Upping if not the stakes then the wingspan of previous books in his “Dumb Birds” series, The Field Guide to Dumb Birds of North America and The Field Guide to Dumb Birds of the Whole Stupid World, Matt Kracht continues his crusade to eyeroll all things avian with his latest, a sort-of Sibley Guide for Haters, out March 25. (Kracht expressed far more enthusiasm in his similarly humorous 2023 guide, OMFG, BEES! Bees Are So Amazing and You’re About to Find Out Why. It’s true – bees are quite cool.) If you learn something from this self-described “professional birding amateur” it will almost certainly be by accident, not design, but failed birders will appreciate Kracht’s playful snark. – Kimberley Jones