The Best Spring Books of 2020 Will Transport You Wherever You Need to Go

In these strange times, it’s no surprise that most of us have developed a strange relationship with reading. Perhaps you’re the type to lose yourself in a fantastical, fictional world unlike our own, or perhaps you’re using this surfeit of idle time to pack your brain with facts gleaned from informative nonfiction. Perhaps you’re experiencing the intellectual malaise that so many of us are suffering, meaning that you can only chew off reading projects in short story-sized doses. Whatever your persuasion, this season in publishing offers a plentitude of new titles to expand your mind and heart, as well as transport you to worlds far beyond your front door. We took the liberty of rounding up a few of our favorites, which will take you everywhere from the American gold rush to the ancient time of Jesus.