Paul Bradley Carr’s The Confessions begins when an AI achieves sentience—and is immediately racked with guilt over what it has done. ... Read full Story
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Thoughtful and enthralling, Soul Machine navigates the age-old conflict between the artificial and the natural with remarkable nuance. This surreal adventure is one you’ll remember. ... Read full Story
Jennifer Givhan’s Salt Bones employs both the horror of supernatural violence and the horror of systems that ignore missing brown and Black girls and pollute the Earth. ... Read full Story
The tremendous comedy of Maria Reva’s debut novel, Endling, is an act of resistance to oppression with the theatrics to turn things upside-down. ... Read full Story
Kick your next cookout up a notch with Grilling, which packs a punch with interesting flavor combinations, instructive methodology and helpful serving suggestions. ... Read full Story
Tanya Talaga’s brilliant, heartbreaking The Knowing unfolds Canada’s brutal history of Indigenous oppression through the story of Talaga’s great-great-grandmother. ... Read full Story
The sprawling, cinematic The Aviator and the Showman chronicles the marriage of aviation icon Amelia Earhart and publishing titan George Putnam. ... Read full Story
To understand his Aquinnah Wampanoag identity, Joseph Lee interviewed Indigenous people around the world. His memoir, Nothing More of This Land, sparkles with clarity and perspective. ... Read full Story
Silvia Moreno-Garcia’s The Bewitching is as decadent as it is terrifying, a showcase for the author’s dark imagination and gorgeous prose. ... Read full Story
Jihyun Kim's Blue Sky Morning is a lovely practice in meditation, even for the youngest among us, with illustrations that are full of life. ... Read full Story
Don’t miss Recess. Perfect for a rowdy, rollicking read-aloud, every classroom needs a copy of this treasure chest of delicious fun. ... Read full Story
Whether young students are nervous about the new school year or chomping at the bit to get there, Batter Up for the First Day of School! will set the stage for an exciting season ahead. ... Read full Story
While In the World of Whales focuses on one type of marine mammal, it manages to convey the magic and wonder of the broader natural world, and the careful, respectful ways in which humans need to understand, observe and protect it. ... Read full Story
An endearing reimagining of Anne of Green Gables, Dan in Green Gables captures the charm and sincerity of the beloved classic with a new protagonist whose infectious energy and perseverance will enthrall fans of Anne Shirley. ... Read full Story
“Conspiracy theorists (and those of us who argue with them have the scars to show for it) often maintain that the ones debunking the conspiracies are allied with the conspirators.” — Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 24 Mar. 2025
Did you know?
To debunk something is to take the bunk out of it—that bunk being nonsense. (Bunk is short for the synonymous bunkum, which has political origins.) Debunk has been in use since at least the 1920s, and it contrasts with synonyms like disprove and rebut by suggesting that something is not merely untrue but is also a sham—a trick meant to deceive. One can simply disprove a myth, but if it is debunked, the implication is that the myth was a grossly exaggerated or foolish claim.