New Adult Nonfiction & Biography

Updated June 26, 2026
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New Adult Nonfiction & Biography

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Being Old...and Learning to Love It!
Leith, Prue
Paper Book
So much more than a memoir, this a spirited canter through Prue's musings on the triumphs, trials and tribulations of ageing well. Including health, beauty, fashion, business, work, widowhood and finding love again, decorating, downsizing, and assisted dying. From...
Betrayal : Power, Deceit and the Fight for the Future of the Royal Family
Bower, Tom.
Paper Book
THE EXPLOSIVE NEW ROYAL BIOGRAPHY FROM THE NO.1 BESTSELLING INVESTIGATIVE BIOGRAPHER, TOM BOWER.
Checkmate: Genius, Lies, Ambition, and the Biggest Scandal in Chess
Mezrich, Ben
Paper Book
"The best black-and-white drama this side of Chess on Broadway." - Vanity Fair From the bestselling author of The Accidental Billionaires and Bringing Down the House comes the cinematic true story about the biggest scandal in...
Do admit! : the Mitford sisters and me
Pond, Mimi
Paper Book
Mimi Pond crafts a gorgeous, dazzling biography of the Mitford Sisters Born with pedigrees but without the pocketbooks to match, The Mitfords were certainly no strangers to lies, intrigue, or scandal. Nancy, Pamela, Diana, Unity, Jessica, and Deborah. All six sisters were...
The Ephemerata: Shaping the Exquisite Nature of Grief
Tyler, Carol
Paper Book
In the wake of losing her husband of four decades, estrangement from her daughter, and a string of other deaths, Carol Tyler descended into grief. Being an artist by vocation, she transformed her grief in the only way she could - through artistic expression. Exploring realms metaphorical, half...
In the Days of My Youth I Was Told What It Means to Be a Man: A Memoir
Junod, Tom
Paper Book
THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW EDITORS' CHOICE . From two-time National Magazine Award winner Tom Junod, a searching, brilliantly stylized memoir about a charismatic, philandering father who tried to mold his son in his image, the many secrets he hid, the son's obsessive quest to uncover...
Jess and Norma : a lifetime of laughter and our unbreakable bond
Asquith, Jessica
Paper Book
The hilarious and heartwarming autobiography from social media's favourite grandma and granddaughter Hi! I'm Jess, and if you follow us on social media, you'll already know my Nan, Norma. In this book, we want to open up about the personal events that have shaped our...
Mafia : a global history
Gingeras, Ryan
Ebook
'A book of such hugely ambitious scope' Financial Times 'Gingeras's riveting book delves into the murky origins, effects and legacies of the most terrifying figures in the history of crime' The i 'Gingeras writes well and...
Make Believe: On Telling Stories to Children
Barnett, Mac.
Paper Book
"Conversational essays on wonder . . . A meditation on what gives life meaning. . . . A loving sermon on the rewards of children's books." ―Kirkus Reviews Make Believe is bestselling children's author Mac Barnett's rallying cry for art...
My Life in 24 Frames Per Second: A Manga Autobiography of a Japanese Animation Pioneer Rintaro
Rintaro
Paper Book
An autobiography in manga form from legendary anime director Rintarô. Fully illustrated and with a foreword by director Katsuhiro Otomo, creator of Akira, this inspiring memoir is the unique journey of an animation trailblazer. Grand Prize Winner of the...
Perversion of justice : the Jeffrey Epstein story
Brown, Julie K.
Paper Book
The New York Times Bestseller "A gripping journalistic procedural... Spotlight meets Erin Brockovich." --Michelle Goldberg, The New York Times "Julie K. Brown's important book offers not just a definitive account of the Epstein case, but a compelling window into her own...
Planet money : a guide to the economic forces that shape your life
Mayyasi, Alex
Paper Book
A New York Times Bestseller From the world's leading economics podcast comes an irresistible guide to the hidden world of everyday economics. Hello, and welcome to Planet Money! Millions of listeners trust the world's leading economics podcast to explain the...
Rebel of the Regency: The Scandalous Saga of Caroline of Brunswick, Britain's Queen Without a Crown (Original)
Foster, Ann
Paper Book
*A Washington Post Notable Book for February!* The dramatic, absolutely outrageous story of Caroline of Brunswick, a beloved icon of the Regency era, who uplifted the voice of the public and unabashedly defied society's expectations, yet was shockingly robbed of...
The Reverse Centaur's Guide to Life After AI: How to Think about Artificial Intelligence--Before It's Too Late
Doctorow, Cory
Paper Book
"[Doctorow] resembles the great rock critics of an earlier era, a high-tech Greil Marcus or even a Lester Bangs." --Stephen Marche, The New York Times Book Review A short, provocative guide to what's good, bad, and stupid about AI and the discourse around AI, by the...
Stop letting everything affect you
Chidiac, Daniel
Ebook
Strangers : a memoir of marriage
Burden, Belle
Paper Book
The empowering, must-read memoir of the end of a marriage and the start of a personal revolution, perfect for readers of Glennon Doyle and Miranda July. THE INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER AS SEEN ON THE OPRAH WINFREY PODCAST SET TO BE A MAJOR NETFLIX...
Surrounded : America's first school for Black girls, 1832
Lupano, Wilfrid
Paper Book
In 1832, in Canterbury, Connecticut, a 'charming and picturesque' little school for young girls opens to accommodate around twenty residents. Educating girls is a bit ridiculous and useless, they think in the area, but harmless enough. Until the day when the 'charming school', led by Prudence...
To catch a fascist : the fight to expose the radical right
Mathias, Christopher
Ebook
Wellwater
Solie, Karen
Paper Book
Shortlisted for the 2025 Forward Prize for Best Collection 'Karen Solie should be read wherever English is spoken' - Michael Hofmann, LRB 'Half-expertise and half-magic . . . Wellwater is a terrifying book - and a masterly one. Solie is as good as poetry...
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