If you spend any time on your phone, chances are you know what it means when someone tells you to “touch grass”: put down the phone, step away from the screens, and go outside to experience real life. And with a barrage of seemingly urgent breaking news and infinite feeds to scroll through, many are

Rapidly shifting immigration policy is stoking fear in millions of people, regardless of legal status. Narratives of fear and misinformation have flattened and distorted the stories immigrants who have come to the U.S. One small corrective to this fearmongering is to engage with nuanced stories about immigration that center the experiences of those who have

Reader interest in history books is trending up in 2025. Whether folks are finding escapism in bygone eras or looking to the lessons of the past for guidance, we see an uptick in history books across time periods. From Ancient Rome to the Cold War, and everything in between, check out our bestselling history titles

Year after year, sales demonstrate that the breadth and diversity of our backlist is among our greatest strengths. While some of these books make their way back into headlines and onto bestseller lists, others sell steadily but fly largely under the radar. So, when we talk about having a strong backlist, which books do we

Since the election, many have been turning to books as they take a break from the onslaught of news, finding a sense of “respite and renewal” in literature. But what are they reading? Many on social media have been drawing comparisons between the objectives of Project 2025 and The Handmaid’s Tale, including Margaret Atwood herself.

Election seasons can be unpredictable, and 2024 is set to be no exception. But it turns out that election season book sales are quite stable, despite the volatility that accompanies a high-stakes election. Marketplace analysis shows that certain categories actually sell better from September to November during an election year than during a non-voting year.

Julia (@thepeliroja) has been documenting her journey to learn Spanish on TikTok to her more than 15k followers. Her favorite resource? Madrigal’s Magic Key to Spanish, a backlist gem from 1989 that relies on existing knowledge of English to learn Spanish more efficiently (plus, it contains illustrations by Andy Warhol). She sings the praises of

The highly anticipated Nat Geo documentary “Secrets of the Octopus,” narrated by Paul Rudd, will air on April 21. The latest installment in the “Secrets of…” series, it follows “Secrets of the Whales” and “Secrets of the Elephants” as well as other acclaimed recent nature documentaries like “A Real Bug’s Life.” The companion book (also

“New Year, New You” season is nearly upon us. And while some will be setting transformative goals for themselves in 2024, many continue to shift away from making resolutions at all. To wit, 55% of Americans and 66% of Millennials find the entire concept of resolutions outdated. And with finances tight for many, resolving to

In the weeks leading up to the holidays, boxed sets can sell over four times as much as they sell in an average week throughout the rest of the year. And for good reason: boxed sets are a perfect gift and a solid value for budget-conscious shoppers. The top selling sets are almost always children’s

Witchy season is right around the corner, and every fall sees a predictable increase in consumer interest in witchy books, both fiction and nonfiction. Some readers are leaning into the Practical Magic aesthetic, which has gained a new generation of fans on TikTok. Others are interested in casting spells themselves, or observing Mabon (the autumnal

Researchers have found that divorce rates reliably rise every August. There is speculation that the summer, with vacations and breaks from school, focuses more attention on family and home life, sometimes revealing marital conflict. August also allows some time for the dust to settle ahead of the busy family gatherings of the holiday season. No