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10 Nonfiction Books to Read This July

10 Nonfiction Books to Read This July

John McPhee, Terrance Hayes, Richard Wagamese, and More

By Jonny Diamond | June 30, 2023

“Glorious But Fragile.” On Looking at the Whole Earth and Finding Peace

“Glorious But Fragile.” On Looking at the Whole Earth and Finding Peace

Marjolijn Van Heemstra Explores the Intersections of Astronomy and Psychology

By Marjolijn van Heemstra | June 29, 2023

A Cosmic Web of Galaxies: How Scientists Map the Universe

A Cosmic Web of Galaxies: How Scientists Map the Universe

Andrew Pontzen on Reducing the Infinite to the Miniature

By Andrew Pontzen | June 28, 2023

How a Venetian Monk Created the First Annotated Map of the World

How a Venetian Monk Created the First Annotated Map of the World

Meredith F. Small on the Textual Cartography of Fra Mauro

By Meredith F. Small | June 26, 2023

Peter Cave on the Scholars, Dreamers, and Sages Who Can Teach Us How to Live

Peter Cave on the Scholars, Dreamers, and Sages Who Can Teach Us How to Live

In Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | June 23, 2023

The Study of Reality: On Trauma, Quantum Mechanics, and Writing Science Fiction

The Study of Reality: On Trauma, Quantum Mechanics, and Writing Science Fiction

Alaya Dawn Johnson Considers the Persistence of Real Life

By Alaya Dawn Johnson | June 14, 2023

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Peter Gleick on the Prehistoric Past, Imperiled Present, and Hopeful Future of Water

By Keen On | June 14, 2023

The Cathedral of Science: On the Struggle to Find Clear and Satisfying Solutions

By Amy Dockser Marcus | June 12, 2023

Order vs. Randomness: What Math Can Teach Us About the Stage

By Stephen Abbott | June 9, 2023

More Than Cute: Inside the Complex World of Animal Infancy

More Than Cute: Inside the Complex World of Animal Infancy

Danna Staaf Explores the Commonalities Between Small Humans and Small Animals

By Danna Staaf | June 8, 2023

Neil Seeman Unlocks the Often Destructive Impulses That Drive the Entrepreneurial Brain

Neil Seeman Unlocks the Often Destructive Impulses That Drive the Entrepreneurial Brain

In Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | June 7, 2023

Ada Limón's poem is going to one of Jupiter's moons and your name can go with it.

Ada Limón's poem is going to one of Jupiter's moons and your name can go with it.

By Janet Manley | June 2, 2023

Tool or Terror? Looking to Literature to Better Understand Artificial Intelligence

Tool or Terror? Looking to Literature to Better Understand Artificial Intelligence

Gabrielle Bellot Reads Allegra Hyde, Mark O’Connell, and More

By Gabrielle Bellot | May 30, 2023

25 Nonfiction Books You Need to Read This Summer

25 Nonfiction Books You Need to Read This Summer

Because Novels Are Just Made-Up

By Literary Hub | May 25, 2023

How Women and Girls Struggle to Pursue Their Interest In Science

How Women and Girls Struggle to Pursue Their Interest In Science

Melissa L. Sevigny on the Need to Tell More Stories About Ordinary Female Scientists

By Melissa L. Sevigny | May 23, 2023

Looking Back at Earth From the Vantage of the Mars Space-Race

Looking Back at Earth From the Vantage of the Mars Space-Race

Matthew Shindell on Our Shifting Relationship With the Red Planet

By Matthew Shindell | May 18, 2023

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