Marc Greenawalt

Divergent perspectives on authenticity in the workplace and guides for managing Gen Z and building brands headline the season’s business titles.

In ‘A Matter of Complexion: The Life and Fictions of Charles W. Chesnutt’ (St. Martin’s, Feb.), the Bowdoin College literature professor chronicles the life of novelist Charles W. Chesnutt.

AI and the climate crisis feature prominently this spring, alongside natural histories of periodic elements, the life stories of Nobel Prize winners, and reconsiderations of anxiety and fear.

Referendums on capitalism, exposés of bias in the workplace, and guides to finding purpose at the office feature among this season’s notable business titles.

The misdeeds of the über-wealthy, the histories of famous brands, strategies for avoiding burnout, and the nuts and bolts of starting a new business are among the topics covered in this season’s offerings.

Studies of climate change continue to dominate in this season’s science crop, alongside considerations of animal and plant intelligence, deep dives into outer space, and explorations of artificial intelligence.

Exposés of corporate chicanery, reports on women in the workplace, and programs for making offices more inviting for employees from marginalized backgrounds feature prominently among this season’s offerings.

Deep dives into the planet’s oceans, considerations of space colonization, an ode to the humble cell, and a scientist’s account of working on the Covid-19 vaccines feature among this season’s highlights.

Historical perspectives on wealth inequality, programs for pursuing social justice in the marketplace, and tales of tech bros behaving badly headline this season’s business titles.

In ‘Monsters’ (Knopf, Apr.), book critic Dederer examines the complexities of loving art by problematic artists.

Reckonings with climate change loom large in this season’s crop, alongside probes into big data, bias in STEM, art’s effects on the body, and perfume.

In ‘Living Kindness’ (Shambhala, Dec.), Buddhist teacher Griffin illuminates the Buddhist concept of metta, or loving-kindness.

Forthcoming titles explore the benefits of forgiveness, chronicle the lives of religious luminaries, opine on the political consequences of Christian conservatism, and dig into the theology of J.R.R. Tolkien.

This season’s offerings feature tips for sustainable living, Mexican and Indigenous American approaches to wellness, ways to optimize time management, and holistic methods for treating mental and physical illness.