Glance at the avalanche of nonfiction titles now heading our way and the trends are quickly apparent. The search for the new H Is for Hawk is, for instance, clearly not over yet, for which reason publishers are sticking very firmly with nature writing. They’re also on the hunt for the next Atul Gawande (Being Mortal), continuing to back a certain kind of popular science.
Books about cities may or may not be the next big thing in reading, but editors are certainly taking a punt on them in 2016, with only the occasional nod in the direction of the hills (on top of which James Rebanks and his sheep still perch, mightily). Most striking of all, the spring lists include several books that connect, in a variety of ways, to Islam. Those wanting better to understand what is happening in the world right now are going to be well served by fat hardbacks in the coming months.
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