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 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

Your July 2024 Reads

Your July 2024 Reads

This month’s feature titles include Dr. Fauci’s memoir, a bestselling YA author’s adult debut, and poetry inspired by the Grand Canyon

Your June 2024 Reads

Your June 2024 Reads

This month’s featured titles include a prof’s look at the search for alien life, a cookbook with a time-oriented twist, and more

Your May 2024 Reads

Your May 2024 Reads

This month’s featured titles include a feminist history of crossword puzzles, a praised literary debut, and a chick lit novel set in Napa

Your April 2024 Reads

Your April 2024 Reads

Featured titles include the latest by an acclaimed novelist, a chronicle of Brooklyn Bridge Park, and a mystery series debut

Your March 2024 Reads

Your March 2024 Reads

This month’s featured titles include a ‘crypto thriller,’ poetry, a crime novel, and a deep dive into disaster preparedness