A selection of science-based books from the year that together shine new light on who we are and why we think and act as we do.

There’s something beautifully electric about science fiction. It doesn’t just entertain – it challenges us, expands our ...

Clear out your shelves for a bumper new crop of books by authors including Naomi Klein, Rebecca Solnit and Xand Van Tulleken, ...

Thankfully, we can still turn to our bookshelves — and podcasts — to ground us. We tapped science doyenne Alie Ward, the host of the funny cult favorite “ Ologies” podcast, to share her picks for the ...

Kid lit experts weigh in on some of the year’s best science titles. Plus, what to look for when choosing a book for the child in your life. Are you hoping to inspire a young reader in your life with ...

Reading the Halo books in chronological order will require jumping decades to find the next book in the timeline, but is that ...

(RNS) — In nearly every major American city and in many small towns, Christian Science reading rooms are found mixed in with storefronts. Passersby may hardly notice them, but to those who stop to ...

Join Science Friday at our first Science Read-In in San Francisco to explore the wonders of the natural world, one page at a time. Bring your favorite science book or current read (nonfiction, scifi, ...

On an evening walk in 2023, I’d just started listening to Emily Hanford’s groundbreaking podcast “Sold a Story,” when an interview with a father and daughter hit me like a ton of library books. The ...

Seeing a child curled up with a book as they independently learn to read the words and find the meaning in a story is a heartwarming image. We have been taught that learning to read is akin to ...