By BookPage | Erica Ciccarone | 6/13/2025 1:00 AM

Readers of nonfiction know that histories and biographies provide plenty of thrills. Reading them can feel like excavating a lost civilization. This year, outstanding books by Imani Perry, Ron Chernow, Barbara Demick and more changed the way we see the world. ... Read full Story

By BookPage | Kelly Blewett | 6/11/2025 1:00 AM

With the irresistible pacing of a thriller, Rich Cohen’s Murder in the Dollhouse chronicles the relationship of Connecticut mother Jennifer Dulos and her estranged husband—who was accused of her murder. ... Read full Story

By BookPage | Laura Hutson Hunter | 6/11/2025 1:00 AM

Tiffany Francis-Baker’s delightful Microseasons invites readers to slow down and appreciate nature by observing the traditional 72 Japanese microseasons. ... Read full Story

By BookPage | Linda M. Castellitto | 6/10/2025 1:00 AM

Claire Lebourg’s signature blend of wryly humorous text and finely rendered, offbeat illustrations make Have a Good Trip, Mousse! an adventure to treasure and remember. ... Read full Story

By BookPage | Kelly Blewett | 6/10/2025 1:00 AM

The spare prose and lush illustrations of What If We . . . pull readers into the siblings’ story, while visual and lexical echoes are satisfying to see and read. ... Read full Story

By BookPage | Alice Cary | 6/10/2025 1:00 AM

The Pacific Northwest is home to a notable concentration of serial killers. Caroline Fraser’s riveting Murderland theorizes why. ... Read full Story

By BookPage | the editors of BookPage | 6/9/2025 1:00 AM

2025 is flying by, with historical novel after incredible historical novel. Here are our 10 favorites so far. ... Read full Story

By BookPage | Alice Cary | 6/9/2025 1:00 AM

City Summer, Country Summer celebrates the unexpected freedoms and friendships of the season in a glorious yet understated way. ... Read full Story

By BookPage | Norah Piehl | 6/9/2025 1:00 AM

The delightful Everybelly will elicit warm hugs and belly laughs alike as it celebrates bodily diversity. ... Read full Story

By BookPage | Linda M. Castellitto | 6/9/2025 1:00 AM

Gus and Glory are two funny, poignant, memorable characters in a moving and hopeful tale about a transformative time in a girl’s life, and the ways in which she and her dog leave those around them forever changed as well. ... Read full Story

By BookPage | Linda M. Castellitto | 6/9/2025 1:00 AM

Fireworks is a wonderful book to read aloud and pore over, thanks to its energizing wordplay and immersive art—and an excellent way to pass the time until fireworks beckon our gazes skyward once again. ... Read full Story

By BookPage | Callie Ann Starkey | 6/9/2025 1:00 AM

Bright Lights and Summer Nights is a true lullaby, gently soothing readers to a place where they are ready for an enchanted night’s rest. ... Read full Story

By BookPage | Anne Bartlett | 6/6/2025 1:00 AM

Kate Summerscale breaks open a 76-year-old murder case and illuminates postwar London in her gripping, entertaining The Peepshow. ... Read full Story

By BookPage | the editors of BookPage | 6/5/2025 1:00 AM

Dive into a biography of Marsha P. Johnson, the archive of a London-based lesbian helpline, a chronicle of a SCOTUS case and more. ... Read full Story

By BookPage | the editors of BookPage | 6/4/2025 1:00 AM

Celebrate queer stories for Pride Month 2025 with graphic novels, romances, horror and science fiction featuring LGBTQ+ characters. ... Read full Story

By BookPage | Alice Cary | 6/3/2025 1:00 AM

Helen Whybrow’s eloquent debut memoir about her life as a shepherd, The Salt Stones, is the perfect tonic to turbulent times. ... Read full Story

By BookPage | Laura Hubbard | 6/3/2025 1:00 AM

Dreamy, poetic and almost hypnotic, Megan Giddings’ masterful speculative novel Meet Me at the Crossroads eschews sentimentality for wonder. ... Read full Story

By BookPage | Emily Koch | 6/3/2025 1:00 AM

These two impactful picture books will guide readers of all ages through the history of Juneteenth. ... Read full Story

By BookPage | Cat Acree | 6/2/2025 1:00 AM

The author’s nourishing and bold fifth memoir, The Dry Season, is chock-full of confidence, humor and crisp revelations. ... Read full Story

By BookPage | Chika Gujarathi | 6/2/2025 1:00 AM

Allison King’s tender debut novel, The Phoenix Pencil Company, combines family history with ethical questions about modern technology in a lovely balance of the old and new. ... Read full Story