rescue schoolgirls taken by Boko Haram.聽
Jewish women spied, smuggled, and sabotaged under the Nazis鈥� nosesInside Poland鈥檚 ghettos, Jewish women played key roles in the resistance. They knew death was almost certain, yet they undermined their captors.
She鈥檚 seen peacekeeping fail. Here鈥檚 her advice on getting it right.S茅verine Autesserre鈥檚聽鈥淭he Frontlines of Peace: An Insider鈥檚 Guide to Changing the World鈥� explores why some peace projects succeed where others fail.
鈥楾he Elephant of Belfast鈥� explores love, loyalty, and tragedyThe World War II novel, based on true events, follows an orphaned elephant and a young zookeeper through struggles that demand courage and sacrifice.聽
Put a spring in your step with the 10 best books of AprilFrom buoyant novels to serious biographies, our picks for the 10 best of the month offer a springtime burst of good reads.
Philip Roth biography emphasizes his unruly life over his celebrated novels鈥淧hilip Roth: The Biography鈥澛燼ims to 鈥渞ehabilitate鈥� its subject鈥檚 reputation, but succeeds only in making his excesses more apparent.聽
Extinction isn鈥檛 inevitable. 鈥楤eloved Beasts鈥� explains why.Past efforts to prevent extinction took a species-by-species approach. But now a more comprehensive plan is needed that looks at interconnections.聽聽
How is a sonnet like the suburbs? Both are places of possibility.Craig Morgan Teicher, author of聽鈥淲elcome to Sonnetville, New Jersey,鈥� challenges himself to narrow the frame so even small events become high stakes.
Raptor rapture: A Q&A with Jonathan MeiburgA raptor in the Falkland Islands, the striated caracara, was a mystery to Charles Darwin. Jonathan Meiburg talks about solving the puzzle.聽