Thousands of books are published each month. And much as we’d like to, we can’t read (or review) them all. But what we can do is point out a few we think you might enjoy. In that spirit, here’s a rundown of forthcoming titles that caught our eye and may catch yours, too.

Digital Inc.: From Print to Book — Inside the Transformation of the Book Industry by Richard Curtis (Jan. 6th, Rivertowns Books, 270 pp.). For hundreds of years, books were made of dead trees. Then came e-books, challenging readers and publishers to turn the page and adapt to a whole new world.

 

Firestorm: The Great Los Angeles Fires and America’s New Age of Disasters by Jacob Soboroff (Jan. 6th, Mariner Books, 400 pp.). NBC reporter Soboroff grew up in Pacific Palisades, so he was especially close to the story of what became Southern California’s most expensive wildfire ever. His ongoing investigation considers not just the impact on L.A. but the frightening implications for all of us.

Homeschooled: A Memoir by Stefan Merrill Block (Jan. 6th, Hanover Square Press, 288 pp.). A look at how a mother who opted to educate her son at home because she believed school was curbing his creativity ultimately stifled him herself.

 

Shelter from the Storm: How Climate Change Is Creating a New Era of Migration by Julian Hattem (Jan. 6th, the New Press, 272 pp.). When rising seas submerge your home or even your entire country, where do you go? It’s a question that millions are asking, and they’ll need answers soon.

 

A Philosophy of War: Why We Fight by Frédéric Gros (Jan. 13th, Verso Books, 112 pp.). Have history’s most devastating conflicts taught us nothing? Philosopher Gros mines the writings of thinkers ancient and modern to discern the root of mankind’s insatiable urge to conquer.

 

Once Upon a Song by Nadine Bells (Jan. 23rd, Quill & Crow Publishing House, 252 pp.). Working-class Ana is thrilled when she’s hired as a singer at the fancy Hôtel de Neige, but her Cinderella story takes a dark turn when eerie occurrences begin making the place feel sinister.

 

I Will Kill Your Imaginary Friend for $200 by Robert Brockway (Jan. 27th, Page Street Horror, 352 pp.). Sometimes, made-up friends just have to go. And if they won’t do so willingly, maybe you need to hire a hit man.

 

Why We Click: The Emerging Science of Interpersonal Synchrony by Kate Murphy (Jan. 27th, Celadon Books, 320 pp.). Naturally, we gravitate toward people who like the same things we do. Often, though, we have far more in common than we realize.

 

When the Museum Is Closed: A Novel by Emi Yagi; translated by Yuki Tejima (Jan. 27th, Soft Skull Press, 256 pp.). Why does Rika’s strange new part-time job require her to chat in Latin with a statue of Venus? And what happens when she and the marble artwork fall in love?

 

The Universe Box by Michael Swanwick (Feb. 3rd, Tachyon Publications, 304 pp.). The Hugo Award-winning author is back with a new collection of trippy sci-fi tales about hapless humans grappling with the increasingly advanced technology in their midst.

 

Meat: How the Next Agricultural Revolution Will Transform Humanity’s Favorite Food ― and Our Future by Bruce Friedrich (Feb. 3rd, BenBella Books, 320 pp.). Okay, fine. We aren’t ready to give up steak. But maybe we’re ready to stop getting it from dead animals.

 

A Little Buzzed by Alys Murray (Feb. 17th, Berkley, 368 pp.). A romantic comedy about two very unlikely employees at a sex-toy start-up.

 

 

Six Little Words by Sally Page (Feb. 24th, Blackstone Publishing, 330 pp.). On the bulletin board at the café, someone posts a card that says, “To be, or not to be.” Each day after that, another Shakespeare line mysteriously appears. Who could be behind it?