So, April flew by in about four days and I barely added enough books to make this post! Highly unusual I must say. But there are some really great new additions that I’m looking forward to reading soon. This month, I bring you books on math, plants, homes, evidence, space, education, and a little biography.
Happy reading!
By David Ariosto
Published March 2026 from Knopf
I saw this in the New York Book Review and it piqued my interest. The review suggested it was overly positive and not critical enough but I do like meta books on the space industry like Ashlee Vance’s When the Heavens Went on Sale (which I’d highly recommend).
Published March 2026 from Viking
Flower evolution? Honestly I needed nothing else to convince me to put this on my list. The evolution and role of flowers is incredible and I’m pumped to have a full length book to read on this topic.
By Stefan Al
Published April 2026 from W. W. Norton & Company
I spend a lot of time at home so why not learn more about the concept. I like books that analyze banal concepts in interesting ways. Plus, it’s from one of my favorite non-fiction publishers, so I have high hopes.
by Paul O. Carrese
Publishing May 2026 from Cambridge University Press
The author of this book was a speaker at Heterodox Academy’s West Coast Conference last week and mentioned his book, so it was an instant addition to my TBR and will be a nice compliment I think to The Cradle of Citizenship I recently read.
By Helen Pearson
Published April 2026 from Princeton University Press
I haven’t read a book in a while on general statistics and logic to evaluate claims and understand research, so I was excited when I saw this to add as a refresher and learn something new. For those interested, I long ago did a book guide on this topic.
By Richard Elwes
Published April 2026 from Basic Books
Popular math books are seriously underrated. There is so much history that surrounds mathematical developments, and I was pumped to see this — and it’s from Basic, so chances are sky high it will be great.
Publishing May 2026 by Island Press
I’ve been learning more about kelp since living in California because of the giant kelp forests, and it also came up in a book I cannot recall but that I read in the past few months. You all know I love deep dives on specific things so of course it’s on the TBR.
By Steven Nadler
Published April 2026 from Princeton University Press
I’ve been wanting to read more bios of historical figures and this seemed like a unique approach to understanding Spinoza; plus the title caught my eye when looking through Princeton’s catalogue recently!
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