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May 2026

Readers' Picks

Discover what our readers have added to their bookshelves this month—Chicago architecture through a surprising lens, world classics, a breakdown of the US tax code, and more.

Odyssey

Now available in paperback

“This may be the best translation of The Odyssey yet.”

- Edith Hall, The Telegraph

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Fire and Clay

"Quam's Fire and Clay is a delightful read for anyone who's interested in the city and what makes it tick—or, in this case, stand."

- Third Coast Review

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The Second Estate

Named one of the Best Books of 2025 by The New Yorker:

“The U.S. tax code is around seven thousand pages long; Madoff makes its failures gripping and accessible in a book that can be read, with as much pleasure as indignation, in an afternoon.”

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Inventing the Renaissance

Now available in paperback

A New Yorker Best Book of 2025

An irreverent new take on the Renaissance, which reveals it as anything but Europe’s golden age.

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Talking Classics

"If classics had a grande dame, it is the actual Dame Mary Beard.... Talking Classics is full of Beard's old joy at the unexpectedness of ancient realities."

- New York Times

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Experimental Economics

"A wonderful and accessible guide to field and lab experiments from one of the true leaders in the field."

- Stefanie Stantcheva, Harvard University

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The Great Chicago Book Sale

Find hundreds of deals in our Great Chicago Book Sale, from now until June 15, 2026

SHOP THE SALE CATALOG

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