*New & Notable Adult Nonfiction - June Highlights*

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Updated June 19, 2026
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*New & Notable Adult Nonfiction - June Highlights*

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The Kennedys and the Windsors: The Story of Two Dynasties, One Born, One Made
Hallemann, Caroline
Paper Book
Two iconic dynasties--the Kennedys and the Windsors--whose glamour and ambition defined an era. ** For fans of FX's new Ryan Murphy limited series Love Story. ** For nearly a century, two families an ocean apart have captured the world's collective imagination...
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...
The Wilder Way: A Memoir of Adventure, Freedom, and an Uncharted Life
Zu Beck, Eva
Paper Book
From the internationally beloved YouTube adventurer and National Geographic TV host, a singular and fearless new travel memoir packed with inspiration for leading a more vibrant, wild, and authentic life. Are you living with a capital "L"? When was the last time you truly felt...
1873: The Rothschilds, the First Great Depression, and the Making of the Modern World
Ahamed, Liaquat
Paper Book
"A lively and compelling account . . . The cumulative effect is impressive. . . . Ahamed tells his story with an easy fluency and a high velocity." --The New York Times Book Review "Superb . . . Ahamed thrillingly brings back to life a boom not unlike today's . . . In the...
Stolen Revolution: Betrayal and Hope in Modern Iran
Torbati, Yeganeh
Paper Book
A moving and harrowing portrait of the lives of Iranians across five decades, tracing the promise of the 1979 Iranian revolution, its betrayal by forces of autocracy, and a people's undying spirit of resistance "One of the most perceptive books on modern Iran in years." --...
The Wreck of the Mentor: A True Story of Death, Despair, and Deliverance in the Age of Sail
Dolin, Eric Jay
Paper Book
From the best-selling author of Black Flags, Blue Waters comes the story of the American whaleship Mentor, wrecked in 1832 on a remote reef in the western Pacific. With supplies dwindling, the eleven surviving crewmen face not only the miseries of shipwreck in unfamiliar territory but also the...
The Dog's Gaze: A Visual History
Laqueur, Thomas W
Paper Book
"It is difficult to think of many other books that are at once so brilliant, so wonderfully entertaining, and so moving . . . The Dog's Gaze is full of exuberant insights about our canine friends, about art, and about the human condition." --Stephen Greenblatt "A splendid...
Don't Call It Art: 10 Ways to Create Like a Kid Again
Kleon, Austin
Paper Book
NATIONAL BESTSELLER Rediscover the joy of creating - with kid-inspired insights from the bestselling author of Steal Like an Artist Feeling burnt out, distracted, and out of fresh ideas? In every creative person's life, there are times when you lose the energy...
When memory fades : what to expect at every stage, from early signs to full support for Alzheimer's and Dementia
Chin, Nathaniel
Paper Book
A geriatrician whose perspective on his specialty changed when his own father was diagnosed with dementia provides clear, calm questions to ask and tasks to tackle--as well as what not to worry about--from the first moments of concern. When Nate Chin's father, also a...
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