Books

To submit your book for consideration, email cornellians@cornell.edu. Please note that to be included in our listings of new titles, books must be recently published by a conventional publisher—not self published, pay-to-publish, publish on demand, or similar—and be of interest to a general audience. Books not featured will be forwarded to Class Notes.

Your April 2025 Reads

Your April 2025 Reads

This month’s featured titles include poetry, a prof’s neo noir novel, and a memoir about working for two celebrity chefs

Your March 2025 Reads

Your March 2025 Reads

This month’s featured titles include a debut novel, a leadership guide, and a psychologist’s look at the power of saying ‘no’

Your February 2025 Reads

Your February 2025 Reads

This month’s featured titles include poetry, a kids’ book about Bali, and a look at how feminine stereotypes hold women back

Your January 2025 Reads

Your January 2025 Reads

This month’s featured titles include a work of nonfiction about honeybees, a kids’ picture book, and a novel set in rural Nova Scotia

Your December 2024 Reads

Your December 2024 Reads

This month’s featured titles include a novel set in Arthurian times and a prof’s memoir about his education under Apartheid

Your November 2024 Reads

Your November 2024 Reads

This month’s featured titles include an homage to a beloved prof, a techno thriller, and a popular history of the space shuttle

Your October 2024 Reads

Your October 2024 Reads

This month’s featured titles include a sci-fi novel, a kids’ book about gravity, and an anti-aging guide—plus a Halloween horror pick!

Your September 2024 Reads

Your September 2024 Reads

This month’s featured titles include an Austen-inspired YA novel and memoirs by an FBI explosives expert and a neurosurgeon

Your August 2024 Reads

Your August 2024 Reads

This month’s featured titles include a novel drawn from the Icarus myth, a poetry collection, and a kids’ book about penguins