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The article focuses on the upcoming centennial of the U.S. National Park Service on August 25, 2016. Topics discussed include information new and updated guides, photography, books, and other related titles released by publishers in celebration of the event, and the approaches they adopt to increase awareness, such as digital advertising and sweepstakes for consumers.

The article explains how children's publishers know the value of the backlist, and several presses are putting promotional muscle for already published title for cover make overs. Topics include scholastic is orchestrating a backlist campaign around the middle grade graphic novels of Raina Telgemeier, which have won Eisner awards; and Brown Books for Young Readers is pursuing a different design strategy with its 1Oth anniversary reissue of Laini Taylor's Daughter of Smoke and Bone trilogy.

The article features Ayad Akhtar, the Pulitzer-winning playwright and author of the books "American Dervish" and "Homeland Elegies." Topics discussed include themes of the novel "Homeland Elegies," his double identity as a novelist and playwright, and comments from Judy Clain, Akhtar's editor at Little, Brown, about the book "Homeland Elegies."

The article discusses work and life of Helen Macdonald, who is an English writer, naturalist, and an Affiliated Research Scholar at the University of Cambridge Department of History and Philosophy of Science. It reports she is best known as the author of H is for Hawk, which won the 2014 Samuel Johnson Prize and Costa Book Award. It also mentions her future projects.

The article discusses the role of science in diet and fitness books. Topics include mention of books such as Molly Morgan's "Drink You Way to Gut Health," "Mitchell L. Gaynor's "The Gene Therapy Plan," and Bob Harper's "Skinny Habits: The Six Secret Behaviors of Thin People," and details on publishers' focus on the relationship between science and health.

The article offers information related to Jenny Offill, an American novelist and editor, whose novel "Dept. of Speculation" was named one of the 10 Best Books of 2014. It mentions that Offill's first novel Last Things was published in 1999 by Farrar, Straus and Giroux by Bloomsbury. It reports that Offill has taught at Brooklyn College, Columbia University and Queens University.

An interview with James Polchin, New York University (NYU) professor, cultural historian, and author of the book "Indecent Advances: A Hidden History of True Crime and Prejudice Before Stonewall" is presented. Polchin talks about what sparked his interest in true crime reportage involving queer men, the implication of the title of the book, and how Stonewall riot affected the cultural attitudes of activists.

An interview is presented with writer and photographer Bill Hayes on his book How We Live Now. Topics discussed include publishing of the book How New York Breaks Your Heart with street portraits, the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic in New York City and pre-pandemic photograph Girl in a White Dress taken on Gay Pride Day.

An introduction is presented to the section of the periodical on topics including the U.S. city guides, outdoor spots and street art.

An interview is presented with environmental journalist Jeremy Leon Hance on his book titled "Baggage." Topics discussed include challenges of traveling while dealing with severe anxiety, his trip to the Ecuadorian Amazon in 2010, where he spent time exploring the area with members of the indigenous communities and seeing the abundance of birds and insects and mammals; and advice to travelers.

An interview is presented with Tania Israel, professor of psychology at the University of California, Santa Barbara, on the importance of dialogue, the meaning of intellectual humility and polarization amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Topics discussed include polarization in the U.S. politics, academic interests include gender, sexuality, and social justice; and writing about political bubbles.

An introduction to a series of books featured in the issue about health is presented including "How to Be a Patient" by Sana Goldberg and "Influenza" by Jeremy Brown.

The article offers information on the Association of the United States Army's book program, which serves as a matchmaker between authors and publishers of military history.

The article provides information on book deals and contract negotiations among book publishers and authors as of February 27, 2017. Noted agreements covered include the rights to seven books by JoAnn Ross acquired by Harlequin HQN, the rights to a memoir by Kerri Rawson, daughter of serial killer Dennis Rader, purchased by HarperCollins imprint Thomas Nelson, and the rights to the novel "Click'd" by Tamara Ireland Stone purchased by Disney-Hyperion.

This section offers news briefs related to book publishing. Michelle Vega, senior editor at Berkley, acquired the English rights for two books in Fixer-Upper Mystery series by Kate Carlisle from Christine Hogrebe of the Jane Rotrosen Agency. The rights to Ali Rosen's "Bring It," was sold by Sharon Bowers of Miller Bowers Griffin to Running Press. The right to publishDick Gregory's book "The Most Defining Moments in Black History According to Dick Gregory," was acquired by Amistad.

An introduction is presented in which the editor discusses various books within the issue on topics including "The Naughty Diet," by Melissa Milne, "The New Milks," by Dina Cheney, and "7-Day Jump Start," by Natalie Jill.

An introduction to a section of the journal is presented which reviews several books on diet and nutrition.