New Adult Nonfiction & Biography

Updated July 10, 2026
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Black Public Joy : No Permit Or Permission Required
Pitter, Jay.
Paper Book
An essay on restriction, resistance, and reclaiming space, Black Public Joy is essential reading for all politically engaged Canadians wanting to learn more about anti-Black racism in Canada. During a crucial moment in Black life in North America, Jay Pitter has been...
The Bookseller at the End of the World
Shaw, Ruth.
Paper Book
A rich, immersive, funny and heartbreaking memoir of the charming bookseller who runs two tiny bookshops in the remote village of Manapouri in Fiordland, in the deep south of New Zealand. "An extraordinary story." --Shaun Bythell,The Diary of a Bookseller Ruth Shaw...
Ike and Winston : World War, Cold War, and an extraordinary friendship
Jordan, Jonathan W.
Paper Book
From New York Times bestselling author Jonathan W. Jordan comes a riveting portrait of friendship, politics, and power at the highest stakes- the extraordinary bond between Dwight Eisenhower and Winston Churchill. One was the soldier-statesman who would become America's...
Inside the Box: How Constraints Make Us Better
Epstein, David
Paper Book
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER "Fascinating stories. . . . Boxing ourselves in may be the ultimate way to think outside the box." --Wall Street Journal "I thought David Epstein's first two books were brilliant, but Inside the Box is his best. I'll never...
Mother Tongue: A Memoir
Novic, Sara
Paper Book
The New York Times bestselling author of True Biz retraces her path out of the hearing world and into the deaf community--and seeks to understand what it means to raise children who are different from her--in this emotionally rich memoir. "In this enraging history and...
On witness and respair : essays
Ward, Jesmyn
Paper Book
The collected creative nonfiction of a singular American writer, Jesmyn Ward, including widely shared classics, three never-before-published speeches, and an introductory essay. Respair (noun, obsolete), fresh hope after despair. From the two-time National...
View from the East Wing : a memoir
Biden, Jill
Paper Book
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Included in "The Nonfiction Books Everyone Will Be Reading This Summer" by The New York Times A novelist once wrote, "There are stories one must tell, and years when one must tell them." Jill Biden's time to...

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