Nonfiction

Two new books feature the once married couple Miller and Monroe, including a biography of playwright and actor Arthur Miller and one that considers Marilyn Monroe’s life through the books on her shelves.

As readers always interested in finding and sharing titles, the book review editors launched a sure-bet survey last summer in advance of LJ’s yearlong celebration of our 150th anniversary. This month, we feature poetry. This form of expression provides readers with an experience of language, construction, meaning, and moment, vastly larger than the sum of its parts, which themselves are refined and closely considered. Poetry’s appeal is in the space where line, thought, and word combine into a reading experience that offers a revelation beyond what the text appears to hold.

Looking to celebrate National Poetry Month in April or hoping to update your poetry collection? Take a look at this display shelf.

Reptile aficionados and shell admirers will find plenty to enjoy in these two "Earth Day" series titles that explore 24 hours of serpentine and molluscan lives.

You with the Sad Eyes by Christina Applegate is the top holds title of the week. LibraryReads and Library Journal offer read-alikes for patrons waiting to read this buzziest book.

Take a yearlong journey exploring birding as a spiritual practice or experience the rich variety of avian species that visit or live in the Chesapeake Bay area.

Delve into NASA’s Project Gemini and the history of U.S. women astronauts in these two titles.

Find your flour power, get started with sourdough, and learn to make the perfect loaf with an array of cookbooks filled with doughy inspiration.

Forthcoming cookbook titles highlight the role of food among family and friends, the foodways of various peoples and geographic regions, healthy eating, baking, and ways to cook sustaining food in a hurry.