The days are—imperceptibly—getting shorter. We are officially sliding into the second half of 2017, which means it’s time for our second list of books we can’t wait to read. While I was compiling this list, I happened across an essay by the wise and wonderful Linda Holmes on NPR’s Monkey See blog about how there’s no possible way anyone will be able to read all the books they want to read, let alone watch all the TV shows, listen to all the podcasts, etc. And there will undoubtedly be great books that I’ll be kicking myself for failing to mention here (I’m still bruised for my failure to include We Are Never Meeting in Real Life by Samantha Irby on the last edition of this roundup), but here are 48 upcoming titles that look like they could be a worthwhile way to spend a few hours or days.
The Resistance Handbook: 45 Ways to Fight Trump by Markos Moulitsas and Michael Huttner (6/20, Disruption Books) The founders of Daily Kos and ProgressNow have teamed up to teach us all how to save the world.
What She Ate: Six Remarkable Women and the Food That Tells Their Stories by Laura Shapiro (7/25, Viking) Food historian Shapiro considers the dietary habits of, among others, Eleanor Roosevelt and Eva Braun.
BraveTart: Iconic American Desserts by Stella Parks (8/15, Norton) In which we all learn about the origin of Oreos, discover the truth about Toll House cookies, and understand once and for all how to avoid soggy bottoms.
Sing, Unburied, Sing by Jesmyn Ward (9/5, Scribner) Ward’s new novel tells the story of a black family in Mississippi.
The World Atlas of Street Food by Carol Wilson and Sue Quinn (9/14, Texas) The best food carts, stalls, and trucks, wherever you happen to be.
