https://www.cbsnews.com/ Cbs Essentials Books From CBSNews.com Thu, 09 Apr 2026 13:53:41 -0400 5 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/book-excerpt-stand-by-cory-booker/ At a time when our nation is splintered in many areas of public life, the New Jersey Senator writes how virtue is a strategy to rekindle the belief that Americans' destiny is bound together. Sun, 22 Mar 2026 10:25:19 -0400 https://assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2026/03/19/1a773050-fed1-4367-9369-f2249f11aeca/thumbnail/60x60/a7c74f48e5fed539d962809abb74b5ea/stand-cover-st-martins-press-1280.jpg 390f585b-f5b9-44fd-b515-a2b537680618 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/sid-caesar-book-excerpt-when-caesar-was-king-by-david-margolick/ David Margolick's biography of Sid Caesar explores how the 1950s comic reinvented the art of comedy in the new medium of television. Sun, 22 Mar 2026 09:54:16 -0400 https://assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2026/03/19/54110049-010e-4f61-91d4-a4ee47b462dd/thumbnail/60x60/c32931f06198eb59c45665e6d8ac3293/when-caesar-was-king-cover-schocken-1280.jpg 7f866dc9-5429-4e25-a979-54dae8c0e1a8 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/book-excerpt-table-4-at-the-river-cafe-by-ruthie-rogers/ The chef and podcaster's new book features interviews with famous names who reminisce about the comforts of food. Sat, 21 Mar 2026 10:12:01 -0400 https://assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2026/03/20/0e11e1a1-1cd0-488e-b114-42eb27255323/thumbnail/60x60/064247f6cc7373db2e4df4a61af7f38f/table-4-at-the-river-cafe-cover-gallery-books-1280.jpg f77b07df-2bea-480e-a1fe-cbf63c66130c https://www.cbsnews.com/news/book-excerpt-the-meaning-of-your-life-by-arthur-c-brooks/ In his latest book, the New York Times bestselling author writes of a cultural crisis: an increase in anxiety and depression, concurrent with a rise in social media use, during what he terms an "Age of Emptiness." Fri, 20 Mar 2026 11:04:11 -0400 https://assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2026/03/19/3e2f738a-db11-4e4d-b8ba-155baa5a6cca/thumbnail/60x60/b014224a7a0b42842184d6b357faee9f/meaning-of-your-life-cover-portfolio-1280.jpg 2f5d73b8-5a0b-49eb-a9a4-0c053b057a36 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/book-excerpt-streetwise-by-lloyd-blankfein/ In his new memoir, the former CEO of Goldman Sachs writes about a life that stretched from the projects of New York City to the pinnacle of Wall Street. Sun, 08 Mar 2026 10:27:47 -0400 https://assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2026/02/27/4fb97c4e-e6f9-40b4-bd84-3d245649d262/thumbnail/60x60/31827513702aab83a20cf87e0973baf6/streetwise-cover-penguin-press-1280.jpg 3909c286-cbea-4e7d-b590-a8ea0e2575af https://www.cbsnews.com/news/book-excerpt-apple-the-first-50-years-by-david-pogue/ The "CBS Sunday Morning" correspondent's latest book examines how, in its first half-century, the company founded by Steve Wozniak and Steve Jobs remade the culture – and then, incredibly, remade itself. Sun, 08 Mar 2026 09:32:10 -0400 https://assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2026/03/08/d6abc3aa-df68-4d2e-a106-f6d96cc2aefd/thumbnail/60x60/378f893f503514b53efa81b8c1981db7/apple-cover-simon-and-schuster-1280.jpg 0972c759-f5fc-4623-b77d-ea17ccb66411 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/book-excerpt-judge-stone-by-viola-davis-james-patterson/ The Academy Award-winning actress and the bestselling writer team up for a courtroom thriller that touches on the lightning-rod issue of abortion. Fri, 06 Mar 2026 10:18:16 -0500 https://assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2026/03/06/d621d620-c0c8-47f0-b341-918135760eb3/thumbnail/60x60/81f766686a6c1642bf74980cff3a81d4/judge-stone-cover-little-brown-1280.jpg ac3210f8-a800-43ae-b7c0-09597cc4a16d https://www.cbsnews.com/news/book-excerpt-never-mind-the-happy-by-marc-shaiman/ In his memoir, the Tony Award-winning composer of such hits as Broadway's "Hairspray" writes of his half-century in show business, which grew in part from his youthful worship of Bette Midler - an adoration that would grow into a collaboration. Fri, 27 Feb 2026 15:33:07 -0500 https://assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2026/02/27/577e25f0-424b-4a18-b56f-37b7b8a572a1/thumbnail/60x60/cf4d7e8e3b669aa4f9d99fda63fe4027/never-mind-the-happy-cover-regalo-press-1280.jpg 74bb20c5-4ed8-4c33-9d95-a546c3937a54 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/book-excerpt-we-the-women-by-norah-odonnell/ In her new book, the CBS News journalist highlights women who pushed America to live up to its founding promises of liberty, equality, and the pursuit of happiness for all. Sun, 22 Feb 2026 10:23:53 -0500 https://assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2026/02/20/31f847a2-f01b-41d8-a067-8ecc9f56c7d6/thumbnail/60x60/911ffe4486b4b07b3951fe3428a5ecb4/we-the-women-cover-1280.jpg 6e063c44-6222-41c5-a61a-2d5189893121 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/book-excerpt-the-let-them-theory-by-mel-robbins/ In her latest bestseller, the motivational speaker discusses how personal growth is only possible when you stop pouring energy into things you cannot control – which includes changing other people. Sun, 01 Feb 2026 10:17:00 -0500 https://assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2026/01/31/32e31cf9-a980-4721-a72d-67e3ee764ec5/thumbnail/60x60/e4e3918600fb1c929d5526b202643b77/the-let-them-theory-cover-hay-house-1280.jpg 37dbdd3d-dc1a-4510-9fc3-2acddb21a498 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/book-excerpt-where-we-keep-the-light-by-josh-shapiro/ In his new memoir, the Pennsylvania governor writes of the aftermath of the April 2025 arson attack on his home, and of the character of ordinary Americans representing "the bonds that lead to a more perfect union." Sun, 25 Jan 2026 10:07:44 -0500 https://assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2026/01/23/32413aa0-4823-4130-a563-821435253f14/thumbnail/60x60/a07de31248195d72b65599aba38c5eed/where-we-keep-the-light-cover-harper-1280.jpg 7bad6b61-66da-4182-8ca4-8b9597119518 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/book-excerpt-enough-by-dr-ania-jastreboff-and-oprah-winfrey/ The media superstar, who has struggled with weight for much of her life, and a Yale School of Medicine doctor team up for a book that examines the biology of obesity, offering a new way forward. Sun, 11 Jan 2026 13:52:03 -0500 https://assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2026/01/08/162ad03d-0cad-4f8b-9e19-c9b79bb3289d/thumbnail/60x60/8acee4b0c0e6fc4c64502bad7676f4e4/enough-cover-avid-reader-press-1280.jpg 0089f9ed-5b85-4d5c-b5a8-d7237bb07874 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/book-excerpt-eat-your-ice-cream-by-ezekiel-j-emanuel-m-d/ In his new book, the oncologist and health policy expert discusses longevity, and how to best differentiate valid and effective health and wellness advice from "the speculative, deceptive, and just plain stupid." Sun, 04 Jan 2026 10:39:09 -0500 https://assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2026/01/02/7af50d68-43f3-4cf2-9414-ff9a7fa71e7d/thumbnail/60x60/ec3657c2cf19bab18bc8db04fd60402e/eat-your-ice-cream-cover-ww-norton-1280.jpg 7708fd8c-6e73-4643-91a4-62b97f70d4cd https://www.cbsnews.com/news/the-book-report-ron-charles-picks-from-2025/ The Washington Post book reviewer offers "Sunday Morning" viewers his picks for fiction and non-fiction titles to add to their New Year's reading lists. Sun, 28 Dec 2025 10:43:53 -0500 https://assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/12/28/99338432-22b7-41fc-8000-648f0f6aaf35/thumbnail/60x60/24a5bb66ae959326da3cfd72a5914c0b/ron-charles-book-report-dec-2025-1280.jpg a9f8d448-6917-4ee2-9961-10061055a9e2 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/book-excerpt-guilty-by-definition-by-susie-dent/ This debut novel is a mystery in which a dictionary editor at Oxford turns to word-sleuthing in order to unravel a family member's long-ago disappearance. Sun, 28 Dec 2025 07:35:12 -0500 https://assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/12/19/96c522cc-22e3-4032-b788-4068302a0a17/thumbnail/60x60/791a707feb93edde662471715eb8a201/guilty-by-definition-cover-sourcebooks-landmark-1280.jpg 6ff9d7ff-502a-4758-a3b5-78e058c51f60 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/book-excerpt-black-moses-by-caleb-gayle/ The award-winning journalist's latest book recounts the rise of Edward McCabe, an activist who, during Reconstruction, lobbied for a Black-governed state in the Oklahoma Territory. Sun, 28 Dec 2025 07:30:02 -0500 https://assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/12/19/7c939add-58bd-4ec4-b5b2-715e4fbb4c2c/thumbnail/60x60/421f781130d4196092399cc651070d8d/black-moses-cover-riverhead-1280.jpg 3df86d98-28f9-4e44-9b53-4c9222fcb64a https://www.cbsnews.com/news/book-excerpt-the-colonel-and-the-king-by-peter-guralnick/ Elvis Presley biographer Peter Guralnick's latest book traces the relationship between the King and Colonel Tom Parker, a manager whose marketing savvy helped launch a rock 'n' roll revolution. Sun, 07 Dec 2025 11:49:14 -0500 https://assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/12/07/d0cc80d5-86d1-4921-a4a3-2f13f57bc2bf/thumbnail/60x60/21a01ba0a87c989bae3bfc8b040e8743/the-colonel-and-the-king-cover-little-brown-and-co-1280.jpg 2f146dd8-bdf1-45a8-9378-78f13595bb69 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/book-excerpt-my-beloved-by-jan-karon/ The New York Times bestselling author returns to the village of Mitford in her 15th novel featuring Father Tim Kavanagh. Sun, 07 Dec 2025 10:35:59 -0500 https://assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/12/05/a44abccd-08e5-4c19-8976-00dec0d33f93/thumbnail/60x60/1d21281fddb7069522daeac6a860ebdf/my-beloved-gp-putnams-sons-cover-1280.jpg 69a89ac4-092c-43ae-b63e-8d35968a1303 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/book-excerpt-family-of-spies-by-christine-kuehn/ Christine Kuehn uncovered a devastating family secret long hidden by her father: her grandfather, Otto, was a Nazi spy who passed military information on to the Axis powers in the run-up to the attack on Pearl Harbor. Sun, 07 Dec 2025 09:33:25 -0500 https://assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/12/05/0f1911e2-5d2a-4658-a4c2-3336ff61d0ea/thumbnail/60x60/ea18f377faad4c90fc8bea67c32a0eb8/family-of-spies-cover-celadon-books-1280.jpg 511a9a09-9224-4e4f-944e-a54a69fb1a4e https://www.cbsnews.com/news/book-excerpt-defying-gravity-a-biography-of-wicked-composer-stephen-schwartz/ Biographer Carol de Giere explores the creative career of the Grammy- and Oscar-winning composer of such treasured Broadway and movie hits as "Godspell," "Pippin" and "Wicked." Sun, 16 Nov 2025 10:50:42 -0500 https://assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/11/14/e6e5e4f2-ae13-44e0-888c-39e55cb2b1ef/thumbnail/60x60/c9714344efb387ba855f3e027502c366/defying-gravity-cover-applause-1280.jpg 69d55d1a-f26c-4bde-9c1a-a22d00ea34ba https://www.cbsnews.com/news/book-excerpt-there-is-no-place-for-us-by-brian-goldstone/ For his new book, the journalist examines why so many people who work full-time jobs with low wages are homeless in America. Sun, 16 Nov 2025 10:50:07 -0500 https://assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/11/14/676352fc-1e38-4400-8e78-796c38d1114c/thumbnail/60x60/c1fa06be262728d30905cd24d21e5d57/there-is-no-place-for-us-cover-crown-1280.jpg 8be9421c-9694-4c15-a0d9-05f1e3b42d16 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/book-excerpt-the-day-after-yesterday-resilience-in-the-face-of-dementia/ Photographer Joe Wallace has chronicled the stories of families who have lived with Alzheimer's. Sun, 09 Nov 2025 10:18:20 -0500 https://assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/11/07/d2a895b8-7c90-46d7-8e5c-93679ab55eb0/thumbnail/60x60/61c3821dceec75a652a77e213c6b7d90/the-day-after-yesterday-mit-press-cover-1280.jpg fedb63b6-9ab2-4a72-a0a5-4316e8f23ecf https://www.cbsnews.com/news/book-excerpt-the-wounded-generation-by-david-nasaw/ The historian examines how service members returning home from World War II were changed in ways undiagnosed and untreated, to a nation that had also changed following years of war. Sun, 09 Nov 2025 10:17:50 -0500 https://assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/11/07/7576e291-0891-4e3d-afd7-94f511403ba0/thumbnail/60x60/4e5d0122d65132d5d02a168f6b6c000c/the-wounded-generation-cover-penguin-press-1280.jpg 8e12f8cf-d35a-48e7-90d8-cbfeea9f6161 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/book-excerpt-the-eleventh-hour-by-salman-rushdie/ In his elegiac new collection of stories – his first fiction since a 2022 attack that nearly killed him – acclaimed novelist Salman Rushie writes of intimate encounters with death, ghosts, magic, and the immutable passage of time. Sun, 02 Nov 2025 09:37:04 -0500 https://assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/10/31/92b6e728-a3e5-4215-9902-2f1a0d4092bf/thumbnail/60x60/b13293ec66da428f61aa096634f4078b/the-eleventh-hour-cover-random-house-1280.jpg 08f0840d-5da4-4859-9656-d80e0a286100 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/the-book-report-ron-charles-latest-picks-nov-2-2025/ The Washington Post book reviewer offers highlights from fall's fiction and non-fiction releases. Sun, 02 Nov 2025 08:20:47 -0500 https://assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/11/01/6dd0361b-df84-4b66-9a27-4a8ac4f148d8/thumbnail/60x60/1534930fbf6cd428b6f155caf48a9e1e/book-report-nov-2025-1920.jpg 430d8784-ecac-476a-9350-dffa1cb9d14b https://www.cbsnews.com/news/book-excerpt-the-wayfinder-by-adam-johnson/ The Pulitzer Prize- and National Book Award-winner returns with an epic tale set in Polynesia a thousand years in the past. Sun, 02 Nov 2025 07:30:02 -0500 https://assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/10/31/e1886493-f7e1-47ab-8121-9b86caca707b/thumbnail/60x60/64929e9ac3d63011a514a8e0dd6a70ac/the-wayfinder-book-cover-mcd-1280.jpg f7ccefa2-52d8-480f-8263-af443d0ec1fd https://www.cbsnews.com/news/book-excerpt-1929-by-andrew-ross-sorkin/ The New York Times financial columnist's new book looks back to Wall Street's most catastrophic market collapse. Sun, 02 Nov 2025 07:20:16 -0500 https://assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/10/31/63df1113-9ed7-43f5-a803-14f1b00afc76/thumbnail/60x60/38e367f7e9044d6c625407888cd724e9/1929-cover-viking-1280.jpg 9803c1e8-637d-4d9d-a71d-2967f303a305 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/book-excerpt-love-sex-and-frankenstein-by-caroline-lea/ The author of "The Glass Woman" returns with a gripping reimagining of how young Mary Shelley created her classic horror novel. Sun, 02 Nov 2025 07:10:08 -0500 https://assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/10/31/7c8c8ccb-a115-4d11-b1c0-26ed263c5150/thumbnail/60x60/19a664bb984ec08df56439c71b7acbfc/love-sex-and-frankenstein-cover-pegasus-1280.jpg c3d9cc11-45dd-47ac-ad97-4eccbe83bc47 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/book-excerpt-a-guardian-and-a-thief-by-megha-majumdar/ A National Book Award finalist, Megha Majumdar's novel is set in India in a climate-ravaged near-future. Sun, 02 Nov 2025 07:00:16 -0500 https://assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/10/31/87f2442a-80d5-49ab-af66-8cebcb373a7b/thumbnail/60x60/921fe27232def4f89c6bb3301a2fef6a/guardian-and-a-thief-cover-knopf-1280.jpg d117cc5b-ace7-4719-9153-14e220c353d6 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/book-excerpt-the-running-ground-by-nicholas-thompson/ In his new book, the tech journalist and CEO of The Atlantic explores his passion for running, the simplicity of the sport, and how it has changed his sense of self. Sun, 26 Oct 2025 11:28:45 -0400 https://assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/10/24/7e1422f8-b1bf-4979-af63-f8cdcffafe39/thumbnail/60x60/e99b0a03d34e4c0712b7995f0ca95824/the-running-ground-cover-random-house-1280.jpg 8e4310ef-a0cb-4626-923d-df35fff0e308