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In a new book, Manjula Martin explores her accommodation to life in Northern California in an era of increasingly extreme weather.

The anthology “Burn Man” selects from decades of Mark Anthony Jarman’s work, bringing the writer’s lush and searing stories to new readers.

In “Tripping on Utopia,” Benjamin Breen chronicles the legendary anthropologist’s doomed effort to save the world through hallucinogens.

In “Our Moon,” Rebecca Boyle elucidates how Earth’s closest neighbor makes us what — and who — we are.

Jessica Roy’s “American Girls” traces the divergent fates of two sisters through a saga of poverty, misogyny, abuse and terrorism.

An experiment in digital disengagement prompts Kyle Chayka to consider how technology has narrowed our choices and dulled the culture.

In Temim Fruchter’s debut, “City of Laughter,” a grieving daughter dives into her ancestors’ hidden pasts to find closure and meaning in her own life.

“Ilium,” by Lea Carpenter, follows a young woman torn between opposing forces in her double life.

In a series of revealing essays, the NPR contributor Nell Greenfieldboyce views the events of her life through the lens of natural phenomena.

“Invisible Man” “made me feel seen and heard,” the rapper-actor says. “I can return the favor.” His new book, “And Then We Rise: A Guide to Loving and Taking Care of Self” is out this month.