"A Window on Eternity" (Simon & Schuster), by Edward O. Wilson   Biologist Edward O. Wilson doesn't spend a lot of time in his exploration of Mozambique's Gorongosa...

Random House says it plans to publish a young adult adaption of Laura Hillenbrand's best-selling survival saga "Unbroken."   Barbara Marcus, president and publisher of Random...

"Kill Fee" (Putnam), by Owen Laukkanen   Contract killing in terms of profit-and-loss margins fuels Owen Laukkanen's enthralling new novel, "Kill Fee," in which a...

"The Smithsonian Book of Air & Space Trivia" (Smithsonian Books), edited by Amy Pastan   Who discovered the planet Uranus in 1781? Don't feel bad if the name William...

"A Climate of Crisis" (The Penguin Press), Patrick Allitt   According to "A Climate of Crisis," climate change and other pressing environmental concerns will be, instead...

"Poison Spring" (Bloomsbury Press), E.G. Vallianatos with McKay Jenkins   E.G. Vallianatos' complaints about the heavy influence that large corporations wield over the U.S....

"Love Life" (Simon & Schuster), by Rob Lowe   When you look at actor Rob Lowe — especially on the cover of his new book, "Love Life" — you can't help...

"The Boom: How Fracking Ignited the American Energy Revolution and Changed the World" (Simon & Schuster), by Russell Gold   The once-obscure oil and gas drilling process known...

“Updike" (Harper), by Adam Begley   During his lifetime, John Updike was acclaimed as one of the greatest writers of his generation, the poet laureate of middle-class, small-town,...

"The Collector of Dying Breaths" (Atria), by M.J. Rose   M.J. Rose's "The Collector of Dying Breaths" combines fascinating history, torrid romance and a compelling...