New On My TBR List This Month
New books I came across in March
I’ve had my best month of reading since I got pregnant and I’m feeling extra motivated to read through my mountainous TBR at home. But not before I add more to the pile, of course. There are many great new books coming out this month on tech, intelligence, science, religion, adventure, and more.
What have you added to your TBR this month? Let me know in the comments.
Happy reading!
Superbloom: How Technologies of Connection Tear Us Apart
By Nicholas Carr
Published January 2025 from W.W. Norton & Company
I’m currently finishing the hyped Careless People and it makes clear how the greatest tool to connect people can be the same tool that tears us apart. Curious to see where this book goes. And it’s from one of my favorite publishers.
The Genius Myth: A Curious History of a Dangerous Idea
By Helen Lewis
Publishing June 2025 from Thesis
I listed to Helen Lewis chat with Sam Harris on his podcast a bit about her book. And after listening to her on my other favorite podcast Blocked and Reported I was pretty sold on reading her forthcoming book on geniuses.
Unreliable: Bias, Fraud, and the Reproducibility Crisis in Biomedical Research
By Csaba Szabo
Published March 2025 from Columbia University Press
It’s an unfortunate time for books to be coming out on problems in science when we’re in the middle of the federal government dismantling the greatest scientific institutions in the word, but it’s been about a decade since replication issues went mainstream, so I guess this is when they are going to keep coming out.
Cross Purposes: Christianity's Broken Bargain with Democracy
By Jonathan Rauch
Published February 2025 from Yale University Press
The role of religion in the US political and social landscape is complex and interesting, especially as an atheist. Rauch is a great writer with intriguing ideas, so I’m excited to read this one
Class Matters: The Fight to Get Beyond Race Preferences, Reduce Inequality, and Build Real Diversity at America’s Colleges
By Richard D Kahlenberg
Published March 2025 from Public Affairs
Race as a factor in admissions, hiring, and the rest of academia has been fraught with controversy. The issue as I see it is less to do with the value of diversity and inclusion, but with the implementation of measures to improve diversity and inclusion. Very interested seeing what this book does.
Thirty Below: The Harrowing and Heroic Story of the First All-Women's Ascent of Denali
By Cassidy Randall
Published March 2024 from Hary N. Abrams
I’m always on the hunt for a good adventure story, and mountaineering is usually the best setting in my opinion. Maybe because I’ll reasonably never scale a mountain that big despite ambitions. I’m waiting for this one to come out on audio to dive in.
Birds, Sex and Beauty: The Extraordinary Implications of Charles Darwin's Strangest Idea
By Matt Ridley
Published March 2025 from Harper
I’m very curious about this one. Ridley is a great writer. The topic is dead on to my academic expertise. But that can also mean I find little new in these books. We shall see! Overall, looks great.
Women in White Coats: How the First Women Doctors Changed the World of Medicine
By Olivia Campbell
Published March 2021 from Park Row
A favorite genre of mine over the last few years has been reading about women’s role in history. This book is a couple of years old but it just came across my radar this month along with all the women’s history month book lists coming in my email. Excited to read this one.