This week's #NewBooks at the library: Three more books from my employer's January sale (Is there more to come? Yes, there is more to come): All books that I would love to review at some point.
- The Skeptics' Guide to the Future: What Yesterday's Science and Science Fiction Tell Us About the World of Tomorrow; the second book by the Novella brothers of the Skeptics' Guide to the Universe podcast, published by Hodder & Stoughton.
- Ants: Workers of the World; a photographic portfolio by author Eleanor Spicer Rice and photographer Eduard Florin Niga, published by Abrams.
- Bright Green Lies: How the Environmental Movement Lost Its Way and What We Can Do About It; a searing critique by Derrick Jensen, Lierre Keith, and @maxwilbert, published by Monkfish Book Publishing.

#Futurism #Entomology #Myrmecology #Environmentalism #Greenwashing #Books #Bookstodon #Scicomm @[email protected]

Self-taught portraitist Seydou Keïta introduced “the African gaze” during a time of transition for the continent. A catalog and two exhibits celebrate his artistry. #mali #newbooks #photography

https://www.csmonitor.com/Books/Book-Reviews/2026/0416/seydou-keita-tactile-lens-photographer-african-gaze?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

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The Bestselling Books of the Week, According to All the Lists

USA Today, Publishers Weekly, NYT, Amazon, and Indie Booksellers all have their own bestseller lists. Here are the combined results.
https://bookriot.com/bestselling-books-april-16-2026/

#NewBooks #breakinginbooks

Looking for the latest indie novels featuring LGBTQ+ protagonists?

Check out this event hosted by Bookfunnel! https://bf.sophiemaddon.com/apr26newlgbt/duzuq4zrb5

PS: Not just Romance, my Cozy Mystery is in there, and I spotted a cool-sounding Urban Fantasy!
#ebooks #NewReleases #NewBooks #CozyMystery #LGBTQ #romance #UrbanFantasy #ParanormalRomance

-- In defense of food: an eater's manifesto --

Michael Pollan’s bracing and eloquent manifesto shows us how we can start making thoughtful food choices that will enrich our lives, enlarge our sense of what it means to be healthy, and bring pleasure back to eating.

#newbooks #dyulibrary #ebook

https://dyc.bibliovation.com/app/work/480782

Hello, here’s a new young adult fantasy called DEATHLY FATES by Tesia Tsai that is available now! Don’t forget to take a look at Karen’s review!

#youngadultfantasy #book #newrelease #books #booklover #newbooks #reading #read #readers #bookdragons #booknerds #bookaholic