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Washington Post reporter Helena Andrews-Dyer tackles race and parenting in her new memoir.

In The Book of Revolutions (Jewish Publication Society, Sept.), rabbi Feld digs into the Covenant, Deuteronomic, and Holiness Codes in the Hebrew Bible and shows how critical study of scripture can yield new spiritual understandings.

In Birds and Us: A 12,000-Year History from Cave Art to Conservation (Princeton Univ., Aug.), ornithologist Birkhead traces the history of humans’ relationships with avian creatures.

In Beinhardt’s The Deal Goes Down (Melville House, Aug.), PI Tony Casella is approached by a woman who wants him to kill her husband.

Gavino’s A Career in Books (Plume, Aug) follows three friends as they climb the lower rungs of the New York City publishing industry.

In her new book, Gretchen L. Carlson illuminates the differences between jazz scores and conventional soundtracks, examining innovative jazz collaborations by such distinctive filmmakers as Spike Lee, and Alejandro González Iñárritu.

Mastering a social media presence can do wonders for your work.

Our monthly look at some of the best first lines by BookLife authors

In The Viral Underclass (Celadon, Aug.), LGBTQ scholar Thrasher examines how Covid-19 and other viruses expose and exploit systemic inequalities in the U.S.

The authors adult fiction debut, Mika in Real Life, tackles the joys and pains of motherhood.